Here's an update on the latest news and information from West London branch of CAMRA.

Branch events

Why not join us on one of our branch socials or meetings? We'd love to see you! Here is a list of our events:

January 2026

• Mon 26 (2pm) North Soho social, meet Clachan, Kingly St, W1B 5QH, then Shakespeare's Head and Shaston Arms.
• Wed 28 (from 3pm) social at Walham Green (JDW), 472 Fulham Road, SW6 1BY.

February 2026

• Wed 4 (2pm) Kensington social, meet Blue Stoops, 127 Kensington Church St, W8 7LP.
• Mon 16 (7pm) Aldwych social, meet George, The Strand, WC2R 1AP.
• Mon 23 (7/730pm) Branch mtg, Bear (downstairs), 27 Spring Street, W2 1JA.

March 2026

• Wed 4 (2pm) Soho social, meet Coach and Horses, Old Compton St, W1D 4TQ (Shepherd Neame, NOT the nearby Fuller’s pub).
• Thu 19 (2pm) Westminster social, meet Two Chairmen, 39 Dartmouth St, SW1H 9BP.

Branch and regional CAMRA news and events

• London Pubs Group continues its tours of historic pubs - for information see https://londonpubsgroup.camra.org.uk/events. Next event: Sat 21 Feb - Daytime Pub Tour of Kingston and New Malden.
• Our neighbouring branches have regular socials and other events - for information see the websites of East London and City, North London, South East London, Richmond and Hounslow, South West London, and West Middlesex. See the London CAMRA website for links to other Greater London branches. Here are a few examples of events offered by our neighbouring branches:
  • Tue 24 Mar (from 7pm) beer quiz, Black Dog Beer House, 17 Albany Road, Brentford, TW8 0NF. Small entry fee, contact Richmond & Hounslow branch for details.
• London Drinker is available in pubs across London and online at https://londondrinker.camra.org.uk/wordpress/ with details of CAMRA and beer related events across London, pub and brewery news, and more. 

Pub, club and other local beer events

• Sat 24 Jan (from 7pm, needs booking) Burns Night at Admiralty pub, 66 Trafalgar Square, WC2N 5DS. £49.50 for ½ a pint of our braggot-style beer - 3 courses - 3 whisky toasts and a bagpipe player who will be with us all evening this time.
• Sat 21 Mar (noon for 12.30pm prompt) SPBW AGM, White Horse, Parsons Green, SW6 4UL; followed by local-area pub tour. Visit the SPBW website for more information.
• Thu 14 May (3pm-10.30pm), Fri & Sat 16 (noon-10.30pm) SPBW Woodfest, The Musical Museum, 399 High Street, Brentford, London TW8 0DU (entrance fee payable; 5 minutes walk from Kew Bridge). Visit the SPBW website for more information. 

Pub news

• NW1

  • SPORTS BAR & GRILL (Network Rail/Stonegate), Melcombe Place, NW1 6JJ. Renamed STATION MASTER.

• NW8

  • DUKE OF YORK (Stonegate), 2 St Ann's Terrace, NW8 6PJ The pub was part of the small London Frontier Pubs chain but as of Jan 2026 this has morphed into a new venture, Highpress, with currently five London sites.

• SW1

  • ADAM & EVE (Greene King), 81 Petty France, SW1H 9EX. Reopened following Refurb. 

  • HOUSE BELGRAVIA (Grosvenor Estate), 152 Ebury Street, SW1W 9JL. Closed, future uncertain. 

  • LOOSE BOX (Market Taverns), 51 Horseferry Road, SW1P 2AA. Reported Dec 2025 as no longer selling cask ale.

  • STOKE HOUSE (Land Securities PLC/Pit Boss Ltd/Pit Boss Ltd), 81 Buckingham Palace Road, SW1W 0AJ. Closed, to become a Brother Marcus mediterranean restaurant in early 2026.

  • WHITE FERRY HOUSE (Stonegate/PubLove), 1a Sutherland Street, SW1V 4LD. Seacider available. 

• SW10

  • GOAT (Stonegate), 333 Fulham Road, SW10 9QL. Reopened as the GOAT IN BOOTS. After various incarnations this is now run by 202 Pub Co ex Aldrich Inns, and describes itself as a "coaching inn, public house, neighbourhood restaurant, martini & oyster bar, and boutique hotel"! Cask beer has been spotted in the form of Boddingtons brewed at JW Lees.

• SW3

  • CADOGAN ARMS (Cadogan/The Cadogan Pub Ltd/independent), 298 Kings Road, SW3 5UG. Following a management buyout of JKS, from Dec 2025 the new operator is Ardent Pub Group.

• SW5

  • BOTTLERY (Hadstone Limited/unknown/independent), 231 Earls Court Road, SW5 9AH. Closed, lease under offer via Loopnet, Use Class E.

  • EARLS COURT TAVERN (Greene King/unknown/Greene King), 123 Earls Court Road, SW5 9RL. Reopened following refurb.

  • PRINCE OF TECK (KECS Properties Ltd/Stonegate), 161 Earls Court Road, SW5 9RQ. Since the end of 2025 operated by the small south-east Whelans chain of Irish pubs. London Pride was the only cask beer on offer from the solitary handpump when last checked.

