The Crown reopens

The Crown in Blackheath Village officially reopened on 28 February after a £750,000 refurbishment by its…

Pub News – January 2024

• Sorry! In the WhatPub Update column in the last edition, we said that there was…

A champion opening in Soho

Tom Cribb (1781 to 1848) was a bare-knuckle boxer who became All England Champion, reigning from…

Long standing landlord retires

Shepherd Neame have announced that Gerry Dolan, the landlord of the Westminster Arms retired on 4…

Sun Inn refurbished

This edition’s cover photo is of the Sun Inn which stands by the pond in Barnes.…

There’s more to the GBBF than the bars!

CAMRA’s flagship event, the Great British Beer Festival, returns to the London Olympia (W14 8UX) from…

Pub company refurbishments

Credit where it is due. The large pub owning businesses don’t often come in for praise…

The history of the Craft Beer Co

I (Martin Hayes) opened the CASK Pub and Kitchen in Pimlico (SW1V 2EE) in the summer…

Shepherd Neame at the Lord Mayor’s Show

On 12 November, to mark the year in which chief executive Jonathan Neame is Master of…

From Teddington to the Hamptons

On Saturday 18 June 2022, the London Pubs Group visited six pubs in and around the…