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.

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:

• July
  
  • Tue 22 (7pm) evening social, meet Grenadier, Wilton Row, SW1X 7NR
• August
  
  • Wed 13 (3.45pm) Hammersmith Bridge Social joint with Richmond & Hounslow Branch: 3.45pm Blue Boat (Distillery Wharf, Parr's Way, W6 9RU); then, 5.15pm Blue Anchor (13 Lower Mall, W6 9DJ); 6.15pm Bridge (204 Castelnau, SW13 9DW); and, 7.30pm Red Lion (2 Castelnau, SW13 9RU).
  • Tue 26 (2pm) Charing Cross Social: 2pm Stranded (430 Strand, WC2R 0QN); then, 3pm Lemon Tree (4 Bedfordbury, WC2N 4BP); and, 4pm 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 brewery news

• NW1, SPORTS BAR & GRILL (Stonegate), Melcombe Place, NW1 6JJ. Handpumps removed – no cask beer.

• NW8, LORD'S TAVERN (Marylebone Cricket Club), St John's Wood Road, NW8 8QP. No cask beer.

• SW1, BAY & BRACKET (Stonegate), 17-19 Artillery Row, SW1P 1RH. No cask beer.

• SW1, BROWNS BAR & BRASSERIE (M&B), 2 Cardinal Walk, SW1E 5AG. Reopened.

• SW1, GOAT (Stonegate), 333 Fulham Road, SW10 9QL. Closed, awaiting refurb under new operator Aldrich Inns.

• SW1, TIGER TIGER (A3D2), 29 Haymarket, SW1Y 4SP. Reopened as LUXE.

• SW1, WONDERVILLE (Crown Estates), 57-60 Haymarket, SW1Y 4QX. This venue appears to have closed for the time being and is boarded up.

• SW3, ADMIRAL CODRINGTON (Butcombe Brewery), 17 Mossop Street, SW3 2LY. Closed for a three-month refurb, to reopen end Sept 2025.

• SW3, BOOKBAR. This is a bookshop, wine bar, and events space in the heart of Chelsea just off the Kings Road, the second opening from BookBar.

• SW3, BUTCHER'S TAP & GRILL (Stonegate/Tom Kerridge), 25-27 Tryon Street, SW3 3LG. Renamed CHALK.

• SW3, PHENE (Young's (ex City Pub Company), 9 Phene Street, SW3 5NY. No longer Cask Marque accredited.

• SW5, SPROUT, 1-15 Templeton Place, SW5 9NB. Sprout is a cocktail bar in the Templeton Garden Hotel, and accessed through the hotel which opened in April 2025.

• SW6, ARAGON HOUSE (Young's (ex City Pub Company)), 247 New Kings Road, SW6 4XG. No longer Cask Marque accredited.

• SW6, DURELL ARMS (Greene King/Metropolitan), 704 Fulham Road, SW6 5SA. Refurbished. Real ale removed in the process and so no longer Cask Marque accredited and no CAMRA discount.

• SW6, EIGHT BELLS (Yellow Panda Pub Co), 89 Fulham High Street, SW6 3JS. Cask ales are £4 per pint for CAMRA members.

• SW6, FULHAM FOOTBALL CLUB, Stevenage Road, SW6 6HH. Multiple alcohol licences were granted to Fulham Football Club in May 2024 as part of a £100 million development scheme. At ground-floor level there is an impressive curved foyer named Riverside Market containing various street-food outlets and two bars. The development is being marketed under the overall name Fulham Pier and the website given is their website not the football club's. Inside the foyer the London Essence Cocktail Bar sells a range of drinks including various keg beers and outside the Enemigo Riverside Bar caters for those who do not want to come inside! Note that on match days the area will be closed to the public and the Thames Path will divert again. Further alcohol venues will open in due course.

• SW6, MARKET HALL (London Underground), 472 Fulham Road, SW6 1BY. Reopened as WALHAM GREEN . Closed for over three years this Grade II listed building has now become a JDW venue named Walham Green, which was the name for Fulham Broadway underground station until 1952. The building was the former entrance and ticket hall of the underground station. The pub redevelopment reportedly cost almost £3 million; it has over 4,700 square feet of customer area, set over its ground and first floors plus a first-floor roof terrace (600 square feet). There is an open kitchen and natural daylight from the rather magnificent glazed roof above; the upstairs seating area has windows looking down on the bar and for the less agile, there is a lift to the upstairs. JDW has also retained certain of the old-style shop fronts. On the opening date three regular cask ales (Abbot, Ruddles, Doom Bar) plus six guest ales were reported. And if you do not want to queue at the bar and are tech-savvy, there is an 'app station' with beer wall allowing pours of popular drinks.