• SW6

  • BROOK & BADGER, 224 Munster Road, SW6 6AY. On the site of the old Fulham Tavern, Eamonn Manson, a 30-year veteran of the pub and restaurant scene, has joined forces with his friend, pop art dealer Adrian Palengat, to create this new gastropub venture. Manson already owns Brook House in New Kings Road and Brooke in Clapham. 3 handpumps. Tribute was available from one of them during soft launch.

  • SIXES CRICKET CLUB (Errislannen Ltd/Stonegate/Motherclub Limited), 18 Farm Lane, SW6 1PP. Reported closed, Sixes are in administration.

• W1

  • GEORGE (Crown Estate/The George (London) Ltd/JKS Pubs), 55 Great Portland Street, W1W 7LQ. Following a management buyout of JKS, from Dec 2025 the new operator is Ardent Pub Group. Downgraded from one star to two for its historic pub interior.

  • MASONS ARMS (Greene King), 38 Maddox Street, W1S 1PY. Reopened following refurb.

  • NEWMAN ARMS (202 Pub Co Ltd ex Aldrich Inns/no lease/202 Pub Co Ltd ex Aldrich Inns), 23 Rathbone Street, W1T 1NG. Now Cask Marque accredited.

  • PURL, Basement, 50-54 Blandford Street, W1U 7HX. Reopened as DIVE.

• W6

  • CARPENTER'S ARMS (HPUT A Ltd/Stonegate/Wren Pubs), 91 Black Lion Lane, W6 9BG. Freehold sold to The Carpenters Arms Property Company Ltd. 

  • CRABTREE (Greene King/unknown/Metropolitan (Greene King)), Rainville Road, W6 9HA. Reopened following refurb. 

  • DISTILLERS (Fuller Smith & Turner/unknown/Fuller's), 64 Fulham Palace Road, W6 9PH. Reopened following refurb. 

  • OLD CITY ARMS (Stonegate), 107 Hammersmith Bridge Road, W6 9DA. The pub is now within the Stonegate Craft Union model. 

• W8

  • HANSOM CAB (individual/Casares Properties Ltd/independent), 86 Earls Court Road, W8 6EG. Closed for refurb; reopening early 2026. 

• W9

  • FRANKFORT ARMS (Stonegate/Craft Union), 518 Harrow Road, W9 3QA. Reopened as the ASHMORE. 

• W11

  • LOCK & LANTERN (202 Pub Co), 60 Great Western Road, W11 1AB. Cask Ale reinstated – a changing beer from Hogs Back has been available. 

  • STEWART ARMS (Stonegate), 26 Norland Road, W11 4TR. Sold to Eastway Estates. 

• W12

  • BREWDOG SHEPHERDS BUSH, 15-19 Goldhawk Road, W12 8QQ. Renamed the BUSH TAVERN is now operated by Bird House Brewery of Herne Hill, along with the nearby The HAWK’S NEST by Goldhawk Road tube station. The Bush serves beer from the brewery, and food is provided by west London burger operator No Drama. The interior has a pleasant open feel with pine decor and some modern prints on the walls. Chalkboards behind the bar give the drinks range. Cask beers are Pale and Amber from Bird House. 

  • O'DONOGHUES (Stonegate), 174 Goldhawk Road, W12 8HJ. Renamed SWAKELEY'S in the Summer. 

• W14

  • ALBION (Heineken), 121 Hammersmith Road, W14 0QL. This once great cask ale pub now no longer sells any! 

• WC2

  • BAR CICORIA, Royal Opera House, Bow Street, WC2E 9DD. An all-day rooftop bar on the fifth floor of the Royal Opera House, a heated, covered terrace wrapped around the Cicoria Italian restaurant operated by Angela Hartnett. It's walk-ins only and you do not need a theatre ticket to gain entry. The bar is inspired by "Turin's historic bar culture". A selection of Italian snack food is available in the bar as well as a wide drinks offering including Italian aperitifs and beers and cider. The venue is cashless and a 12.5% discretionary service charge is added to bills. 

  • CRUSTING PIPE (Davy's), 27 The Market, WC2E 8RD. Closed, lease on the market 

  • GUINNESS OPEN GATE BREWERY, 1 Mercer Walk, WC2H 9FA Costing a reported £73m, this site is a major addition to the Covent Garden tourist scene and expecting half a million visitors each year. It's a 54,000 sq ft venue located on the site of the historic Old Brewer’s Yard, containing a microbrewing facility with changing limited edition brews (but not including Guinness!). On-site Guinness comes direct from Dublin, and via the magic of modern technology it is possible to have your pint of Guinness with your selfie imprinted on the top! Across various spaces there are also two restaurants, Gilroy's Loft and The Porter's Table; and Old Brewer's Yard, a ground-level courtyard space containing the main bar plus a pie-van with handmade pies by Chef Calum Franklin. The bar is a predominantly outside space, with a small amount of cover from a high glass ceiling; and at peak drinking times you may have to queue to get a space here. At opening it was reported that as well as Guinness, keg offerings included Open Gate Porter, Pale Ale, IPA and Lager, plus some unusual beers such as Belgian Wit and Apricot Sour. In addition there are two Guinness merchandise stores, one accessed via the brewery and one on Neal Street; a private dining room; and the Guinness Vaults on Langley Street offering an underground, private-hire event space, which will also host community and consumer events. Tickets may be booked for "the Guinness Experience". No dogs apart from guide dogs. Hours given here are for free public access to Old Brewers Yard, but tours and experiences run from 9.30am (11.30am on Sundays). There is much to see at this venue, not least the Guinness mirrored murals on the outside of the brewery which illustrate both brewing in Covent Garden and the history of local sites including the Royal Opera House. Note that the whole site is card-only. The venue was visited by King Charles a few days after opening, and he apparently poured a perfect pint! 

