The Victoria Hotel

07/10/2026

Britain’s pubs are worth up to £30 billion in wellbeing value to communities across the UK. But rising costs and high taxes are putting pressure on pubs that bring people together.

This Week of Action, join the campaign today and tell your MP to keep pubs open and pints affordable.

https://www.longlivethelocal.pub/letter 🍍

06/10/2026

Maddie D IS AT THE VIC THIS SATURDAY 🕺

You might recognise her from BOS Fest…. and We’re so excited to have her performing here at The Vic 🙌🏼

Expect a mix of covers and her own originals 🎤 This Saturday 9pm! See you at The Vic 💙

05/10/2026

Halloween is coming to The Vic… and this one’s going to be a good one! 👻

Join us Saturday 31st October from 8pm–1am for a night of scares, drinks, dancing and live music from Caught on the Backfoot 🎸

Fancy dress is highly encouraged! And if you’re dressed up, you’ll get a FREE shot! 🍻

We’ve also got a Best Dressed competition with:
🥇 £50 bar tab
🥈 £25 bar tab

So get your best costume ready and come party with us! 🕷️🎃

04/10/2026

COMPETITION TIME 🤩 WIN BREAKFAST FOR TWO 🍳

Have you entered our competition yet?

We absolutely LOVE hearing your lovely reviews about The Vic when you’re chatting to us day to day 🥰

But we’d love to get a few more of those reviews online, so other people can see what you think too!

So, after your next visit, simply leave us a review on Facebook or Google to be entered into our competition to win Breakfast for two!🥓☕️

The winner will be picked at random and announced on our page on the 15th of October!

Good luck & thank you as always for supporting The Vic 💙

03/10/2026

TONIGHT 🎸

Riffdogs are taking over The Vic from 9pm! A four-piece live band bringing covers from across the decades, with plenty to sing along to and a few tunes you forgot you knew every word to! 🤩

Music on, drinks flowing and we’re open until 1am… sounds like a plan to us 🍻🎶

02/10/2026

Thanks Kate and Joan ☺️💙 Our kitchen is open 9am-9pm Monday to Saturday and 9am-3pm on Sundays 🍴

02/10/2026

Friday = our favourite day of the week 🍻

Food is being served from 9am–9pm, then it’s time for our famous meat raffle at 6pm! 🥩 Just £2 a ticket, Pynes meat and some fab prizes up for grabs!

Then from 9pm, it’s karaoke time 🎤 Get those Friday night vocals ready… we’re open until 1am!

What more do you need for a Friday? 😏

01/10/2026

October Saturdays = sorted 🎸

We’ve got a whole month of live music lined up at The Vic, all kicking off from 9pm. Grab your mates, grab a drink and get ready for a few Saturday nights of proper tunes 👇

Sat 3rd – Riffdogs
Sat 10th – Maddie D
Sat 17th – Ragtag Poodles
Sat 24th – Western Rock
Sat 31st – Caught on the Backfoot

Which Saturday are you coming down for? 👀

See you at The Vic 💙

01/10/2026

COMPETITION TIME 🤩 WIN BREAKFAST FOR TWO 🍳

We absolutely LOVE hearing your lovely reviews about The Vic when you’re chatting to us day to day 🥰

But we’d love to get a few more of those reviews online, so other people can see what you think too!

So, after your next visit, simply leave us a review on Facebook or Google to be entered into our competition to win Breakfast for two!🥓☕️

The winner will be picked at random and announced on our page on the 15th of October!

Good luck & thank you as always for supporting The Vic 💙

25/09/2026

Actress Daisy Edgar-Jones filmed 🎥 a promo for her new film, Sense and Sensibility in our Canonbury pub, The Marquess Tavern for Vogue 🥰

The team at Vogue were searching for a shooting location that oozes class, was timeless and in-keeping with the theme of the movie... so where else were they going to film?! 😏

Take a look at the promo - Daisy is in character as Elinor Dashwood throughout!

Sense and Sensibility hits cinemas TODAY! 🎬Why not pop into The Marquess Tavern to wash down your popcorn! 🍿🍷

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22/09/2026

We're on board, are you?

Join thousands backing Britain's pubs and breweries.

www.longlivethelocal.pub ❤️🍺

21/09/2026

This pub is a gem! 💎

The Wig & Mitre in Lincoln's Cathedral Quarter has reopened following a £100k investment. ⛪

Anne-Marie and Paul Balcomb have taken on the 14th century pub... "We’re thrilled to take control of such an iconic pub and can’t wait to meet all of our wonderful guests" ❤️

📷 Courtesy of Tory McTernan

17/09/2026

Welcome to The Buck Inn 🦌

New Management Partner Adrian McShane-Chapman has taken over the Thornton-le-Dale pub following a whopping £490k investment 🤑

🗨️ “I arrived in the UK 22 years ago from Australia, armed with just a backpack and no real plan... I’ve dipped in and out of hospitality over that time but the fire inside me to run my own pub burned bright.” - Adrian

If you're in Yorkshire, pay Adrian and his team a visit and check out this stunning pub for yourselves. 🤩

15/09/2026

Rory takes the keys to the refurbished Cross Keys pub in Nottingham! 🗝️

Our new Management Partner Rory Calladine has taken the reins at the popular city centre pub following a £100,000 investment.

🗨️"I was instantly drawn to the pub and as soon I discovered it was available in a partnership with Punch, I jumped at the chance." 🍍

Regular guests at The Cross Keys will instantly notice the pub’s traditional feel and special characteristics have been retained throughout but that a complete refresh has taken place. 💫

11/09/2026

We have reopened the Keyworth Tavern following a quarter-of-a-million refurbishment 🔥

The Keyworth pub in Nottingham, run by our Management Partner John Francis, had been closed for 5 weeks while we tore out the bar, stripped the pub back and replaced everything with new, modern furnishings. 🤩

Great work by everyone involved in the transformation 🥂

03/09/2026

We're quite fond of it too, Prime Minister! The Dog House

28/08/2026

Our Publican Beth at The Beeswing Inn 2013 has raised circa £250K for charity 😍 so if you're in the area this weekend, pop in and enjoy the music, food and drink!

Well done Beth!! 🥳

The Beeswing in East Cowton is hosting its 13th ‘Glastonbury’ festival to raise money for end of life care at a nearby hospital.

27/08/2026

Newly married couple Gareth and Jamie Furness have take the over The Bay Horse Inn in Pickering. 🔔

The pub has received a £400,000 investment and Gareth says it has been very well received by locals. 😃

“We are seeing more locals returning to the pub, faces that haven't been seen here for many years and we are seeing them on a regular basis... The refurb has really put The Bay Horse Inn back on the map and firmly at the heart of the Pickering community.” ❤️

Well done to everyone involved in this brilliant transformation 👏