WhatPub? Update publishes news items collated by Greater London branches, often from information supplied through the ‘Submit Update’ button on WhatPub. We aim to report all openings and closures of places that satisfy the CAMRA definition of a pub (including those selling draught but not real ale); all pubs that add or remove real ale; and changes of name, ownership or beer policy. Readers are encouraged to visit WhatPub? for pub details, and to ‘Submit Update’ when they find incomplete or out-of-date information.
| NEW & REOPENED PUBS & CLUBS CONVERTED TO REAL ALE |
INNER LONDON
E1, 100, 100 Shoreditch High St. Hotel with a lobby bar, a rooftop bar, and a cocktail bar in the basement. No cask ale.
E2, ALBION (Harcourt Inns), 2-4 Boundary St. Café, bar & grocery on the ground floor of the Boundary Hotel. 3 keg beers from Forest Road brewery.
E2, COMMON COUNTER AT GLASS HOUSE, 118 Bethnal Green Rd. Bar & restaurant in a LQBTQIA+ space. The venue includes a cafe and event space. Keg beer.
E2, SHELTER, 267 Kingsland Rd. Reopened as KINGS LAND in December 2021
E10, PATCHWORKS, 258 Church Rd. Café, bar & event space with a courtyard. Craft beer from Signature Brewery
E13, VICTORIA TAVERN, 28 High St. Reopened in April 2021.
E14, CARAVAN CANARY WHARF, Unit 2, Reuters Pl. Mainly a restaurant, with a bar area. 2 keg beers from Camden Town. Cashless venue.
E15, CART & HORSES, 1 Maryland Point. Reopened following closure in 2019. Real ale reportedly available.
EC2, FOUNTAIN TAP, 14 Rivington St. Sister bar to the Old Fountain pub. 9 beers on tap. Cider in bottle and cans.
EC3, ADRIATICO (independent), 12-14 Mitre St. Reopened as ADRIATIC BAR & RESTAURANT in July 2021.
EC3, SILK & GRAIN, 33 Cornhill. Reopened as SIMMONS (BANK). Keg beer only.
EC4, CARAVAN CITY, 22 Bloomberg Arcade. Primarily a restaurant, with limited bar space. 2 keg beers from Camden Town
N1, STAR OF KINGS (Electric Star), 126 York Way. Real ale reinstated: Five Points Pale.
N7, HOUSE OF HAMMERTON (Hammerton Brewery), 99 Holloway Rd. Real ale reinstated with their new release Best Bitter at 4%.
N18, WHITE HORSE (Craft Union), 103 Fore St. Real ale reinstated: Sharp’s Doom Bar but may not always be available.
SE1, BALTIC, 74 Blackfriars Rd. Reopened as ANTILLEAN, a Pan-Caribbean restaurant and bar
SE17, HUNTSMAN & HOUNDS (Market Taverns), 70 Elsted St. Real ale reinstated: a changing beer from Southwark.
SE19, VARANDA , 35 Westow St. A modern bar with music and contemporary decoration, specialising in Spanish and Mexican street food. Up to four Gipsy Hill beers are served from keg taps, and a real cider is usually available. Down steps from the small bar area is a large attached marquee and tented outside seating. From March 2022 the bar will open on Wednesdays and Thursdays.
SE27, GIPSY HILL TAPROOM, Unit 5, 160 Hamilton Rd, directly opposite the brewery. A sizeable space with plenty of seating and tables. There is a large outside seating area albeit in what is essentially the yard/car park but no doubt a pleasant place to sit in warm weather. Up to 10 keg beers available. Payment by card only. Food can be ordered from Yard Sale Pizza from menus provided.
SW19, MERTON APPRENTICE, The Apprentice Shop, Merton Abbey Mills, Watermill Way. Reopened.
WC2, NELL OF OLD DRURY (Stonegate), 29 Catherine St. Real ale reinstated. Regular beers Sambrook’s Wandle, Sharp’s Doom Bar and St Austell Proper Job.
WC2, TEMPLE BREW HOUSE (City Pub Company), 46 Essex St. After a long period of closure, this venue reopened in late February 2022.
W1, MARKET HALL WEST END (Market Halls), 9 Holles St. Reopened but reduced to just the one trading floor, featuring eight independent street-food food kitchens and two bars. Craft beers, all from BrewDog, but no real ale.
W1, THORNBURY CASTLE (Stonegate Pub Partners), 29A Enford St. Reopened in February under new management. Up to three changing real ales currently on offer which have included Sharp’s Doom Bar and Twickenham Naked Ladies.
W2, GREEN MAN (Stonegate Pub Partners/Publove), 308 Edgware Rd. Real ale reinstated: a changing beer such as Sambrook’s Pumphouse Pale.
W6, BAR & BLOCK (Whitbread), 229-243 Shepherds Bush Rd. Ground floor of a new-build Premier Inn close to the centre of Hammersmith. A very large glass fronted room, 3/4 of which is furnished as a restaurant of some 200 covers. Decor throughout is aggressively modern, with a multitude of recessed and pendant light fittings set in an open ceiling with the now-usual exposed pipes and ducts. The bar and restaurant offer seven keg fonts, including BrewDog IPA, Guinness and Aspall’s cider, but no real ale. The restaurant, but not the bar, is open for breakfast from 6.30 to 10.30am on weekdays and 7-11am at the weekend.