  • MARKET PLACE, 20-21 Leicester Square, WC2H 7JX. A few yards north of the Odeon Cinema in Leicester Square, this is promoted as London's largest food hall spanning five floors, and with sixteen street-food kitchens, three dessert counters, and three bars. Keg beers only, of course. Market Place Leicester Square has a dedicated events space with a big screen to show the biggest sporting events. There is also a private dining room available to rent, and a programme of events, featuring live music, DJ sets, and comedy. Home to comedy club, Belly Laughs. Market Place is a small chain with half-a-dozen other London sites.

National CAMRA news

• The national CAMRA members weekend will be held at St Albans on 17-19 April, see https://camra.org.uk/members-weekend for more details. All CAMRA members are welcome to attend!
• CAMRA members can now visit CAMRA-run beer festivals for free during 2026! (Please note: there may be a requirement to purchase a glass or book in advance at some festivals - check the website for the festival you're planning to visit for details).
• More national CAMRA news and events can be found in CAMRA's online newspaper What's Brewing available at https://wb.camra.org.uk/.
• CAMRA also regularly produces a podcast 'Pubs. Pints. People' available at https://camra.org.uk/podcast/.
• The Good Beer Guide 2026 is now on sale through the CAMRA website and various other outlets. The Good Beer Guide is also available online on the new camra.org.uk/pubs website for free to members and for a subscription to non-members. To find Good Beer Guide entries after doing a search tick the Good Beer Guide filter in your search results page (under the 'Awards' heading). 
• The new CAMRA website https://camra.org.uk/ has been launched. WhatPub and the Good Beer Guide are incorporated in the new website.

For the latest news check out our Facebook page. Also for news from CAMRA across London see London Drinker, and the London CAMRA Facebook page.

Here's an update on the latest news and information from West London branch of CAMRA.

Branch events

Why not join us on one of our branch socials or meetings? We'd love to see you! Here is a list of our events:

November 2025

• Tue 18 (2.30pm) West Brompton social, meet Lillie Langtry, 19 Lillie Road SW6 1UE.

December 2025

• Wed 10 (2pm) Chelsea social, meet Sydney Arms, Sydney St, SW3 6NJ, then Trafalgar and Cooper Arms.
• Sat 13 (from 6pm) Alasdair’s birthday party, West London Trades Union Club 33-35 High Street, Acton, W3 6ND.
• Mon 22 (2pm) Victoria social, meet Wetherspoons, Victoria station concourse upper level, then Willow Walk.

January 2026

• Tues 6 (7pm) Olympia social, meet Hand and Flower, Hammersmith Rd, W14 8J then Crown and Sceptre, Warwick Arms.
• Tues 13 (7pm for 7.30) Branch Meeting, The Harp (upstairs), Chandos Place, WC2N 4HS.
• Mon 26 (2pm) North Soho social, meet Clachan, Kingly St, W1B 5QH, then Shakespeare's Head and Shaston Arms.

Branch and regional CAMRA news and events

• London Pubs Group continues its tours of historic pubs - for information see https://londonpubsgroup.camra.org.uk/events. Next event: Wed 17 Dec (from 7pm) London Pubs Group evening tour of Waterloo. Start Lion & The Unicorn, The Sidings, Waterloo Station, Waterloo SE1 7BH, then Victory, Hole in the Wall, Waterloo Tap, Kings Arms.
• Our neighbouring branches have regular socials and other events - for information see the websites of East London and City, North London, South East London, South West London, and West Middlesex. See the London CAMRA website for links to other Greater London branches. Here are a few examples of events offered by our neighbouring branches:
  • Wed 19 Nov (4pm to 9pm) N. London branch visit to Werewolf Brewery taproom, Arch 87, Randolph Street, Camden, London, NW1 0SR
  • Tue 25 Nov (2pm) N. London branch social, Doric Arch, Euston Station Colonnade, 1 Eversholt Street, London, NW1 2DN (15% CAMRA member discount)
  • Mon 22 Dec (7pm) Richmond & Hounslow branch Christmas currywurst evening. Northumberland Arms, 11 London Road, Brentford, TW8 8JB.
• London Drinker is available in pubs across London and online at https://londondrinker.camra.org.uk/wordpress/ with details of CAMRA and beer related events across London, pub and brewery news, and more. 

Pub, club and other local beer events

• Thu 27 to Fri 28 Nov Hope, Carshalton, Dark Beer Festival https://www.hopecarshalton.co.uk/

Pub news

• SW1

  • ADAM & EVE (Greene King), 81 Petty France, SW1H 9EX. Closed for refurb. Reopening 14 November.

  • GANYMEDE (Lunar Pub Company), 139 Ebury Street. Renamed ELIZABETH.

  • SPECIAL FORCES CLUB, 8 Herbert Crescent, SW1X 0EZ. Apparently sells cask beer but we are not allowed to tell you what it is!

