During the last 10 year there has been an unprecendented number of pub closures. However, there are still over 30,000 pubs open and serving locals whether in cities or rural countryside. Country pubs are a little trickier to commute to daily so the concept of popping down to your local is different. The closure of so many pubs obvioulsy is no shock then, that finding a pub that is open near you becomes a chore, unless you live in a big city where the choice of pubs is just the same as not knowing which bar of chocolate to choose from ...
It's always easy to drift into a trance when enjoying a pint of London Pride. The Fullers Brewery's flag ship pint. Last year during the UK recession (the worst since the 1930's) Fullers turned misery into profit, the question is how did they do this? Some would argue location, location, location. London after all is a busy place with over 6 million people flowing through it's network of roads and train lines, and pavements too. Fuller not only made profits last they also made prime London property acquisitions totally £51M, this was for three pubs in prime London locations. Does this demonstrate ...
It's every day you see banners about parties and beer festivals and if it's not beer festivals and special pub offers it's an Aldi cheap wet lettuce banner in full view. [caption id="attachment_359" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Pub and beer festival banners"][/caption] So who makes these promotional banners and personalised t-shirts and do you want one for you pub or brewery?
It's all in the name or is that Neame Shepherd Neame. The legend has it that those that drank spitfire real ale were pilots fighting against the Germans during the 2nd world war. It's claimed that pilots of the world famous plane would take to the skies with 2 barrels of beer from Shepherd Neame drink the entire contents of beer and proceed to fill the barrel with gun power. The refilled beer barrels would then be dropped on enemy targets. The pilots would then fly back home to refill with fresh beer. This of course is a story of legends and with ...
Shepherds Bush of all places hosts a number of proper pubs that make you feel like you're in a cool bar but none the less a real pub. Walking into The Defectors in London's Shepherds Bush you will find a pleasant long bar home to several real ales including the famous Tribute by the equally famous St Austell brewery. It's not that St Austell is exclusive to Cornwall but to find it in London can be a challenge, why so? Because London pubs are usually one of the 4 big group tied houses. The freehouses that can decide which beer flows do also ...
Karen and Mick invite you to visit the newly refurbished Palmerston Arms with new bar and unique view into our real ale cellar. The Palmerston Arms pub in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK. Owned by Batemans Brewery, this fine pub stocks at least ten real ales, mainly from micro and family brewers, three traditional ciders and perries and a large collection of single malt whiskies.
Help me find a decent London pub, please. Pub after pub in London delivers the same experience, what has happened to my local pub, my local pub used to be full of faces we knew and now it's just a tourist attraction. After visiting a few more pubs local to us we discovered that there was a pattern emerging. What was once a traditional London pub is now a themed tourist attraction in the disguise of a pub. It's early days and we're not giving up any hope of finding a new local pub despite so many closing down. The ones that open ...
The new breed of pub was developed over 15 years ago. The recognised change in the way pubs changed was by assassination of character. The traditional pub landlord was replaced by management teams. To put this into context the survival of any business means an organised structure to business. A planned timetable of offers and services. A very good example of success is the Wetherspoon chain. Consistent products and services at affordable prices. One thing you would never be able to do and that is call a Wetherspoon a traditional pub, they are run by managers on shifts, there is no ...
The black country and West Midlands tends to get over looked as a place of natural beauty, all the more surprising when it is home to one of Europe's largest networks of canals. Nestled amongst the natural landscape and the canals are several very popular pubs. Most notably the hidden treasure The Salt Wells Inns, it's sister pub the Black Lion is equally off the beaten track. Nestled snuggly in the heart of Churnet Valley lies the Black Lion Pub, a fine example of Staffordshire tradition, a real delight to discover. When sat in the Beer Garden of this wonderful pub you really ...
20 years ago London's pubs and bars were slightly different to how they are now. Yes, they have always been places for celebrations abut not how we party today. London pubs haven't always been party bars. How are they different is only relative to the time. Talking of time, the time out guide to London's top 50 bars is not as reliable as some of the most comments made, an important point refers to this opening statement. Nothing stays the same in London for too long and this applies more to London pubs and bars than anything else. London pubs and ...
