Steam Wagon Inn, Shrewsbury

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 🍍

04/10/2026

🔨 WE’RE CLOSING FOR A REFURBISHMENT! 🔨

From Monday 16th November, we’ll be temporarily closing our doors while we give the pub an exciting new look.

Here’s what we’ve got planned:

🎨 A fresh new colour scheme
🛋️ Comfortable new seating
✨ New carpets and lighting
🎯 Two new dartboards with digital scorers and halo lights
🎱 A newly reclothed pool table with a Tournament LED Halo Light
📺 Larger TVs showing all the biggest football matches
🍻 Extra fixed seating, tables and stools in the new bar area
🔥 A brand-new pagoda with heating, lighting and speakers—keeping you warm and dry whatever the weather
📹 An upgraded CCTV system with additional cameras to help us continue providing a safe and welcoming environment

The pool room will be transformed into our main sports bar, while the existing bar area will become a comfortable lounge and dining space.

The result will be a fantastic two-room venue:

🍽️ The Lounge — for dining, relaxing and catching up
⚽ The Bar — for live sport, darts, pool and a great atmosphere

We can’t wait to welcome you back and show you the finished pub! Keep an eye on our page for refurbishment updates and reopening details. 👀

01/10/2026

Friday at the Wagon:
❌ No lunch service sorry, as Ben has a meeting in Telford with Punch.
🍽️ Dinner as usual from 5pm.
👩‍🎤 Come and enjoy come live music with Tegan who is singing for us from 8pm.

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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24/09/2026

🎶 LIVE MUSIC 🎶 this Friday @ 9pm 🕘

22/09/2026

We're on board, are you?

Join thousands backing Britain's pubs and breweries.

www.longlivethelocal.pub ❤️🍺

21/09/2026

FYI: Our kitchen will be CLOSED on 29th September as Ben is attending the Lingen Davies Shrewsbury Secret Supper.

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

20/09/2026

Today's football on Sky Sports & TNT Sports

19/09/2026

The one you've all been waiting for...

Our Christmas Day menu is here 🎄

Limited spaces left as we'd already pre-booked most of the room before the menu dropped!

5 Courses: Adults £60, Children (under 12) £30.
Starter | Sorbet Palate Cleanser | Main | Dessert | Coffee with Salted Caramel Fudge.

£10 deposit per person to secure your table, final balance and menu choices needed by 30th November. (Children's menu finalised by next week)

We can't wait for you to join us for the most luxurious meal of the year here at The Wagon 🥂

19/09/2026

We are proud to be able to share our Festive Fayre menu for 2026. Served from 18th November until Christmas Eve. Bookings require a £10 per person deposit, final balances and full pre-orders are required 7 days prior to your reservation. Please reach out to us if you have any specific requirements and we will do our best to accommodate.

19/09/2026

Today's football fixtures:
Spurs v Villa @ 12:30pm & Forest v Coventry @ 5:30pm

18/09/2026

Friday = B**r 🍺

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 👏