  • TATTERSHALL CASTLE (Stonegate), King's Reach Victoria Embankment, SW1A 2HR. No longer Cask Marque accredited.

  • WHITE HORSE & BOWER (Shepherd Neame), 86 Horseferry Road, SW1P 2EE. Reopened following lengthy refurbishment. Four handpumps provide at least three ales from the Shepherd Neame range.

• SW3

  • ADMIRAL CODRINGTON (Butcombe Brewer), 17 Mossop Street, SW3 2LY. Reopened and run since Oct 2025 by the small London Inda Pubs chain, after a period under Butcombe Brewery management. Three handpumps for cask ale; and a gastro-type food offering includes Sunday roasts. Weekday lunch offer and other deals.

  • TRAFALGAR (Three Cheers), 224-226 Kings Road. This is stated to be the first new pub to open in Kings Road in over a century. On a corner directly opposite Chelsea Old Town Hall, it's the tenth pub from Three Cheers Pubco. Via a £2.4m investment a grade II-listed former banking hall has been transformed into a two-floor pub venue. The pub has been sympathetically decorated in a heritage style. Note that because of its listed status there is no external signage apart from the swingsign. The ground floor with its very high ceilings and large Georgian windows, is a stunning British pub serving excellent food and drink with dining areas at the front and in a side room, and a drinking area at the back. Two cask ale handpumps initally serving Harvey's Sussex Best Bitter and Timothy Taylor Landlord. The wide and interesting food offering includes a set lunch offer, Sunday roasts, daytime sandwiches, and a bar food menu. Food prices are set at pub not local restaurant levels and are reasonable for this affluent area. Downstairs is dedicated to live entertainment and private parties in keeping with King’s Road’s vibrant history. It has a first-class sound system, live music, cabaret and stand-up comedy. The Trafalgar name is a nod to a pub that stood a few yards east at 200 Kings Road, now demolished as part of the Gaumont development at 196-222 Kings Road.

• SW5

  • EARLS COURT TAVERN (Greene King), 123 Earls Court Road. Closed for refurb reopening 20 November.

• SW10

  • GOAT (Stonegate/202 Pub Co Ltd ex Aldrich Inns), 333 Fulham Road. Should reopen in time for the Christmas trade.

• W1

  • 28-50, 15-17 Marylebone Lane. There is a small bar bites menu including sharing platters, and a set lunch menu, as well as the a la carte. Drinks include cocktails, spirits, and bottled beers, as well as wine.

  • BOX, Unit B Ground & Basement, 21-23 Shaftesbury Avenue. Arc Inspirations runs sports bars in other English cities under their Box brand and this is their biggest and newest such venture, with an investment reported at £4m. At the base of a modern building very close to Piccadilly Circus, it's spread across 7200 square feet with a capacity of 550 people. The venue offers 33 screens for watching sports plus activities such as electronic shuffle, electronic darts, and karaoke. The venue also features Box’s signature Bandeoke event, where guests can sing on stage with a live band. The drinks lineup includes draught craft beers; food veers towards burgers, pizzas, kebabs, and sharers.

  • CHESTERFIELD ARMS (Greene King), 50 Hertford Street, W1J 7SS. Now part of GK’s Metropolitan Pub Co.

  • CLAYS, 77 Brewer Street. Clays is an Imbiba-backed, indoor interactive clay shooting experience concept, and this Soho site is now their flagship site in London. The venue spans around 19 thousand sq ft across three floors. "Step into a world where competition, cocktails, and conversation come together inside our beautifully restored 1930s Art Deco building." The extensive drinks list includes some draught keg beers plus cocktails, wines etc. Food is of the sharing, pizza and street-food type. There is music in the evening (not live). The licensing conditions state that the provision of licensable activities shall be ancillary to the main function of the premises as a competitive socialising and virtual indoor clay target shooting venue.

  • FLOWERHOUSE (Portman Estate), 56 Blandford Street, W1U 7JA. This is now the HART operated by Public House Group. Note that there is no named fascia on the exterior of the pub and no name on the swingsign. There is a pub on the ground floor with an authentically pubby look, serving British beers such as Portobello Pilsner, Allsopp’s and DEYA. There are two cask ale handpumps. Bar snacks and a full menu are available all day. The first floor has an open kitchen, the second floor a restaurant; and the third floor is described as "an intimate dining space". The menu at The Hart contains British pub classics made with ingredients from British farmers and producers; fresh produce comes from their own market garden at Bruern Farms. No bookings taken, walk-ins only.

  • G-A-Y (Soho Estates/G-A-Y Group Ltd/Mean Fiddler), 30 Old Compton Street. Reported in media as closed permanently due to rising costs.

  • LOUCHE SOHO (Samocca Assets Ltd (BVI)/Robatoo Ltd/independent), 4-5 Greek Street. Renamed GREEK STREET LIVE A bare-boarded bar selling various keg beers including Guinness and continental lagers plus other drinks. Live music gigs from a stage at the rear, booking necessary.

  • MARLBOROUGH HEAD (Grosvenor Estate), 24 North Audley Street. After a period of closure the pub reopened in November as the MARLBOROUGH with strategic support from the team behind The Devonshire in Soho. The Devonshire's celebrated Guinness installation has been replicated and cask ales are amongst the drinks offering. Downstairs, there is a bespoke pizzeria under the control of Carl McCluskey of of Chancellor's pub and its Crisp Pizza fame, making "award-winning pizzas in what promises to be a cool, inviting speakeasy environment". The pizzas here are New York style rather than Neapolitan, hence with thin and crisp crusts, not chewy ones.

