{"id":98190,"date":"2026-08-18T12:09:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T12:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peerspace.com\/uk\/resources\/?p=98190"},"modified":"2026-08-19T11:41:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T11:41:43","slug":"strangest-bars-in-the-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.peerspace.com\/uk\/resources\/strangest-bars-in-the-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"The 12 Strangest Themed Bars in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Britain does the ordinary pub better than anywhere. Dark wood, cask ale, a fire in the corner and a dog asleep under the table. Nobody needs persuading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Underneath that, though, runs a much stranger tradition. A converted church in Edinburgh where a monster drops out of the ceiling on the hour. A laundrette in Manchester that has never washed a single sock. A Glasgow bar that will not tell you its address until you have booked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These are the twelve we would send someone to for a night they could not have anywhere else. Some are pure decor, some are scripted theatre with actors, and one is a bar sitting on top of a real museum of curiosities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Frankenstein: a gothic church where the monster drops in<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Source: Frankenstein’s Edinburgh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Housed in a Category A listed 19th century church on George IV Bridge, the former Elim Pentecostal Church, Frankenstein<\/a> has spent a quarter of a century turning Mary Shelley into a three-floor drinking den. The monster is the main event, and he runs to a timetable. The venue is operated by Glendola Leisure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n