• SW6, MITRE (SW6) (HPUT A Ltd/Stonegate/Inda Pubs), 81 Dawes Road, SW6 7DU. Now Cask Marque accredited.

• W1, BLUE POSTS (Greene King), 18 Kingly Street, W1B 5PX. Reopened following refurb.

• W1, SHASTON ARMS (Shaftesbury/Hall & Woodhouse), 4 Ganton Street, W1F 7QN. Closed, to reopen autumn 2025 as a gastropub.

• W1, DUKE OF YORK, 45 Harrowby St. Cask ale handpumps removed.

• W1, WINDSOR CASTLE (Manica Properties), 27-29 Crawford Place, W1H 4LJ. Closed in 2016. Planning app to covert to hotel submitted.

• W1, CHERRY TREE YARD, 50 Shepherd Market, W1J 7QS. This is a cafe-bar in the upmarket Shepherd Market district of Mayfair, also serving wine, operated by the growing London wine bar chain Mayfair House Group.

• W1, CLEMENCE BAR, 46 Shepherd Market, W1J 7QS. This is an Italian restaurant and cocktail bar in the upmarket Shepherd Market area of Mayfair, operated by the growing London wine bar chain Mayfair House Group.

• W1, BLIND PIG, 8-10 Pollen Street, W1S 1NQ. Reopened as MOTCOMBS, a restaurant and cocktail bar, now in conformance with CAMRAs definition of a pub.

• W1, BURLINGTON ARMS (ex-City Pub Company), 21 Old Burlington Street, W1S 2JL. Now operated by Mosaic. Sells a real cider.

• W1, MASONS ARMS (Greene King), 38 Maddox Street, W1S 1PY. Standard 10% cask discount for CAMRA Members available.

• W1, MEWS OF MAYFAIR, 10 Lancashire Court, W1S 1EY. Closed and the various premises seem to have merged back into the buildings fronting onto other streets. As at mid-2025 many of these back doors had Landlord Repossession Notices on them.

• W1, DUKE OF YORK (McMullen), 47 Rathbone Street, W1T 1NW. Reopened as a McMullen managed pub with their three regular cask beers available.

• W1, NEWMAN ARMS (Shaftesbury), 23 Rathbone Street, W1T 1NG. Now owned and operated by Aldrich Inns.

• W1, ANGELIQUE'S WINE HOUSE, 18-19 St Christopher's Place, W1U 1NN. Wine bar and shop, also serving a small food selection including cheese and charcuterie sharing platters. Drinks available also include spirits and a bottled beer. The site is operated by the growing London wine bar chain Mayfair House Group.

• W2, DANIEL GOOCH, 40 Porchester Road, W2 6ES. Following various planning applications and attempts to market the site as a pub, Westminster Council agreed dated 17 April 2025: "Use of ground and mezzanine levels as flexible commercial (Class E) use and provision of associated cycle parking; infill of existing undercroft at ground floor level and installation of new entrance fronting Porchester Road."

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

• W2, NOTTING HILL HARBOUR CLUB, 1 Alfred Road, W2 5EY. Renamed DAVID LLOYD NOTTING HILL. The restaurant and bar area has one draught keg lager.

• W2, PRIDE OF PADDINGTON (Heineken/ex-City Pub Company), 1-3 Craven Road, W2 3BP. No longer Cask Marque accredited (Young’s Policy)

• W6, PLOUGH & HARROW (Atlas Hotels (Group 2) Ltd/Wetherspoon), 120-124 King Street, W6 0QU. Closed by JDW at the start of June. The site had been on their disposal list for some long time.

• W9, FRANKFORT ARMS (Stonegate/Craft Union), 518 Harrow Road, W9 3QA. Closed, licence temporarily suspended following serious assault. It is reported that its owner Craft Union Pub Company says it wants to rebrand the Harrow Road pub under a new name and find new operators.

• W11, COCK & BOTTLE (Young's (ex City Pub Company)), 17 Needham Road, W11 2RP. No longer Cask Marque accredited due to Young’s policy.

• W11, DISTILLERY, 186 Portobello Road, W11 1LA. After various incarnations and periods of closure this site is now PERMIT ROOM, an all-day bar-cafe styled on Bombay pubs and operated by Dishoom. The name is inspired by the illegal drinking culture in many states after India's independence in 1947; by 1973 the law was relaxed and it became possible to apply for a permit to say you could drink alcohol. The food is Indian-style apart from the breakfast menu which is Anglo-Indian! Options include kids' portions and local home-delivery. The bar walls feature art from both local and South Asian artists. Note that whilst the licence permits sale of alcohol from 8am, up to 10am sale of alcohol must be ancillary to meal consumption.

