Bob Evans Proprietor, The Waterloo Hotel & Bistro


Located at the western end of the Transporter Bridge, this Grade II-listed former docks pub has a colourful history and an equally flamboyant tiled bar. Built in the 1870s when Newport was one of the world’s busiest ports, its bar was originally one of the longest in the world and, supposedly, sold more alcohol than any other pub.


To local businessman Bob Evans, who bought it in a state of disrepair in 2007, it always has been ‘a beautiful building, full of character, with plenty of tales to tell’. Now a 21-bedroom hotel with a busy restaurant, its restoration required huge vision and perseverance. Bob is short of neither. Just like The Waterloo, he’s one of a kind.


www.thewaterloohotel.co.uk


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