Flat Holm to open Gull and Leek pub on island

"A pub six miles off the coast of Cardiff will become the southen most watering hole in Wales when it opens its doors.

Flat Holm island sits in the Bristol Channel, but falls within the boundaries of Cardiff council.

The Gull and Leek will be the first bar on the island since the early 1900s and will serve bottled beers, local ales, cider and wine.

The pub, which opens on Friday, will be available to all visitors. "

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-13741734


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"Just 5 miles from Cardiff and Barry, the tiny island of Flat Holm is a different world with a wealth of history and wildlife. You will be amazed at how much there is to discover.

Since the Dark Ages, Flat Holm has been a retreat for monks and since then has acted as a sanctuary for Vikings, Anglo-Saxons, silver miners, smugglers and cholera victims. Fortified in Victorian times and again in World War II it is perhaps most famous for receiving the first ever radio message across water by Marconi in 1897. "

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