The Willoughby Arms in Kingston, an imposing back street local, has appeared in CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide for twenty consecutive years. This is an admirable feat for landlord Rick Robinson who has been in charge for twenty-five years, having arrived in 1994. In his time the pub has also been CAMRA Kingston and Leatherhead Branch’s Kingston Pub of the Year four times.
Rick is on the left
At the end of October, during the pub’s Halloween beer festival, the branch presented Rick with a certificate commemorating the achievement. The honours were performed by the branch’s assistant chairman, Chris Miller. The full address of the pub is 47 Willoughby Road, KT2 6LN.711
Clive Taylor