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Barbican Botanics Gin Room

Bar in Barbican & Sutton Harbour. 38 New Street, Plymouth, PL1 2NA

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Beers and prices

Read on 22 October 2026 from their list. Menu date: October 2026 (file name 'Menu print run 5 - October 2026'; PDF internal title says print run 4 - August 2026). Guest ales and seasonal beers change; ask at the bar.

Cider

  • Hunts Craft Devon Cider Andsome Bay Cider, 4.8% £5.50 500ml
  • Hunts Craft Devon Cider Mango & Passion Fruit Fruit cider, 3.4% £5.50 500ml
  • Hunts Craft Devon Cider Raspberry Fruit cider, 3.4% £5.50 500ml

Bottles and cans

  • Black Stuff Stout Stout and porter, 5.0%, from Cornwall £6 440ml can
  • Helles Beach Cornish Lager Lager, 4.4%, from Cornwall £6 440ml can
  • Patchwork Rocket Pale Ale Pale ale, 4.2%, from Cornwall £6 440ml can
  • Summerleaze Hazy Pale Pale ale, 4.0%, from Cornwall £6 440ml can
  • West Coast Session IPA IPA, 4.2%, from Cornwall £6 440ml can

Alcohol-free

  • Shorebreak Alcohol Free Hazy Pale Alcohol-free beer, 0.5%, in a can, from Cornwall £6 440ml can

Read by hand from irp.cdn-website.com on 22 October 2026. Styles are ours. The bar's own list is the one that counts.

5 beers here are brewed in Plymouth, Devon or Cornwall. More local beer

Sun

Mostly shaded

  • Summer lunchtimes: in the sun most of the time
  • Summer evenings, 5 to 9pm: mostly in shade
  • Spring and September lunchtimes: mostly in shade
  • Winter lunchtimes: in shade
  • About 376 hours of sunshine a year, allowing for Plymouth's cloud

We looked at the pavement or terrace on the north-facing side, in front of the pub. The south side, within 30 metres, gets noticeably more. A beer garden behind the pub may get different sun.

Beer garden (from their website)

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in the sun on a clear day in shade Blank hours are night.

Food hygiene

Rated 5 out of 5 by Plymouth City Council on 8 March 2024. See the rating on the Food Standards Agency website.