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…

Bromley Pub Walks

The southern part of the borough of Bromley is almost entirely rural and includes the attractive…

Allsopp’s beers reborn

Reviving past beer brands has become popular in recent years. The uncovering of original brewery names…

Pub news – January 2022

In the last edition, I reported that the Bell of Hampstead (NW3 2QX) had reopened. Alas,…

25 years in the Good Beer Guide

Many visitors to Bromley, and probably some residents too, never get to visit the maze of…

Lockdown Hero of Heroes award

Readers will recall that a number of CAMRA branches in Greater London have been awarding Lockdown…

The Boleyn Tavern – a welcome return

The Boleyn Tavern, a famous East London pub with links to Anne Boleyn, Mahatma Gandhi and…