W11, ITALIAN JOB. Reverted to the PELICAN, with handpumps.
W14, BEACONSFIELD, 24 Blythe Rd. Reopened but no longer sells real ale.
OUTER LONDON
COLLIER ROW (ROMFORD), EL MONO, 322 Collier Row La. New tapas bar opened December 2021 in a former Insurance office.
CROYDON, ALMA TAVERN (Heineken UK), 127-129 Lower Addiscombe Rd. Reopened in January 2022, having been closed for a couple of years. Tastefully refurbished, with Croydon-related pictures and comfortable furniture. Currently serving Fuller’s London Pride and St Austell Tribute.
CROYDON, FAIRFIELD TAVERN (Croydon Council), Fairfield Halls Park La. Reopened but only for specific events.
KESTON, KINGS ARMS (Stonegate Pub Partners), Leaves Green Rd. Reopened as USKUDAR KINGS ARMS, a ‘Bar & Turkish restaurant’. However, casual drinkers may still take advantage of the small bar without being required to order a meal. Cask ale is (as at Feb 2022) not being served but may return later in the year.
NORTHOLT, OFFICE, 17 Oldfield Circus. Reopened. Keg only.
ROMFORD, HAVERING WELL (Craft Union), 148 Rush Green Rd. Real ale now available: Sharp’s Doom Bar and Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA.
SIDCUP, BOYLES’, 79 Station Rd. Opened in December 2021 in a former upholstery shop. Drinks include cocktails and a limited range of draught keg beers.
SOUTH HARROW, STAR (Punch), 2 South Hill Ave. Having closed for good in 2019, reopened February 2022 following a refurbishment. No real ale. Was FORNAX & FIRKIN, originally CONSTELLATION.
WELLING, GUY, EARL OF WARWICK (Greene King), Park View Rd. Reopened 24 February with new enthusiastic licensees after a major refit by GK. There is a welcome return of real ale, currently Greene King IPA and London Glory with Black Sheep Best as a guest.
| PUBS & CLUBS CLOSED, CONVERTED, OR CEASED SELLING REAL ALE |
INNER LONDON
E1, PEACOCK (Wellington), 145 Aylward St. Closed. Freehold sold to Clerks Well Developments Ltd.
E3, TWO MORE YEARS, 7 Roach Rd. Closed after mezzanine floor collapse.
E8, LONDON FIELDS BREWERY TAP ROOM. Brewery closed and put up for sale by Carlsberg Marstons.
E10, DRUM (Wetherspoon). Closed after sale.
E11, BIRDS (Laine). No real ale.
E17, WILD CARD BREWERY BARREL ROOM. No real ale.
EC1, GEORGE & MONKEY. No real ale.
EC3, CROSSWALL. Closed. Lease on the market.
N1, ALMA (Stonegate Pub Partners), 59 Newington Green Road. No real ale.
N1, CUCKOO. Claims to be closed for refurbishment although the lease is on the market. Previously HUNTINGDON ARMS
N1, PIN UPS. Looks closed. Was ISLINGTON CAFE BAR.
N4, WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS. No real ale.
N5, GUNNERS. Closed possibly for building extension
N15, GOLDEN SANDS BAR. Closed, future uncertain. Was DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE.
N16, COACH & HORSES (Punch). Closed and boarded up, future uncertain.
NW2, WINDMILL (B & B London). Closed again.
NW3, OLDE SWISS COTTAGE (Samuel Smith). No real ale.
NW4, MIDLAND HOTEL (EEH Estates Ltd). Reported closed since New Year’s Day.
NW5, ACES & EIGHTS. No real ale.
NW5, LORD SOUTHAMPTON (Stonegate Pub Partners). Closed with freehold on the market.
NW10, WILLIAM IV (Wellington). Real ale once again discontinued.
SE7, WHITE HORSE. Closed 6 February 2022. Facebook page gives no reason except current licensee moving to a new pub, nor likely future prospects for re-opening.
SE17, BEEHIVE. Seemingly closed at the start of the first COVID lockdown and yet to reopen. Planning permission to convert ground floor to residential was refused in Jan 2022.
SW6, BROADWAY BAR & GRILL (Stonegate Pub Partners). No real ale.
SW6, CAPTAIN COOK (Heineken). No real ale.
SW6, MARKET HALL FULHAM (Market Halls). Closed permanently by Market Halls.
SW9, BRIXTON BREWERY TAP ROOM. No real ale.
SW9, CLAPHAM NORTH (Livelyhood). No real ale.
SW9, PRINCE OF WALES. No real ale.
SW9, QUEEN’S HEAD. No real ale.
SW16, HORSE & GROOM (Greene King). Post-Covid lockdowns, it has remained closed.
