Heritage Pub Bulletins

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...

May 01, 2025

Three Star Heritage Pubs   Staffordshire, VINE, Pittshill, Stoke-on-Trent. We covered the sale of this exceedingly rare small Victorian back street local in January when we learnt the good news that the new owners are intending to re-open the Vine. A...

March 31, 2025

Three Star Heritage Pubs   West Wales, RED LION, Llandovery. We last reported on the sale of this classic time warp pub in December 2023. This was following a long period of closure and it was thought so unlikely that it...

March 03, 2025

Three Star Heritage Pubs   Edinburgh & the Lothians, PRESTOUNGRANGE GOTHENBURG, Preston Pans. This superb Arts & Crafts style pub, built in 1908, sadly closed at the end of January after licensee Patrick Cairney quit. The owner, Dr Gordon Prestoungrange, believes...

February 01, 2025

Three Star Heritage Pubs   Devon, DREWE ARMS, Drewsteignton. CAMRA's national Pub Saving Award is long-established, recognising those who have come together to save pubs threatened with closure. This year, a new Heritage category has been introduced, to celebrate the saving...

January 01, 2025

Three Star Heritage Pubs   Mid Wales, CROWN & ANCHOR, Llanidloes. We are pleased to report that the community buyout of this unspoilt town pub is making progress (last covered in September bulletin) The share offer was launched at the end...

December 01, 2024

Three Star Heritage Pubs   Northern Ireland, FORT BAR, Belfast. We reported last month that the Fort Bar had closed with owners Beannchor Group considering their options for the pub. It did not take them long to come to a decision...

October 31, 2024

Three Star Heritage Pubs   Staffordshire, VINE, Stoke-on-Trent. The Vine, a very rare example of a small Victorian back-street local which has been in the same family since 1939, closed in 2021 when landlord Sid Alcock retired. Sid sadly died last...

September 30, 2024

Three Star Heritage Pubs   Staffordshire, DUKE WILLIAM, Stoke-on-Trent. The Duke William, originally built in 1815, but included on the inventory for its a largely intact 1930’s interior, closed in August. Licensee Stephen Udall had only re-opened the pub in July....