Originally Posted by
tiredwoman 
But as a recovering alcoholic, I don't think such an environment would be conducive to my sobriety. I fear being around so much booze will lead to relapsing, but on the other hand, I would LOVE to pick up a hobby I used to do.
When you become a recovered alcoholic it won't be a problem, Alcohol will no longer have any say in what you do or where you go.
Something in your original post sparked a thought that has been on my mind today. Motive. A key thing in my continually returning to drink was to re experience the good times of the past that alcohol once brought. It was a delusion. I could never recapture that feeling. New and better things have come along as a recovered alcoholic. My whole perception of the world has changed.