April 2024 news

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

Branch and other local CAMRA 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:

• April

  • Tue 2 (2pm) Social: Three Tuns, 1 Portman Mews South, W1H 6HP.

  • Mon 15 (3pm): Afternoon social at the Victoria, W2 2NH to present the Pub of the Year award.

  • Wed 24 (2pm) Joint social with North London branch: Crown & Anchor, 137 Drummond St. NW1 2HL.

• May

  • Tue 7 (7pm) Social: meet Hereford Arms, 127 Gloucester Road, SW7 4TE.

  • Tue 21 (7.30/8pm) branch AGM: Star Tavern, 6 Belgrave Mews West, SW1X 8HT (formal notification to members will be sent in due course).

  • Mon 27 (2pm) Social: meet Old Shades, 27 Whitehall, SW1A 2BX.

• June
  • Sat 8 (2pm) Cask Pub and Kitchen 15th Birthday

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. Upcoming events: 15 June 2024 - Daytime tour of Rotherhithe and Bermondsey.
• The April/May issue of London Drinker is now 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.
• The branch Pub of the Year results have been announced. Many congratulations to the Victoria, W2!

 Pub and brewery news

• City Pub Group has been acquired by Young's. They operate a number of pubs in our branch area - Aragon House (SW6), Bow Street Tavern (WC2), Cock & Bottle (W11), Daly's Wine Bar (WC2), King's House (SW6), Nell Gwynne (WC2), Phene (SW3), Pride of Paddington (W2), Temple Brew House (WC2), and Walker's of Whitehall (SW1).
• NW1, CHAPEL, 48 Chapel Street, NW1 5DP. Closed, awaiting demolition & rebuild.
• NW1, WINDSOR CASTLE, 98 Park Road, NW1 4SH. Closed, future uncertain.
• NW8, JOHNNY GREEN , 87 Allitsen Road, NW8 7AS. Part of the Daisy Green chain of casual eateries. Thus mainly for casual eating (breakfast & lunches) but some keg beers are available plus some bar stools. The site is home to the development Chef and the test kitchen for the whole Daisy Green Collection.
• SW1, 23 GROSVENOR GARDENS (Belgravia Mansions Estates), 23 Grosvenor Gardens, SW1W 0BP. Closed as part of the 8 Eaton Lane development.
• SW1, BRASS MONKEY (Stonegate), 250 Vauxhall Bridge Road, SW1V 1AU.. As of early 2024 it was reported that this venue no longer sells cask ale.
• SW1, BROWNS BAR & BRASSERIE (M&B), 2 Cardinal Walk, SW1E 5AG. Self-reported closed for extensive refurb, reopening early 2025.
• SW1, FEATHERS (M&B/Nicholson's), 18-20 Broadway, SW1H 0BH. No longer Cask Marque accredited.
• SW1, GRENADIER, 18 Wilton Row, SW1X 7NR. Reopened. Now operated by Ineos 123.
• SW1, PALM HOUSE ), 150 Victoria Street, SW1E 5LB. At the south-east corner of the huge Nova development, this is one of the large number of bar/eateries competing with each other here. Various food menus are available including a pre-theatre menu, all veering towards tex-mex, and the drinks list includes some keg beers. There is an upstairs bar as well as the ground floor. According to operator Incipio, the venue "revives the vibrant spirit of Miami's iconic 1930s Clubhouse scene".
• SW1, RED LION (Fuller's), 48 Parliament Street, SW1A 2NH. Was closed for refurb, expected reopening 13 March 2024 - presumably now reopen.
• SW1, ST GEORGE'S TAVERN (M&B/Nicholson's), 14 Belgrave Road, SW1V 1QD. Cask Marque re-accredited.
• SW1, STOKE HOUSE , 81 Buckingham Palace Road, SW1W 0AJ. This is one of the many modern bar / restaurants in and around Sir Simon Milton Square in the Nova development. The venue is mainly a steak house, but the extensive menu includes many other dishes including sandwiches, bar food, Sunday roasts, and a pre-theatre offering. The inside tables are mostly laid up for those dining, but there is some general seating plus a few bar stools. The drinks list includes a few keg draught beers.
• SW1, WHITE HORSE & BOWER (Shepherd Neame), 86 Horseferry Road, SW1P 2EE. Closed for major refurb, reopening autumn 2024.
• SW3, CHELSEA PIG, Old Church Street. Announced in March that it is closed until further notice.
• SW6, CHELSEA LODGE (Stonegate), 562 Kings Road, SW6 2DZ. Reopened as BOHA LONDON. The Shibeen is a 1920’s-inspired downstairs "speakeasy and cocktail" bar reported to have some keg beer fonts.
• SW6, CRE BAR, Imperial Wharf, Imperial Road, SW6 2GA. The coffee lounge and bar at this Doubletree by Hilton Hotel (Cre is Irish for earth, see venue website!). The bar/lounge is to the right of the ground-floor hotel entrance and stretches around the corner. All-day snacks and drinks are available and there are some keg beers at the bar.
