BRANCH NEWS

A new Hall & Woodhouse pub and cafe has opened in Brentford. Called The Dockhouse. Address: 4 Kingham Avenue, Brentford, TW8 8GB. Located beside the Grand Union Canal. Badger beers on handpump. See: www.dockhouse-brentford.com/
www.facebook.com/dockhousebrentford/

The Adelaide on Park Road Teddington will be under new management from 9th August. The new General Manager is Tim Dunleavy.

A refresh of the Branch website has been long overdue, so we have been working towards this with the aim of making the change before the end of the month.

There is a full page article in the Sunday Times supplement (2nd August) about how the Lion in 27 Wick Road, Teddington, was saved for the local community by a consortium of local investors and setting up a Limited Company to buy the pub from the Stonegate Group.

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The Railway Bell in Hampton has just added their first Real Ale on the bar today (30th July 2026), Fuller's London Pride.

Sausage and Cider Festival at the Swan Inn, 1 Swan Street Isleworth, TW7 6RJ. Event from Friday 7th to Sunday 9th of August. Live acoustic music Friday 7th and Saturday 8th. info@theswaninnpub.com

Bank Holiday Beer Festival at The Lion, 27 Wick Rd, Teddington - from Friday 28th to Sunday 30th August. Over 20 beers Keg & Cask. See their website: www.thelionteddington.com/

The August/September 2026 issue of the London Drinker Magazine is now available online: londondrinker.camra.org.uk/LD/2026/LDvol48_4_HR.pdf

Beefeater pubs are closing down all its 106 businesses across Britain on the 10th September 2026. Parent company Whitbread announced a complete exit from the standalone restaurant sector and are now concentrating on their Premier Inn side. Plans for the Twickenham site are not known, but the Beefeater pub may be converted to more hotel rooms with a small restaurant for the Premier Inn use next door.

The Fountain at 1 Sixth Cross Road, Twickenham.

There are two pubs facing the river in Strand-on-the Green Chiswick, that have been told to remove all their outside seating by Hounslow Council. The Bull’s Head, the City Barge and the Bell & Crown have all received a visit from one of Hounslow’s licensing officers in the past week after the Bull’s Head put in an application to renew its licence for outside seating. Read more about this on the Chiswick Calendar web page.

Victory for pub-goers reported in The Standard

The Chiswick pub called the Hole in Wall at 12 Sutton Lane North, is reported now closed and boarded up after the tenants were evicted on the 11th June 2026. More information can be read on chiswickw4.com

Big Smoke have ended their association with the Swan in Hampton Wick. The pub closed after holding a Big Smoke leaving party on the 6th June. The pub will be reopening later in June under a new Shepherd Neame tenancy.
camra.org.uk/pubs/swan-hampton-wick-121763

The Teddington Arms Freehold is being offered for sale by AG&G with vacant possession. An open viewing session is taking place at the property at 38-40 High Street, Teddington on Friday 12th June from 10am until 11am. Unconditional offers invited.

The June/July 2026 issue of the London Drinker Magazine is now available online: londondrinker.camra.org.uk/LD/2026/LDvol48_3_HR.pdf

Work is in progress at the Adelaide at 57 Park Road, Teddington, for a full exterior refresh. More improvements coming soon and the pub's new manager, Rosie, have also been announced.

The Royal Oak at 13 Richmond Road, Twickenham, following a complete refurbishment, will reopen as a high-end neighbourhood restaurant and cocktail bar similar to The Gosling in Woking [thegosling.co.uk/] The pub closed in April 2026.

The Railway Bell, Hampton.
Robert Lee (Save The Dip Campaign) has been advised by Stonegate (the Freeholder) that Contracts have been exchanged for the sale of the pub. Stonegate have not disclosed to whom. On completion, the buyer is granting a new lease for pub use. There are plans to undertake refurbishment with the aim of reopening the pub soon, however, no reopening date has been stated.

Although an ACV is in place, suspicions have been raised that although Save The Dip Campaign should have first refusal their solicitor posits that the sale is exempt because the pub is being sold as a going concern. Robert Lee has stated the campaign group has decided not to contest the solicitor's view as raising funds to put in a bid would take time and letting the sale take its course will hopefully lead to a more speedy reopening of the pub.
https://www.savethedip.com/

The London Apprentice at 62 Church Street, Isleworth, TW7 6BG will be closed for a major refurbishment from 4th May for about 5 weeks.

The Mute Swan (opposite HCP) are having a Championship Ale & Craft Beer Festival - Friday 15th May from 6pm until late Sunday 17th May.

Across the weekend they will be serving over 40 beers and ciders from two bars, inside the pub and in their side bar. There will also be live music on Saturday and Sunday.

The Royal Oak, 13 Richmond Road, Twickenham has been closed and boarded up. It had been recently up for sale. It is assumed that the expected trade after an expensive refurbishment in 2024 has not been realised. Christian Arden and Ben Abrahams took control of The Royal Oak in October 2024. They also oversee other pubs in southwest London: The Crossing in Barnes, White Horse in Richmond, and New Inn in Ham Common.

The Red Lion in Isleworth has a new manager after the previous tenant disappeared suddenly leaving the pub in trouble. We are monitoring developments here and there is a possibility of this being another branch pub that applies for an ACV. It previously had one that expired in 2020.

The April/May 2026 issue of the London Drinker Magazine is now available online: londondrinker.camra.org.uk/LD/2026/LDvol48_2_HR.pdf

Roebuck at 122 Chiswick High Road, Chiswick, is temporarily closed for refurbishment and is expected to reopen mid March 2026.

The February/March 2026 issue of the London Drinker Magazine is now available online: londondrinker.camra.org.uk/LD/2026/LDvol48_1_HR.pdf

Rifleman pub rescue – update from the Rifle Rescue Team, has been published on the Teddington Town website. Read more at teddingtontown.co.uk/2026/01/25/rifleman-pub-rescue-update/

The Rifleman is located at 7 Fourth Cross Road, Twickenham. TW2 5EL

The Fuller's riverside pub the Bell & Crown, Strand on the Green, Chiswick, W4 3PF, has closed for 6 weeks. It is expected to reopen Friday 20th February 2026. The general refresh will include new toilets.

Urban Pubs & Bars (a London pub operator) has added five pubs to its growing estate, including the acquisition of four former Food & Fuel sites from The Restaurant Group-owned Brunning & Price. The sites acquired in our Branch area are The Roebuck and The Steam Packet in Chiswick. The deals are expected to complete on 19th January 2026.