Where Everybody Knows Your Name
- Barnes Property
- Aug 14
- 2 min read
We couldn’t resist reposting this brilliant piece from @cotswoldsgent. To read the full article and for great list of some of the best pubs around visit his website or click our link in stories. Cheers 🍻
Repost @cotswoldsgent I’ve had an incredible response to this article about why pubs matter, so I thought I’d share it (or as much as I can) here. You can read the whole thing via the link in our bio.
𝗣𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀, 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁 𝗢𝗳 𝗜𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝗹
There was a time when the pub was where Britain happened. Arguments were settled in the car park or over a game of darts and spilled beer, lifelong friendships were forged and local legends born.Yet, somewhere between lockdown number whatever and the first delivery of warm Sauvignon Blanc to your doorstep, you started gradually forgetting about that pub or bar that you once frequented every Friday or Saturday night. And that’s it really, we’ve allowed the pub, the heartbeat of the town or village, the nation’s living room to wither while we guzzle chicken wine in our pyjamas and half-watch the kind of telly that we used to go to the pub to avoid, while scrolling through TikTok and Instagram.It’s been happening for years, of course. The spreadsheets will tell you it’s the rise in cost of living, or healthier lifestyles, or the price of beer, or the rise of Deliveroo. And they’re all a bit right, but none of them are quite it. The truth is, we let it happen quietly, politely, as only the British can by choosing convenience over community. And yet, somehow, when these places have truly gone, we feel it. That big aching space where life used to happen.And a pub, a real pub, is not about the drink. It never has been. It’s about people. It’s the somewhere to go when you’ve nowhere else to be. It’s about knowing that the world still spins, that someone remembers how you like your pint, that someone will look up and nod when you walk in.But here’s the twist. Things are starting to change…
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