  • MASONS ARMS (Greene King/unknown/Greene King), 38 Maddox Street. Closed for refurb reopening 14 November.

  • MR FOGG'S HOUSE OF BOTANICALS (Shaftesbury/Newman Street Bar Ltd/Inception), 48 Newman Street. Freehold purchased by EL Retail No2 Ltd (Jersey) from Shaftesbury.

  • QUEENS HEAD (Shaftesbury/BoPubCo Ltd/independent), 15 Denman Street Now offers CAMRA members 10% off cask beers.

  • SHASTON ARMS (Shaftesbury/Hall & Woodhouse), 4 Ganton Street. Reopened and is now a gastropub, the second pub secured by Joe Grossmann, founder of better burger concept Patty & Bun and operator of the Waterman Arms in Barnes. Two cask ales are on offer (initially from 5 Points and Wadworth). There is a full menu at lunch for bookings and walk-ins, but in the evenings the full menu is restricted to the back section, with a bar snack menu for the rest of the pub.

• W2

  • OAK, 137 Westbourne Park Road, W2 5QL. Reopened as GOOD OAK. For a long period classified as a restaurant, this venue now describes itself as "a modern tavern where good food, great drinks, and a warm community come together under one roof." There is a pub/restaurant on the ground floor and an evening cocktail bar upstairs. On the ground floor there is a centrally sited bar, and you can drink without needing to eat.

  • KUPP (Canal & River Trust), Unit 53, 5 Merchant Square. This has now become a JDW site named SIR ALEXANDER FLEMING; the name has been taken from another (now closed) pub further south in Paddington. Unlike very many other JDW sites this is not a splendid conversion of a heritage building, but is on the ground floor of an almost new building and not as big as many 'Spoons. The entrance, on the pathway alongside the canal cul-de-sac basin, leads into a bar with picture windows overlooking the water and across to parts of St. Mary's Hospital (where Sir Alexander discovered penicillin in 1929). The interior is very modern with mustard coloured exposed brick and screed walls, then titmouse blue or mushroom paint; the floor has a typical JDW unique patterned carpet then terrazzo flooring around the bar. There is a lot of exposed ductwork, photos and prints of the area from yesteryear, and a mixture of furniture styles including some booth-style banquettes. Lighting is bright, coming from various lamp styles. WCs are reported quite small, and access is down steps between the bar and the open kitchen. Six handpumps offer cask ales (Ruddles,Abbot, Doom Bar & three guests) but possibly with a smaller choice than other London 'Spoons.

• W6

  • BLACK BULL (Local Authority), 257 King Street. A licence application submitted by the freeholder was approved by the Council in Sept 2025. It is expected that the pub may reopen by the end of 2025.

  • BRASSERIE BLANC (St. George), Goldhurst House, Parr's Way. Self-declared closed in late Oct 2025, future uncertain.

  • CRABTREE (Greene King/ /Metropolitan), Rainville Road. Closed for refurb, reopening Thursday 20 November.

  • DISTILLERS (Fuller's), 64 Fulham Palace Road. Closed for refurb, expected reopening 14 November.

• W11

  • QUIET NIGHT INN (Max Barney Pub Company/Forest Road), 60 Great Western Road. Reopened as the LOCK & LANTERN. The operator is now 202 Pub Co (ex Aldrich Inns), a small but growing London chain of pubs. Handpumps not currently used.

• W12

  • BREWDOG, 15-19 Goldhawk Road. To reopen as the BUSH TAVERN on 20 November from Bird House brewery.

  • OAK (Superheroes Properties Ltd/Racon Investments), 243 Goldhawk Road, W12 8EU. Closed, lease on the market via AJR Leisure.

  • TOCA SOCIAL (//), Westfield White City, Aerial Way, W12 7GD. Within the Westfield complex but with a separate entrance opposite Shepherds Bush library, this is the third venue to be opened by TOCA Social. As its name implies it's a social gaming venue with an emphasis on football and with photo booths, football tables, shuffle boards, claw machines and virtual reality equipment. It has a capacity of 1000 with 500 seats. Two bars sell keg beers (including steins and 3-litre towers) and other drinks; the food menu includes finger-food to share, burgers, street food and a kids' menu. It is entirely possible just to use the bars without needing to book a gaming space.

• W14

  • CROWN & SCEPTRE (Heineken UK/MLVH Ltd/independent), 34 Holland Road. Reopened in late 2025. One cask ale is on offer. At date of this entry the kitchen should be up and running by start of December 2025.

• WC2

  • DALY'S WINE BAR (Young's), 210 Strand. Reopened following refurb and merged with Temple Brew House to become DALY'S WINE BAR & BEER HALL.

  • TEMPLE BREW HOUSE (Young's), 46 Essex St. Used to be a standalone bar and brewhouse but following the takeover of City Pub Co by Young's, this is now a beer hall and part of Daly's Wine Bar upstairs. A separate street entrance, further down the street than the main wine bar entrance, has been kept. The brewery is no more.