• W12, POCKET WATCH (Brakspear Pub Co), 434 Uxbridge Road, W12 0NS. Now the HAWTHORN. After a period of closure, this site reopened with a new name and under new management. The Hawthorn is managed by Publican Pubs run by Peter Creed & Tom Noest, who operate five upmarket gastropubs in the Cotswolds. The focus in the Hawthorn is on simple pub food, with a straightforward drinks menu and beer selection; beer remains tied to Brakspear who own the pub. Food is sourced as much as possible from existing Cotswold suppliers and includes bar snacks, steak nights, chicken nights, and Sunday roasts. The food has been described in reviews as "great value". Two handpumps for cask ale. Toilets are upstairs.

• W12, QUEEN ADELAIDE (Greene King), 412 Uxbridge Road, W12 0NR. Closed towards the end of June. Staff say it will not be reopening (at least as a GK managed pub)

• W14, ALBION (Heineken UK/individual/independent), 121 Hammersmith Road, W14 0QL. No longer Cask Marque accredited.

• W14, ELM (Yellow Panda Pub Co), 206 North End Road, W14 9NX. Cask ales are £4 per pint for CAMRA members.

• W14, STUMBLE INN, 1 Russell Gardens, W14 8EZ. Converted from a dry cleaners, this is now a cocktail and wine bar but three keg beers and some bottles are also on offer. Bar nibbles plus cheese & charcuterie boards are available to eat.

• WC2, BOW STREET TAVERN (Shaftesbury/Young's (ex City Pub Company)), 37 Bow Street, WC2E 7AU. No longer Cask Marque accredited (Young’s Policy)

• WC2, CECILIA'S WINE HOUSE, 42 Drury Lane, WC2B 5AJ. Wine shop and small bar. There is a small tapas-style food menu plus cheese & charcuterie platters. A couple of draught beers are on offer within the drinks list. The venue is card-only. The site is operated by the growing London wine bar chain Mayfair House Group.

• WC2, COURTYARD WINE CELLARS, 17B & 18B The Marketplace, Covent Garden, WC2E 8RB. This is a 2,500 sq. foot cafe and wine bar with 100 covers and over 1,000 wines from 100 wine regions and across 10 different countries. The food offering is sharing cheese and charcuterie platters, plus salads, small dishes, and pizza. The site is operated by the growing London wine bar chain Mayfair House Group. Note that alcohol may not be served until noon, and that after 9pm it must be accompanied by food consumption under the terms of the licence.

• WC2, DIRTY MARTINI, 11-12 Russell Street, WC2B 5HZ. Closed. It is thought that the site and the neighbouring Tutton's unit will be converted into the Harry’s bar and restaurant brand.

• WC2, FREEMASONS ARMS (Shepherd Neame), 81-82 Long Acre, WC2E 9NG. Closed for refurb & name change under new management. Set to reopen under the name The Bull and The Egret.

• WC2, NELL GWYNNE (Young's (ex City Pub Company)), 1-2 Bull Inn Court, WC2R 0NP. . No longer Cask Marque accredited (Young’s Policy)

• WC2, NELL OF OLD DRURY (Shaftesbury/Stonegate), 29 Catherine Street, WC2B 5JS. No longer Cask Marque accredited.

• WC2, SALSA! (Stonegate), Temple Place, Victoria Embankment, WC2R 2PH. Closed, future uncertain.

• WC2, STRANDED, 430 Strand, WC2R 0QN. This is the latest outlet to be opened by Bloomsbury Leisure Group, hence is sister to the Euston Tap. Stranded is close to Charing Cross mainline station, at the eastern end of the splendid West Strand building, the very large triangular site split in two on its Strand frontage by the imposing glass entrance doors of Coutts Bank. There is an entrance on the Strand and another one round the corner on William IV Street. There is a 13-metre Czech-built bar with four cask ale handpumps at the right hand end of the bar as you look at it, and against the rear wall, not on the bar. The T-bar of five rotating keg beers is adjacent, mostly from smaller brewers. The main feature of the bar - at left hand side- are the Budvar dispenses with Original, Nefiltr (unfiltered), Dark and 0.0% and more. There is a noodle bar on site for eats and the coffee bar is open from 8am.

• WC2, TEMPLE BREW HOUSE (Young's (ex City Pub Company)), 46 Essex St, WC2R 3JF. No longer Cask Marque accredited (Young’s Policy)
• WC2, TUTTONS, 11-12 Russell Street, WC2B 5HZ. Closed, it is thought that the site and the neighbouring Dirty Martini unit will be converted into the Harry’s bar and restaurant brand.

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, although the old websites are still available at the time of writing.
• CAMRA also has a new logo - this branch website will be updated to the new look soon.
• The Great British Beer Festival 2025 will be held in the NEC, Birmingham on 5th to 9th August.

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