OUR STORY
The Board Walk, marks a new imprint on Bristol's Floating Harbour
The Board Walk brings a stunning new daytime and evening offering to the whole Spike Island area, located right next to the SS Great Britain, perfect for local residents and passing visitors.
Partnering with a variety of local producers, our menus are carefully crafted to ensure knockout flavour combos that will leave our diners fully satisfied after their dining experience.
Whilst we are a standalone venue, we work closely with the SS Great Britain, hand-in-hand in partnership. A percentage of all The Board Walk profits from The Board Walk helps support the care and conservation of the SS Great Britain.
By dining with us today, you're helping preserve this iconic ship and to fund educational storytellers from all walks of life.
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Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the ship was once hailed as ‘the greatest experiment since the Creation’, boasting the largest steam engine fitted to a ship at the time; a true innovation of the sea.
The Board Walk now sits proudly as part of this heritage, providing Bristolians and visitors to this amazing city with a truly unique destination. Our stunning waterside location means we are the perfect spot for breakfast, lunch, dinner and evening drinks as the sun sets.
Locally Sourced
Food Provenance
We choose to source locally because it connects us directly with our producers – we get to know their values, their methods, and their stories. It’s a way to support our community, strengthen the local economy, and reduce our environmental footprint.
Wogan Coffee
- Wogan coffee has been providing sustainable, ethical, hand-roasted specialty coffee in Bristol since 1970. Wholly independent and family-owned, Wogan seeks to deliver the best coffee at a fair price for customers and farmers alike.
Bristol Beer Factory
- Based in the heart of Southville, Bristol Beer Factory brews bold, characterful beers just a stone’s throw from our doorstep—rooted in the city’s independent spirit.
Hobbs House Bakery
- From the Cotswold town of Chipping Sodbury, this fifth-generation family bakery supplies us with award-winning breads, including their 70-year-old sourdough, made using traditional methods and natural ingredients.
Cheeses
Cheese with some of the UK’s best cheeses directly on our doorstep, our cheeseboard boasts some of the country's favourites from the local area
- Wookey Hole Cheddar
- Matured deep in the Somerset caves of Wookey Hole, this award-winning Cheddar boasts a rich, earthy depth you can only get from nature’s own aging process
- Simon Weaver Organic
- From the heart of the Cotswolds on Greystones Farm in Bourton-on-the-Water, this organic family farm produces a beautifully creamy Blue Veined Brie, handmade with traditional methods and plenty of care.
- Wyfe of Bath Cheese
- Handmade on Park Farm in Kelston, North Somerset, this creamy, Gouda-style cheese is crafted by Graham Padfield using rich cows’ milk—just a few miles from the historic city of Bath.
- Beechdean Farmhouse Dairy Ice Cream
- Made on a family farm in the Chiltern Hills, Beechdean’s ice cream is rich, creamy, and crafted with real dairy from their own herd.
Fresh fruit and vegetables
Produce is sourced from within the UK wherever possible to ensure we are using the freshest, seasonal ingredients. From watercress grown in Winchester, Cauliflower from Cornwall and Herbs grown in Worcestershire, Surrey & Kent, our menus change in line with the seasons to minimise our carbon footprint and support local British producers.
- All cakes are homemade in our on-site bakery
- Milk
All our milk comes from dairies in the local South West area, bottled in Bristol fresh from farms across Dorset, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and South Wales.
Our Meats
- All our meat is Red Tractor-certified, meaning it meets rigorous standards for animal welfare, food safety, traceability, and environmental protection. This certification guarantees that every step of the journey – from farm to fork – is independently checked and responsibly-managed. By choosing Red Tractor, we're supporting British farmers who care for their animals and the land, while ensuring quality you can trust.
Fish
Our Salmon is British Salmon, fished off the coast of Scotland