National CAMRA news

• More national CAMRA news and events can be found in CAMRA's online newspaper What's Brewing available at https://wb.camra.org.uk/.
• CAMRA also regularly produces a podcast 'Pubs. Pints. People' available at https://camra.org.uk/podcast/.
• The Good Beer Guide 2025 is now on sale at https://shop1.camra.org.uk/product-the-good-beer-guide-2025/. There is also a mobile friendly online Good Beer Guide app available at https://goodbeerguide.org.uk/ (also available on the new CAMRA website).
• The new CAMRA website https://camra.org.uk/ has been launched. WhatPub and the Good Beer Guide are incorporated in the new website. The WhatPub website will as a result be closing down.
• CAMRA also has a new logo - this branch website will be updated to the new look soon.

For the latest news check out our Facebook page. Also for news from CAMRA across London see London Drinker, and the London CAMRA Facebook page.

Here's an update on the latest news and information from West London branch of CAMRA.

Branch events

Why not join us on one of our branch socials or meetings? We'd love to see you! Here is a list of our events:

September 2025

• Tuesday 23rd: The Lions of St James's Social – too many Red Lions? We start in the one in the Pall Mall to King St arcade and end up in the Fuller’s one off Jermyn Street.
  • 2.00pm Red Lion (23 Crown Passage, SW1Y 6PP)
  • 3.00pm Golden Lion (25 King Street, SW1Y 6QY)
  • 3.45pm Red Lion (2 Duke of York Street, SW1Y 6JP)

October 2025

• Tues 7 (7pm) Westminster social, meet White Horse and Bower, 86 Horseferry Rd, SW1P 2EE, then (8pm) Barley Mow, 104 Horseferry Rd SW1P 2EE and (9pm) Speaker, 46 Great Peter St. SW1P 2HA.
• Mon 20 (2.30pm) Paddington Basin social, Sir Alexander Fleming, Merchant Sq, Paddington, W2 1AS.

November 2025

• Tue 4 (3pm) Covent Garden social, meet Nags Head, 10 James St, WC2E 8BT then (4pm) White Lion, 24 James St. WC2E 8NT and (5pm) The Bull and Egret, 81-82 Long Acre WC2E 9NG.
• Wed 12 (7/7.30pm) Branch Meeting, Antelope (upstairs), 22-24 Eaton Terrace, SW1W 8EZ. (This will be our first meeting to select the Good Beer Guide 2027 entries).
• Tue 18 (2.30pm) West Brompton social, meet Lillie Langtry, 19 Lillie Road SW6 1UE.

December 2025

• Sat 13 (from 6pm) Alasdair’s birthday party, West London Trades Union Club 33-35 High Street, Acton, W3 6ND.

Branch and regional CAMRA news and events

• London Pubs Group continues its tours of historic pubs - for information see https://londonpubsgroup.camra.org.uk/events. Next event: Sat 18 Oct (meet noon) London Pubs Group tour of Twickenham & Teddington: Sussex Arms, 12 Staines Rd, Twickenham, TW2 5BG then (1pm) Prince Albert (lunch stop), 50 Hampton Rd, Twickenham, TW2 5QB then (2.45pm) Rifleman, 7 Fourth Cross Rd, Twickenham, TW2 5EL then (3.45pm) Masons Arms, 41 Walpole Rd, Teddington, TW11 8PG then (4.45pm) Builders Arms, 38 Field Lane, Teddington, TW11 9AS.
• Our neighbouring branches have regular socials and other events - for information see the websites of East London and City, North London, South East London, South West London, and West Middlesex. See the London CAMRA website for links to other Greater London branches. Here are a few examples of events offered by our neighbouring branches:
  • Tue 30 Sep (2.30pm to 9pm) North London branch Good Beer Guide launch, Duke (Back Room), 7 Roger Street, Bloomsbury, WC1N 2PB (copies for members at discounted price).
  • Sat 11 Oct (1pm) Richmond & Hounslow branch Tap Rooms by Train: Thames Side Brewery (1 Hale Street, Staines, Surrey, TW18 4UW) to meet the owner who will give a talk on the brewery followed by some samples of their beers – first half pint included. Then on to Windsor and Eton Brewery (1-4 Vansittart Estate, Duke Street, Windsor SL4 1SE) where at 4pm we will have another talk on the brewery and the opportunity to try some beers – first half pint again included!
• Wed 24 to Sat 27 Sep: St. Albans Beer & Cider Festival, Alban Arena, Civic Centre, St Albans, AL1 3LD (just off St Peters Street in the City Centre).
  https://stalbansbf.org.uk/
• London Drinker is available in pubs across London and online at https://londondrinker.camra.org.uk/wordpress/ with details of CAMRA and beer related events across London, pub and brewery news, and more. 

Pub and club events

• Wed 1 to Sun 12 Oct 2025: Wetherspoon’s Autumn Beer Festival. 
• Tue 21 Oct 2025: Trafalgar Night dinner, Admiralty, Trafalgar Square - tickets £55, prebook on https://www.designmynight.com/london/bars/west-end/admiralty/trafalgar-night-dinner-1?t=tickets.

Pub news

• .NW8, NEW INN (Guntas Management Ltd/Pataka Ltd/independent), 2 Allitsen Road, NW8 6LA. Reopened.

