Heritage Pub Bulletins

March 04, 2026

Three Star Heritage Pubs   Oxfordshire, NORTH STAR, Steventon. We have recently learned that the North Star, one of the best preserved basic rural pubs in the country, has been closed since September last year. We understand that significant repair works...

February 04, 2026

CAMRA Heritage Award. We are delighted to announce the winners of the 2025 Heritage Award. The award celebrates the successful revitalisation of a heritage pub that is included on the National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. (See: CAMRA Heritage Award.) The...

January 04, 2026

Three Star Heritage Pubs   North Yorkshire, CHRISTIE’S BRASSERIE – THE ZETLAND HOTEL, Middlesbrough. The Zetland Hotel closed in December and is up for sale with Magnum Properties with an asking price of £850,000. See: Magnum Properties . Owners Philip and Joanne Christie...

December 05, 2025

Three Star Heritage Pubs   Mid-Wales, CROWN & ANCHOR, Llanidloes. We can report that the Crown & Anchor, which has been closed since October 2022, was sold in October and it is hoped that it may reopen by Christmas. The very...

November 04, 2025

Three Star Heritage Pubs   Greater Manchester, MARBLE ARCH, Manchester. The Marble Arch in Manchester is under threat from a proposed neighbouring development in a scenario similar to the threat that is still facing Manchester’s Britons Protection. Developers McGoffs are proposing...

October 01, 2025

CAMRA Heritage Award 2025 Nominations are open for CAMRA’s 2025 Heritage Award. The Heritage Award celebrates the successful revitalisation of a heritage pub that is included on the National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors at Three, Two or One Star,...

September 02, 2025

London’s Real Heritage Pubs We are pleased to announce that a fully updated edition of London’s Real Heritage Pubs is now available to purchase from CAMRA books for the very reasonable price of £8.99 (only £6.99 for CAMRA members): CAMRA Shop. The...

July 31, 2025

Three Star Heritage Pubs   Staffordshire, VINE, Stoke-on-Trent. We reported on the imminent reopening of the Vine in the April bulletin, when little was known of the new owners and if any changes were planned. We are pleased to say that...

July 01, 2025

Three Star Heritage Pubs   Surrey, BELL, Walton-on-the Hill. Some very bad news to start with this month: the planning application for change of use to residential, which was covered in the last bulletin, has been approved by Reigate and Banstead...

June 01, 2025

Three Star Heritage Pubs   East Yorkshire, STATION BUFFET, Bridlington. At last, some good news to share on the situation here. The German-themed craft brewer Belschnickel Brewery, currently based in Hull, have announced that they are taking on the lease and...