Charters venue is a converted floating Dutch barge, which is home to a real ale/live music bar on the lower deck, with a 100 seater oriental restaurant on the upper deck. Charters is situated on the river Nene in the centre of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire and is reputedly the largest converted barge in Great Britain.
Originally named Leendert-R it was built in 1907 & worked on the rivers and canals of Holland, Belgium and Germany, carrying cargo such as sand and grain right up to 1990. The barge is 176 ft long, is made of riveted iron and had a licence to carry 616 tonnes. It was brought across the North Sea and was converted into Charters Bar and Restaurant, opening in September 1991.
Real Ale features heavily at Charters with twelve cask ales on tap including around 500 guest ales a year. The bar is the largest floating real ale emporium in Great Britain, and now boasts a newly landscaped beer garden, the largest outdoor drinking space in the city center.
Charters has live music every friday and saturday night featuring both national and international blues acts. Also home to the monthly Cockroach Club.
In a band? Want to play Charters? Want to suggest a band?
Simply leave a post below and direct us to the bands MySpace page or web site. Charters are currently booking for 2007 and will consider bands playing blues/rock, folk/rock, soul, funk, roots & acoustic.