• SW1, GANYMEDE (Westminster City Council/Lunar Pub Company Ltd), 139 Ebury Street, SW1W 9QU. Closed for refurb. To reopen as The Elizabeth in Sept 2025

• SW1, TATTERSHALL CASTLE (Stonegate), King's Reach Victoria Embankment, SW1A 2HR. Another Stonegate bar not accepting CAMRA vouchers.

• SW1, WONDERVILLE (Crown Estates), 57-60 Haymarket, SW1Y 4QX. Closure is actually for building redevelopment.

• SW3, PIG'S EAR (FL & Son LLP/Coco Otto Ltd/independent), 35 Old Church Street, SW3 5BS. Now Cask Marque accredited.

• SW6, MCGETTIGAN'S (HPUT A Ltd/Stonegate/independent), 1 The Broadway, SW6 1AA. Reopened as CLUBHOUSE.

• SW6, WALHAM GREEN (London Underground/Wetherspoon/Wetherspoon), 472 Fulham Road, SW6 1BY. Now Cask Marque accredited.

• W1, COYOTE UGLY SALOON (unknown/unknown/Coyote Ugly), 30 Shaftesbury Avenue, W1D 7EP. Closed future uncertain.

• W1, MARLBOROUGH HEAD (Grosvenor Estate), 24 North Audley Street, W1K 6WD. Due to reopen in early October 2025 by Carl McCluskey of Chancellor's pub Hammersmith, and Crisp Pizza fame.

• W2, FOUNTAINS ABBEY (Greene King), 109 Praed Street, W2 1RL. Reopened following refurb.

• W2, KUPP (Canal & River Trust), Unit 53, 5 Merchant Square, W2 1AS. To reopen as SIR ALEXANDER FLEMING scheduled for 30 Sept. 2025.

• W6, CHANCELLORS (Stonegate/individual/independent), 25 Crisp Road, W6 9RL. No cask beer for some time.

• W6, HAMMERSMITH BELLE (Heineken/Belle Pubs & Restaurants), 227 King Street, W6 9JT. Cask ale intermittent to non-existent.

• W10, EAGLE (Stonegate), 250 Ladbroke Grove, W10 5LP. Under new tenanted management July 2025.

• W11, QUIET NIGHT INN (Max Barney Pub Company/Forest Road Quiet Night Inn Ltd/Forest Road Brewery), 60 Great Western Road, W11 1AB. Closed as the rescue plan for Forest Road Brewery did not include the pub

• W12, BREWDOG SHEPHERDS BUSH (unknown/BrewDog/BrewDog), 15-19 Goldhawk Road, W12 8QQ. Closed along with 10 other of the chain’s bars across the country,

• W12, ORCHARD TAVERN (Heineken UK/Red Sun Bars Ltd/Red Sun Bars), 136 Askew Road, W12 9BP. Is part of the All Our Bars chain.

• WC2, DALY'S WINE BAR (Arubu Properties Ltd/Young's), 210 Strand, WC2R 1AP. Closed temporarily for integration works with ex Temple Brew House.

• WC2, FREEMASONS ARMS (Aldrich Inns), 81-82 Long Acre, WC2E 9NG. Renamed the BULL & EGRET by new owner 202 Pub Co Ltd (ex Aldrich Inns). Only one cask ale was available on the six handpumps (from Theakstons) but the venue hopes to put more on soon.

• WC2, LOWLANDER (Brighton Pier Group), 36 Drury Lane, WC2B 5RR. Formerly a continental cafe-bar specialising in Belgian & Flemish beers, in summer 2025 this became a traditional pub named MARLBOROUGH HEAD and run by Urban Pubs & Bars. Two cask ales reported on offer, from East London Brewing Co; plus keg beers including from Two Tribes, Siren and Gipsy Hill.

• WC2, MARQUESS OF ANGLESEY (Young's), 39 Bow Street, WC2E 7AU. A Sandford cider was available here in August.

• WC2, NELL GWYNNE (Young's), 1-2 Bull Inn Court, WC2R 0NP. A Sandford cider was available here in August.

• WC2, SIMMONS TEMPLE (Aldwych Street Light Ltd), 1 Milford Lane, WC2R 3LL. Another of the chain closed due to restructuring.

• WC2, TEMPLE BREW HOUSE (Arubu Properties Ltd/Young'), 46 Essex St, WC2R 3JF. This venue is being refurbed and will be integrated with Daly's upstairs. Reopening Sept 2025. - now open.

National CAMRA news

• More national CAMRA news and events can be found in CAMRA's online newspaper What's Brewing available at https://wb.camra.org.uk/.
• CAMRA also regularly produces a podcast 'Pubs. Pints. People' available at https://camra.org.uk/podcast/.
• The Good Beer Guide 2025 is now on sale at https://shop1.camra.org.uk/product-the-good-beer-guide-2025/. There is also a mobile friendly online Good Beer Guide app available at https://goodbeerguide.org.uk/ (also available on the new CAMRA website).
• The new CAMRA website https://camra.org.uk/ has been launched. WhatPub and the Good Beer Guide are incorporated in the new website. The WhatPub website will as a result be closing down on 1st October.
• CAMRA also has a new logo - this branch website will be updated to the new look soon.

For the latest news check out our Facebook page. Also for news from CAMRA across London see London Drinker, and the London CAMRA Facebook page.

Here's an update on the latest news and information from West London branch of CAMRA.