• SW7, ASHBURN SW7 (Holiday Inn), 97 Cromwell Road, SW7 4DN. Renamed CROMWELL TAVERN.
• SW10, CHELSEA FUNHOUSE (AT WORLD'S END DISTILLERY) (Wellington), 459 Kings Road, SW10 0LR. Closed, premises owner seeking new tenant/lease holder.
• WC2, GARRICK CLUB, 15 Garrick Street, WC2E 9AY. Real ale is reportedly on offer in the bar.
• WC2, NELL OF OLD DRURY (Stonegate), 29 Catherine Street, WC2B 5JS. No longer offers a CAMRA discount.
• WC2, WHITE LION (M&B/Nicholson's), 24 James Street, WC2E 8NT. Was closed for refurbishment, now reopened.
• W1, ARGYLL ARMS (M&B/Nicholson's), 18 Argyll Street, W1F 7TP. Cask Marque re-accredited.
• W1, CLACHAN (M&B/Nicholson's), 34 Kingly Street, W1B 5QH. Cask Marque re-accredited. Doesn’t offer a CAMRA discount.
• W1, CLARENCE (M&B/Nicholson's), 4 Dover Street, W1S 4LB. Cask Marque re-accredited.
• W1, COACH & HORSES (Shepherd Neame), 5 Hill Street, W1J 5LD. Participant in the SN 2024 Cask Club beer offer, 20% discount to CAMRA members.
• W1, COCK & LION (Punch), 62 Wigmore Street, W1U 2SA. No longer Cask Marque accredited.
• W1, CROWN (M&B/Nicholson's), 64 Brewer Street, W1F 9TP. Cask Marque re-accredited.
• W1, DE HEMS (M&B/Castle), 11 Macclesfield Street, W1D 5BW. Reopened following refurb.
• W1, DOG & DUCK (M&B/Nicholson's), 18 Bateman Street, W1D 3AJ Cask Marque re-accredited.
• W1, DUKE OF YORK, 47 Rathbone Street. A planning application to convert the upper floors was approved, despite objections from CAMRA and others.
• W1, FLYING HORSE (M&B/Nicholson's), 6 Oxford Street, W1D 1AN. Cask Marque re-accredited.
• W1, GOAT TAVERN (Greene King), 3 Stafford Street, W1S 4RP. No longer sells real ale.
• W1, JERUSALEM BAR & KITCHEN (Breakfast Group), 33-34 Rathbone Place, W1T 1JQ. Closed, future uncertain.
• W1, KING'S HEAD (M&B/Nicholson's), 10 Stafford Street, W1S 4RX. Cask Marque re-accredited.
• W1, MARQUIS OF GRANBY (M&B/Nicholson's), 2 Rathbone Street, W1T 1NT. Cask Marque re-accredited.
• W1, WHITE HORSE (M&B/Nicholson's), 16 Newburgh Street, W1F 7RY. Cask Marque re-accredited.
• W1, NEON 194, 194 Piccadilly, W1J 9LN. Marketed as a social, events and production space, but also having a cafe/bar on the ground floor serving breakfast, brunch & lunch light meals. Some draught keg beers are available. The lower floor is for exhibitions, music, performances and private parties.
• W2, BRIDGE HOUSE (M&B/Castle), 13 Westbourne Terrace Road, W2 6NG. Closed for refurb, expected reopening 28 Mar 2024.
• W2, CLEVELAND ARMS (Market Taverns), 28 Chilworth Street, W2 6DT. As at early 2024 it was reported that there were cellarage problems with cask ale dispense and that this would take some time to sort out.
• W2, VICTORIA (Fuller's), 10A Strathearn Place, W2 2NH. Had been closed in early March for minor works, has now reopened.
• W6, NOVOTEL LONDON WEST HOTEL (Accor Hotels), 1 Shortlands, W6 8DR. Non-residents may use the bar.
• W6, SOUTHERN BELLE, 175-177 Fulham Palace Road, W6 8QT. Planning app 2023/00574/FUL Change of use from a public house (Class Sui Generis) to a retail unit (Class E) at ground and basement floor levels was APPROVED by the Council 31 May 2023.
• W6, SWAN (M&B/Nicholson's), 46 Hammersmith Broadway, W6 0DZ. Cask Marque re-accredited.
• W8, ELEPHANT & CASTLE (M&B/Nicholson's), 40 Holland Street, W8 4LT. Cask Marque re-accredited.
• W9, UNION TAVERN (Fuller's), 45 Woodfield Road, W9 2BA. Reopened on 21st March following a refurbishment.
• W12, GREEN (Stonegate), 172-174 Uxbridge Road, W12 7JP. Was temporarily closed.
• W12, POCKET WATCH (Brakspear), 434 Uxbridge Road, W12 0NS. Real Ale reinstated:- Brakspear Gravity.
• W12, PRAIRIE FIRE, 88-89 Railway Arches, Wood Lane, W12 7DS. Closed in mid-Feb, future uncertain.

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 2024 is now on sale at https://shop1.camra.org.uk/product-the-good-beer-guide-2024/. There is also a mobile friendly online Good Beer Guide app available at https://goodbeerguide.org.uk/.
• The national CAMRA members weekend and annual general meeting is being held in Dundee on 26th-28th April. See https://camra.org.uk/members-weekend-agm-conference/ for more details.

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