John Walker Tavern

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

🍺 WE’VE PUT OUR PRICES DOWN… BECAUSE WE CAN! 🍺

🌟ALL DAY EVERY DAY

Why? Because we’re the John Walker Tavern home of brilliant drinks, unbeatable prices and the best atmosphere in town! 😎

Murphy’s, Carlsberg, Strongbow, Foster’s and John Smith’s now ALL ONLY £2.80 A PINT!

We don’t just talk about giving you better value… we actually do it! 🙌🍻

BIG FLAVOURS. TINY PRICES. ONLY AT THE JOHN WALKER TAVERN!

06/10/2026

🎤 STICKY 13 + KARAOKE 🎤

We’ve now added 🔥 STICKY 13 🔥 to our Wednesday’s Karaoke nights!

Join us every Wednesday and Sunday from 4PM for great music, good vibes, karaoke fun and now even more chances to win with Sticky 13! 🎶🍻

Get your friends together and let’s make Wednesdays and Sundays even bigger! 🎤✨

06/10/2026

⚽🔥 LIVE FOOTBALL TODAY AT JOHN WALKER TAVERN! 🔥⚽

🏴 ENGLAND vs CZECH REPUBLIC 🇨🇿
⏰ KO 7:45PM

Come down to John Walker Tavern and catch all the action LIVE on the big screens! 📺⚽

🍺 Cold pints
⚽ Live football
🙌 Great atmosphere
🏴 COME ON ENGLAND!

Get in early, grab a pint and get your seat! 🍻

05/10/2026

05/10/2026

🍋 THE LEMON CHALLENGE IS ON! 🍋

Think you’ve got a steady hand? 👀🍺

Balance a 10p coin on the lemon and WIN A FREE PINT! 🍻

Sounds easy… but is it? 😏
Come down, have a go and prove it!

🍋 10p. One lemon. One chance to win a FREE PINT! 🍺

📍 John Walker Tavern
Tag someone who thinks they can do it! 😂🍋

05/10/2026

👉 FREE Pool All Day Monday with any drink purchase! 🎱🍻

Grab your mates, enjoy a refreshing pint or cocktail, and challenge each other to a few games on us!

📍 Come down, chill out, and make your Mondays way more fun.
We’ll be waiting with cues ready and cold drinks flowing! 😄✨

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 👏