London's best pubs with an open fire

Few things are cosier, much wintry, oregon much wholesome than curling up by a fire. It’s an enactment that speaks to immoderate past ritual of togetherness erstwhile the airy and warmth of fires nourished our ancestors, a feeling of inherited comfortableness passed down done the ages. 

Outside London, countryside pubs are marked by their fireplaces arsenic gathering spots to nest successful for a fewer hours ideally with a crippled of backgammon, oregon a book, and a fewer pints. In London though, the lack of a occurrence is much of a hallmark of a city which broadly prohibits burning logs nether the Clean Air Act.

As such, pubs with unrecorded unfastened fires are fewer and acold between, meaning the ones which bash beryllium should beryllium celebrated this play arsenic the nights gully successful and the inevitable inclement upwind approaches. 

Another perk? Well, successful astir cases these pubs are each dog-friendly. A faithful hound resting and warming by the occurrence portion pints are sunk. It’s each precise poetic and yet it’s each precise real. Here’s wherever to go. 

The latest associated from the Gladwin Brothers’ — the famed farmers-turned-restaurateurs who gave London the likes of The Sussex and The Shed — is simply a alternatively beauteous pub. It’s located astatine the tract of the short-lived Chelsea Pig, dubbed The Pig’s Ear we’re hoping this 1 hangs around. The fireplace is recovered connected the pub side, alongside past reddish rugs and pints. 

Another caller revamped boozer, William IV has done what each profitable pubs person done these past fewer years and upscaled its upstairs nutrient offering. Expect British classics successful the eating room, but connected the crushed floor, expect cosy corners and a roaring fire. 

One of London’s finest pubs successful its ain right, the Blythe Hill Tavern becomes other peculiar astatine Christmas. When the occurrence is roaring, the pints and the chatter travel done the eating country successful adjacent measure. The cosseting nature of pubs is lone accentuated by a fireplace and the Blythe Hill Tavern’s aggregate fireside nooks marque for a comforting trip.

Another boozer recovered betwixt Old Street and Angel, the Wenlock Arms is an aged favourite afloat of reddish panelling and acheronian ales. It’s canine friendly, too.

The Mayflower is simply a spot which feels unchanged successful decades, and — with immoderate luck — volition stay truthful for decades more. The fireplace, and Thames-side terrace, are some recovered astatine the rear, and are among the galore archetypal features successful the pub.

The Holly Bush fundamentally feels similar a succession of parlours and withdrawing rooms, with a fireplace crossed from the cardinal bar. It’s a comforting pub, 1 that feels similar a countryside boozer has been transplanted into this country of well-heeled Hampstead.

Quaint and quiet, the Hillgate is 1 of a fewer Notting Hill pubs worthy a trip. The caller Blue Stoops and the Windsor tin happily marque for a small W8 crawl, but finishing successful the Hillgate ensures fireside cosy-ness to circular disconnected an afternoon's drinking. 

Nearby, betwixt Ladbroke Grove and Holland Park, the Elgin is simply a dog-friendly Young’s with a large small fireplace successful the pub eating room. With TVs for erstwhile the rugby is on, and quieter fireside relaxing erstwhile it’s not, determination are fewer amended places to parkland up for a fewer hours. 

Outside the Approach is simply a much caller summation of a ample covered terrace, wrong are the traditions of a blackboard menu, woody seat seating, taupe walls and a fireplace. Dog-friendly, naturally, and a decent enactment of ales connected draught marque this 1 of the amended boozers successful eastbound London this Winter.