Micropub boom sweeps the UK as beer lovers hunt for the best 'tiny' hidden gems

There are implicit 500 'micropubs' each implicit the UK, but what precisely are they and wherever tin you find your nearest 1 to visit? Here's each you request to cognize astir micropubs

As the nights gully successful and the temperatures drop, a caller inclination is taking the UK by storm: cosy, one-room micropubs.

These tiny, autarkic establishments are popping up each implicit the country, offering a warm, welcoming flight from the chilly extracurricular air. Specialising successful locally brewed trade beers and ales, they’re rapidly becoming the go-to destination for those seeking a much intimate, community-focused alternate to the accustomed pub scene.

As of 2024, determination are implicit 500 micropubs scattered crossed the UK, a fig that continues to emergence contempt the challenging hospitality climate. The inclination besides shows nary motion of slowing down, peculiarly successful coastal towns and tiny cities. The Covid-19 pandemic besides played a relation successful this resurgence, arsenic radical began seeking retired smaller, safer environments to socialise.

Here are immoderate of the UK's cosiest micropubs:

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The Dove

Located successful Hammersmith, London, The Dove holds the Guinness World Record for the smallest barroom successful Britain, measuring lone 4ft by 7ft 10in. The pub is situated connected the Thames and was formerly a java house. The spot was adjacent often frequented by Ernest Hemmingway. Whilst not autarkic arsenic it is owned by Fuller's, the London drinking spot attracts celebrities arsenic good arsenic keen tourists alike. The outdoor terrace is besides an added bonus, arsenic it looks implicit the Thames.

The Signal Box Inn

The Signal Box Inn which lone measures 8ft by 8ft, tin beryllium recovered successful Cleethorpes. This tiny small pub tin lone acceptable six people, 2 of which would person to beryllium the barroom staff. It resides successful a erstwhile bid presumption Signal Box which was moved from Scunthorpe Steelworks, to the Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway successful 1995. It past became a pub successful 2006. This small spot besides has different assertion to fame — it is the lone pub successful Grimsby and Cleethorpes which serves Jeremy Clarkson's Hawkstone Lager connected tap.

The Little Prince

Actually recovered wrong Old Kent Market, The Little Prince is an implicit find. The tiny portion measures 11ft by 6'6ft wrong the Old Kent Market, an indoor marketplace which utilized to beryllium the Matchroom sports barroom and astatine 1 clip a cinema. The pub has abstraction for lone six radical inside.

The Circus Tavern

As 1 of Manchester's oldest pubs, The Circus Tavern has been a favourite of residents and visitors for decades.

The gathering is believed to day backmost to 1790, earlier being transformed into a pub successful 1840. It was named The Circus Tavern arsenic truthful galore performers from the city's imperishable circus utilized to predominant there. The pub is lone a fewer feet agelong and the barroom itself is nestled successful the country of the hallway, adjacent the entrance. The pub serves lager, cider and John Smiths Smooth. There is besides 1 handpump serving Tetley's Cask.

Platform 3

This erstwhile ember ordering bureau is present location to Platform 3. Nestled successful Claygate, the pub lone has country for 1 oregon 2 customers ordering inside. The tract is ran by Brightwater Brewery, and adjacent sells its ain Platform 3 mechanise, specified arsenic tote bags. Due to licensing restriction, the pub tin lone service beverages successful integrative cups.

The Wee Pub

In the Scottish superior is The Wee Pub that tin beryllium up to 20 people. Owned by the pub adjacent door, Biddy's, The Wee Pub is the smallest pub successful Scotland. This snug and outgo mounting is the perfect spot to sojourn erstwhile sightseeing in Edinburgh. It tin adjacent beryllium hired out. Inside you volition find an eclectic décor, featuring a fewer tables.