Branch events

Why not join us on one of our branch socials or meetings? We'd love to see you! Here is a list of our events:

• August
  
  • Tue 26 (2pm) Charing Cross social – from brand new to fin de siècle, via an old favourite. Please note that the Stranded will be opening an hour early at 2pm for our visit! 2.00pm Stranded 430 Strand, WC2R 0QN; 3.00pm Lemon Tree 4 Bedfordbury, WC2N 4BP; 4.00pm Salisbury 90 St. Martin's Lane, WC2N 4AP
• September
  
  • Wed 10 (2.30pm) Hammersmith Broadway Social: 2.30pm Distillers (64 Fulham Palace Road, W6 9PH); then, 4.15pm Craft Beer Co (17-18 Broadway Shopping Centre, W6 9YD); and, 5.30pm William Morris (2 King Street, W6 0QA).
  • Tue 23 (2pm) St James's Lions Social: 2pm Red Lion (23 Crown Passage, SW1Y 6PP); then, 3pm Golden Lion (25 King Street, SW1Y 6QY); and, 3.45pm Red Lion (2 Duke of York Street, SW1Y 6JP).

Branch and regional CAMRA news and events

• London Pubs Group continues its tours of historic pubs - for information see https://londonpubsgroup.camra.org.uk/events.
• Our neighbouring branches have regular socials and other events - for information see the websites of East London and City, North London, South East London, South West London, and West Middlesex. See the London CAMRA website for links to other Greater London branches.
• London Drinker is available in pubs across London and online at https://londondrinker.camra.org.uk/wordpress/ with details of CAMRA and beer related events across London, pub and brewery news, and more. 

Pub and club events

• Wednesday 27th August: from the manager of the Admiralty (Trafalgar Square): we will have our one-off barrel of Giniper (botanicals inspired by gin) 4.5% pale ale on sale on Wednesday 27th August - brewed with 3 of my team, myself & John Hatch at Sambrooks on John's nano kit. Not going to have a specific launch time so people can come in whenever they like - we will have live music in the evening after 7pm as we have the award night for the FullerSounds music competition that night where the 4 finalists will get their guitars & play some music for us too.

• Friday 29th August to Sunday 31st August from noon: Acton Real Ale festival, West London Trades’ Union Club, 33-35 High Street, Acton, London, W3 6ND. All CAMRA members welcome. The BLO for Portobello Brewery has a London Cask Beer Awards certificate to present to the Brewery at 5pm on the Friday.

Pub news

• Sir Alexander Fleming W2 1AS (JDW): this large site on the north side of Paddington Basin will reopen as a ‘Spoons, and the reopening has been pushed back a week to 30 September 2025 according to the JDW website.

• White Horse & Bower SW1P 2EE (Shepherd Neame): this site is finally due to reopen on 10 Sept 2025, following major building work. From the Shepherd Neame PR department: The wait is nearly over. After a stunning £950,000 transformation, The White Horse & Bower is reopening its doors on Tuesday 10 September – and you’re invited to be among the first to experience it. Just moments from Westminster Abbey, this historic London pub has been thoughtfully refreshed, blending its original character with a stylish new look and feel. Our kitchen is ready to serve a delicious new menu of locally sourced, seasonal small plates, hearty mains, and weekend brunch. The refreshed drinks list features award-winning Shepherd Neame beers, signature cocktails, and premium wines, including bottles from Kent’s flourishing vineyards. There’s more to come, too: with a line-up of live music nights and special events, The White Horse & Bower is set to become a vibrant destination once again.

• Green, 172-174 Uxbridge Road W12 7JP: (NW corner of Shepherds Bush Green): this site has been reported closed with scaffolding around it and has been temporarily closed in our database. If you have updated info please contact our branch secretary and contact.

• Ex McGetticans, 1 The Broadway SW6 1AA: (opposite the new JDW the Walham Green). We believe this site has reopened under a new name, the Clubhouse, but details are sparse, and the site has not yet made it into Google Maps. If you have any info again please contact branch secretary and contact.

• Service charges at the bar: Glendola Leisure operates nine pubs in London including, in our patch: Waxy O’Connor’s & Waxy’s Little Sister in the West End; the Barley Mow in Westminster; the Prince Alfred in Bayswater. Staff at these pubs now add an automatic 3% or 4% to the bill unless customers ask them not to. This is a way of ensuring money can go to staff through the tipping system without the operator paying tax. See https://www.londoncentric.media/p/why-london-pub-automatic-service-charge-real-reason-tax
  It is reported that other pub operators are studying this innovation.

National CAMRA news

• More national CAMRA news and events can be found in CAMRA's online newspaper What's Brewing available at https://wb.camra.org.uk/.
• CAMRA also regularly produces a podcast 'Pubs. Pints. People' available at https://camra.org.uk/podcast/.
• The Good Beer Guide 2025 is now on sale at https://shop1.camra.org.uk/product-the-good-beer-guide-2025/. There is also a mobile friendly online Good Beer Guide app available at https://goodbeerguide.org.uk/ (also available on the new CAMRA website).
• The new CAMRA website https://camra.org.uk/ has been launched. WhatPub and the Good Beer Guide are incorporated in the new website. The WhatPub website will as a result be closing down on 1st October.
• CAMRA also has a new logo - this branch website will be updated to the new look soon.

For the latest news check out our Facebook page. Also for news from CAMRA across London see London Drinker, and the London CAMRA Facebook page.