The UK is all to famous for its Pubs but why the UK pubs have to compete with one another on age is quite amusing if not slightly embarrassing.
How many of the UK's Pubs claim to be dating back to the 14 century and then tack on to the end - perhaps Britain's oldest pub should be taken ever so lightly.
Maybe its a secret joke amongst the Publican profession, or ...More
Free function rooms are hard to find at least this is what you might think.
Pubs with function rooms are everywhere, what makes the difference between a free function room and one that you have to pay for it the relationship you have with the pub. Sound familar? Mates rates have been around for ever, dating right back to the days when stones were the commodity of the day. Cash is ...More
Having lived in London for over 15 years and generally hanging around London for 20 years it is unquestionable that London is home to some of the coolest pubs.
The reasons for having so many cool pubs unfolds as you spend more and more time visiting them.
Everyone pub offering a different reason to stay for another pint (or glass of wine!).
From Tooting in the South to St Johns Wood in the ...More
The topic of Britains oldest pub has been covered previously and we intend to investigate further the claims made by more than one old pub! The undisputed claim that Shepherd Neame is the oldest brewery has caused some interest in the beer making world. Beer makers throughout the UK have taken for granted that the beer makers of such favourites as SpitFire and Bishops Finger are truly the oldest brewery. ...More
We'd decided to flying visit a few pubs that are in the heart of London.
Not a pub crawl more a general assessment of the venues claiming to be top dollar traditional London pubs and venues worthy of hiring for parties.
Our planned research could very possibly fail at the first stop as we anticipate the beer being just too good to be dragged away before a 2nd pint! oh yes we ...More
The British association of beer makers has promised to continue its fight against the governments plans to hike taxes on beer.
Pub Landlords have united against the tax rises and have vowed to maintain a strong defence in favour of offering cheaper beer to the consumer. Organisations such as CAMRA have previously failed to beat the government into submission over taxes on beer. Axe the tax failed miserably. The British public ...More
We tried to visit as many of the Pubs that are still open in Suffolk.
The Mill Inn
Market Cross Place
Aldeburgh
Suffolk
IP15 5BJ
Parrot and Punchbowl Inn
Aldringham Lane
Aldringham
Suffolk
IP16 4PY
The Kings Head
New Market
Beccles
Suffolk
NR34 9HA
The Bear Inn
Tostock Road
Beyton
Suffolk
IP30 9AE
The Crown Hotel
High Street
Bildeston
Suffolk
IP7 7EB
Queen's Head Inn
Southwold Road
Blyford
Suffolk
IP19 9JY
Cornwallis Arms
Brome
Suffolk
IP23 8AJ
Black Boy
Guildford Street
Bury St Edmunds
Suffolk
IP33 1QD
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The Dog and Duck
Station Road
Campsea Ashe
Suffolk
IP13 0PT
The Angel Inn
Polstead Street
Stoke-by-Nayland
Colchester
Suffolk
CO6 4SA
The Angel Inn
5 High Street
Debenham
Suffolk
IP14 6QL
The Doberman Inn
The Street
Framsden
Suffolk
IP14 6HJ
The Cock Inn
89 George ...More
It was never easy to decide the best way to do this as there are so many good old fashioned pubs that have been refurbished in London. One way was to visit every pub, have a drink and quality assess for a set number of criteria. Welcoming smile for example, cleanliness, smell (no one likes the smell of stale beer) and character, no point in claiming to be a traditional ...More
It's the time of year that you had wished you had booked your New Years party 12 months in advance! Despite the recession the lure of a good party venue is too strong, however tight we pull the purse strings we must celebrate the New Year in and be with friends and family and why not.
2009 for most of us has been testing to say the least. Whilst business is ...More
Yes, it's true the Party season has officially begun but for some people the party never ends.
Some great new clubs and bars opened their doors this year and that's not to say traditional pubs are old hat, far from it. But here is a preview of the bars and clubs worth going to for a party.
The big cities in the UK still hold the magnetic power of crowd pulling for ...More
