They’re warm, cosy, friendly — sometimes a little edgy — and they’re everywhere. Pubs are a quintessential part of life in Britain, but customers need to know some important facts before visiting them ...

Wet pub: Simply put, a pub which only serves drinks, not food. Not to be confused with the White Swan in Twickenham, London, whose riverside beer garden regularly floods, leaving drinkers stranded.

Wet pub: Simply put, a pub which only serves drinks, not food. Not to be confused with the White Swan in Twickenham, London, whose riverside beer garden regularly floods, leaving drinkers stranded.

For now, customers are urged to call the pub to reserve a table. "Our promise to you: we'll work tirelessly to maintain the warm, welcoming atmosphere that makes the White Lion special.

A community benefit society was set up to buy the pub, which first opened in 1728, and an effort to refurbish the building ...

The White Swan is described as a "traditional English Pub and a relaxed restaurant, a popular destination for the local communities and visitors from a far". It features in the CAMRA Beer Guide ...

An Oxfordshire pub had debts of more than £150,000 when it closed down, accounts show, owing thousands to other county-wide watering holes. New independent owners have since taken over The Three Tuns ...

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A real ale fan who has spent more than 40 years on the world's longest pub crawl has revealed two of his favourite boozers ...