As an old starting point for voyages of discovery, Bristol offers the bikers fascinating stories about its seafaring past, from an inn with a hole in the wall to spy on press gangs to a landlord who was an ardent abolitionist. Dave also samples some cider, the West Country's most famous export.
Up Next in Season 1
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Oxford
Si takes a solo trip to the campus of Brasenose College, exploring a hoppy age-old ritual.
With their trade-mark enthusiasm and facial hair, Si King and Dave Myers are back to reveal the history behind the pubs of Britain.
British pubs have played host to crusaders and pirates, pop stars and tr...
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Great Fire of London
Si and Dave's historic pub tour takes them to London, where they discover inns that witnessed the Great Fire and pubs that watered the workers during the massive 50-year rebuild of the city. The Hairy Bikers start at a pub on the banks of the Thames where Samuel Pepys watched the fire sweep throu...
