The Thinking Drinkers' Great British Pub Ride
The Thinking Drinkers' Great British Pub Ride is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Gilded Balloon at the Museum. It has 16 performances listed, running from Sat 15 Aug, 14:45 to Sun 30 Aug, 14:45. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Fancy five drinks? Good. Because the Thinking Drinkers are back with a totally new tasting show. The world's most entertaining drinks experts return with a poignant, pedal-powered tale of their epic, emotional thousand-mile tandem bike ride from Land's End to John o'Groats – during which they only stopped, ate, drank, slept (and applied soothing botty cream) in beautiful yet beleaguered British boozers. Incredibly funny, immensely fascinating and featuring five drinks for all, this uplifting, amusing, elbow-bending odyssey is the ideal aperitif to any Edinburgh evening. 'Pioneers of alcohol-based comedy' * (Times).
Details
- Venue: Gilded Balloon at the Museum
- Space: Auditorium
- Genre: COMEDY, Tasting, Storytelling
- Country: UNITED KINGDOM - ENGLAND
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Ed Fringe Guide rating: Good
- Room size: about 210 seats (Auditorium) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 16, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: level
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet, Hearing loop
- Venue notes: Accessible entry: Level access to front row of seating. Seating is then ranked so any other rows are accessible via steps. Wheelchair access type:Level Access (Building Lift) Stairs: None Number of stairs is provided as guidance and is not in addition to any wheelchair access type (lift/ramp etc) stated above.
What the reviewers said
We have captured 2 published reviews and 10 audience reviews for this show from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s own listing. The excerpts below are the reviewers’ words, not ours — follow each link for the full review.
The boys are back in town, and this time with a tandem! “The Thinking Drinkers Great British Pub Ride”, catalogues what Tom & Ben got up to last year instead of coming to the Fringe. 5 Stars
Loved it as always and remember, as they always say, "Drink less, but drink better"!
— UK Theatre Web (5 out of 5 stars)
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Sat 15 Aug, 14:45 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 14:45 — Already performed — £17.00
- Mon 17 Aug, 14:45 — Already performed — £14.50
- Tue 18 Aug, 14:45 — Already performed — £14.50
- Wed 19 Aug, 14:45 — Already performed — £14.50
- Thu 20 Aug, 14:45 — Already performed — £14.50
- Fri 21 Aug, 14:45 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 22 Aug, 14:45 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 23 Aug, 14:45 — Already performed — £17.00
- Mon 24 Aug, 14:45 — Already performed — £14.50
- Tue 25 Aug, 14:45 — Already performed — £14.50
- Wed 26 Aug, 14:45 — Already performed — £14.50
- Thu 27 Aug, 14:45 — Already performed — £14.50
- Fri 28 Aug, 14:45 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sat 29 Aug, 14:45 — Already performed — £17.00
- Sun 30 Aug, 14:45 — Already performed — £17.00