Browse our list of the pub chains in the UK, from the largest PubCo’s to smaller, 3 pub chains.
A pub chain is a group of pubs or bars owned or managed by one company or brand.
In other industries, this could be considered a ‘pub franchise’, but British pubs are special places and have their own individual names and identities based on local history or folklore. However, when managed by a pub chain, they will likely have similar menus and drinks to other managed pubs.
Pubs can be ‘chain’ /’ tied houses’, this means they can only sell products which the pub chain owner allows. This is common with pub brewery owners, who produce their own beer. If a pub is a ‘Free Houses’, it can usually sell what drinks it wants.
The brand owner, often called a pubco, may be one company, or there may be a group of companies and, the chain, itself, may be a division within a larger company, or a single operation.
Examples include Chef & Brewer, Wetherspoons, Walkabout, Taylor Walker Pubs and All Bar One. Pubs in the chain are typically branded with the same name, however the former “Firkin” pubs tended to be variations on a theme including the word Firkin in the title.
Browse the list of UK pub chains below or click the cards to view their pub accommodation and function rooms listings.
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List of PubCo’s (Pub Companies UK)
A PubCo is simply a ‘pub company’ that owns or runs a chain of multiple pubs. These are the biggest pub chains in the UK , and they each run and manage hundreds of pubs all across the country.
You can find many of these pub groups in London, where there currently are over 4,000 pubs.
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List of Large Pub Chains and Pub Brands
List of Pub Breweries Chains UK
A pub brewery is a pub that brews and serves its own beer. In some pubs you can see the brewery in action. Visiting these pub brewery chains you can expect they will serve their own beers at the bar.
As many of these breweries date back hundreds of years, they are also historic British pub chains.
Small Pub Groups and Pub Chains UK
These are a list of smaller emerging PubCo’s who manage a smaller number of pubs, anywhere from 3 to 50 each.
