pubs

The country's best boozer has been crowned today after beating out some fierce competition from across the country.  The Highland Laddie in Leeds has emerged victorious after the century-old pub was announced the best spot in the UK by…

By ERIN DEBORAH WAKS, TRAVEL WRITER Published: 05:03 EDT, 3 October 2025 | Updated: 05:03 EDT, 3 October 2025 <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- …

The ratio of celebrities to mere mortals in the Cotswolds, south-west England's countryside idyll that's brimming with limestone villages and rolling pastures, has upped significantly in recent years. Who knows why a glut of US stars…

A woman who visited hundreds of pubs across Europe to drink Guinness has revealed where the best and worst pints were.Sarah Love, 38, claims she isn't a 'typical girly girl' and instead of cocktails and wine, opts for the iconic Irish…

During my years living in Dublin, I discovered that there is one measure, above all else, by which most Irish judge a pub. It’s not by the atmosphere, food, or value for money – it’s by the quality of the Guinness.‘Is it a good pub?’ I’d…

The first Wetherspoon pub opened in 1979 in a converted bookies in Muswell Hill, north London, with the popular chain growing to a peak of around 955 hostelries a decade ago - and settling at 799 today.The recent dip is down to the…

Crackling fires, hearty food and a decent drop – Britain’s pubs are the perfect cosy hideaways while we’re still cloaked in winter.And after the bell has rung for last orders, what could be more pleasant than simply padding upstairs to a…

It may not sound like the best of ideas: combining the consumption of ale with the throwing of sharp objects at a small target. Yet for as long as anyone can remember, darts has been played in pubs. And since the rise to fame of…

By JAMES CAREY-DOUGLAS Published: 19:01 EST, 1 February 2025 | Updated: 19:01 EST, 1 February 2025 <!-- <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- Pub…

The pub industry has warned Labour they face a 'ticking timebomb' if they are not adequately supported in the budget with bosses fearing a rise in national insurance and the minimum wage could see thousands of venue shuttered. Since…