telstarbox
Established Member
Thinking about pubs a lot recently. I'm lucky enough to live within staggering distance of several pubs:
an independent which sometimes has bands on
an old school 'local' run by a pubco
a 'free house' run by a London-only chain
and the local Wetherspoons.
All four serve ales, three do food, and all seem fairly busy as a result - crucially with younger as well as older customers. Often the beers are brewed locally which is also great to see. However I was out in Kent on a Saturday and found several pubs which had recently closed down. In my hometown there is now one pub where once there were four.
Although pubs are still closing, industry reports suggest that the number of pubs has now reached a sustainable level relative to the amount of custom. It's tragic to see a closed pub but do pubs deserve to die if they're not moving with the times?
an independent which sometimes has bands on
an old school 'local' run by a pubco
a 'free house' run by a London-only chain
and the local Wetherspoons.
All four serve ales, three do food, and all seem fairly busy as a result - crucially with younger as well as older customers. Often the beers are brewed locally which is also great to see. However I was out in Kent on a Saturday and found several pubs which had recently closed down. In my hometown there is now one pub where once there were four.
Although pubs are still closing, industry reports suggest that the number of pubs has now reached a sustainable level relative to the amount of custom. It's tragic to see a closed pub but do pubs deserve to die if they're not moving with the times?
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