SW17, BY THE HORNS BREWERY TAP. Closed and reportedly to become a bar for Against the Grain Cidery next door.
SW18, CRANE (Punch). Closed and freehold for sale.
WC2, TGI FRIDAYS BAR & RESTAURANT, 6 Bedford St. Closed, rumoured to become a Wetherspoon.
W2, ROYAL EXCHANGE. No real ale.
W2, ROYAL STANDARD. Closed for presumed refurbishment.
W7, WEIRD BEARD. The last brewery open day was 5 February 2022. The brewery assets have been on the market since January.
W10, REAL DRINKS. Closed.
W11, WALMER CASTLE (M&B). Closed for refurbishment.
OUTER LONDON
CROYDON, MILAN BAR (Wetherspoon). Closed by Wetherspoon on 13 February 2022.
CROYDON, SAINTS & SINNERS. Closed. Application approved January 2020 for 13 bed HMO but public house to be retained.
BELMONT (HARROW), CIRCLE LOUNGE. Closed.
EASTCOTE, CAPTAIN MORGANS. Understood to have closed during 2021.
FELTHAM, AIRMAN (Stonegate Pub Partners). Closed and fully boarded up. Future uncertain.
FELTHAM, THREE HORSESHOES (Heineken UK/Merlin Inns). No real ale.
HARLINGTON, PHEASENT INN (Tavern Propco). No real ale.
HARLINGTON, WHEATSHEAF (Stonegate Pub Partners). No real ale.
HEATHROW AIRPORT, HUXLEYS (Tragus). Closed since first lockdown.
HILLINGDON, PRINCE OF WALES. Closed after January 2021 fire.
KINGSTON, O`NEILL’S (M&B). No real ale. Was APPLE MARKET INN.
NORTH HARROW, THREE WISHES. Ceased selling real ale several years ago. Was ECLIPSE.
NORTHWOOD HILLS, LOCKER ROOM. Closed. Sign outside saying premises to become Turkish grill.
OLD ISLEWORTH, TOWN WHARF (Samuel Smith). Closed with notice on door for couple to run it.
OLD REDDING, CASE IS ALTERED. Permanently closed thanks to Harrow Council closing the adjacent car park at 4pm every day making this country pub unviable.
SOUTHALL, HAMBROUGH TAVERN. Closed. Application submitted to demolish and replace with hotel and two public houses!
UXBRIDGE, PIPEMAKERS ARMS (Admiral Taverns). Closed with freehold on the market.
WEMBLEY, FLEADH. Has not reopened following first lockdown.
YIEWSLEY, DE BURGH ARMS. Gravity real ale discontinued.
| OTHER CHANGES |
INNER LONDON
E14, STEAMSHIP. Having closed in 2015, now converted to arts & exhibition centre
EC1, JERUSALEM TAVERN (St Peter’s Brewery). Renamed HOLY TAVERN and no longer operated by the brewery.
EC3, REVOLUTION. Became pop-up MR TIPSY’S DOWN THE HATCH cocktail experience from the New Inventive Bar Co for a couple of months from September 2021, now closed again.
N1, DUCHESS OF KENT, 72 Prebend St. To become a branch of juice bar Ginger & Mint.
NW2, WHELANS (Greene King), 341 Oxgate La. Reverted to OX & GATE.
NW5, OXFORD TAVERN (Maverick Pubs). LocAle accredited: beers from Redemption and Three Sods recently available.
NW6, SIR COLIN CAMPBELL (Tidalwave Bars). No longer LocAle accredited.
NW7, RED FILLY. Renamed REDICAN’S BAR, was KERRIGANS.
NW10, ISLAND (City Pub Company). Freehold bought by leaseholder Inda Pub Group.
SE13, SUTTONS RADIO (Antic). Already reported closed; application to convert to retail submitted August 2021.
SW5, PRINCE OF TECK (Stonegate Pub Partners). Converted to managed format. Initial beers were Sharp’s, Taylor Boltmaker & Landlord.
SW6, JOE’S BRASSERIE, 130 Wandsworth Bridge Rd. Renamed BRINKLEY’S FULHAM.
SW11, BATTERSEA BREWERY TAP ROOM. Now LocAle accredited.
SW12, WOLFGANG’S BEER HAUS. Having closed March 2020, converted by April 2021 to a post office and a takeaway.
SW15, TELEGRAPH (Brunning & Price). LocAle accredited.
SW19, SWAN (Greene King). Converted to Metropolitan Pub Co format after refurbishment and renamed RUSHMERE. Beers from Wimbledon now available.
SW19, WIMBLEDON BREWERY TAP. Now LocAle accredited.
W1, PAM’S (Urban Pubs & Bars). Renamed GANTON ARMS.
W12, DEFECTOR’S WELD (Young’s). LocAle accreditation revoked.
OUTER LONDON
NORTHOLT, THE BAR. Renamed XO CLUB & BAR.
ROMFORD, BRADWELL’S. Having lost licence, now converted to retail.
ROMFORD, VOODOO. Having closed 2018, converted to the Vedi Apart-Hotel in 2021.