The George, Alnwick

09/10/2026

🍬 🍭 how many sweets are in the jar??
Guess right and the lot is yours 😋

09/10/2026

Well is been a boring old time without the Premier League for a short while…
But we’re back tomorrow!!! ⚽️ 🏆
10th October, 6 games in one day!

Arsenal vs Leeds 12:30am
Villa vs Brentford 3:00pm
Ipswich vs Fulham 3:00pm
Chelsea vs Bournemouth 3:00pm
Sunderland vs Brighton 3:00pm
Man U vs Spurs 5:30pm

09/10/2026

Have you ever wondered what the upstairs of The George looks like??

Well at the moment it’s THIS!
nearly 130 halloween so close to our target of one for every child at both Barndale school sites

Thank you to everyone who has donated sweeties, fillers or pennies 🖤🎃🕷️🕸️

08/10/2026

?? Bet you didn’t know this??

Inch’s c***r dates back to 1916, founded by a postman called Sam Inch who paid his local workers in apples rather than money??! 🍺 🍎

It’s also now sold for merely £2.50 a pint Monday - Thursday at The George (sorry you can’t pay us in apples 😉)

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 🍍

07/10/2026

?? Fact of the day ??
John Smith’s Extra Smooth was first sold for roughly 23p a pint??!🍺

Now we can’t match the price of the 70s but we can bring you the best rates in Alnwick at just £2.50 a pint Monday - Thursday!! 🍻

06/10/2026

?? Did you know ??

Carling l***r 🍺 has been quenching thirst and healing long work days since 1952??!
It quickly became the most popular UK l***r by the early 1980s
Now just £2.50 a pint, Monday to Thursday 🍻

05/10/2026

05/10/2026

A good little haul so far to fill these goodie bags!! 🎃 🕷️

There is now a collection tub on the bar for any donations as well as the amazon wish list link too!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/wishlist/ls/3MY4JKB7YEHCH?ref_=wl_share

05/10/2026

All 5 £2.50 pints Monday-Thursday

That’s means 2 for £5
3 for £7.50
4 for £10

You can’t get better than this 😍

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 👏