Fox & Hounds

30/10/2026

🍻 History, quality and community spirit all under one roof.

A huge congratulations to The Sportsman Inn in Carlisle on being crowned City Pub of the Year by Solway CAMRA.

For centuries, The Sportsman has been at the heart of Carlisle's pub scene, and today it continues to set the standard. From perfectly kept cask ales and delicious home-cooked food to the warm welcome that greets every customer, the team consistently delivers the kind of experience that keeps people coming back.

Its reputation speaks for itself. Alongside previous honours such as Winter Pub of the Season, The Sportsman has earned regular recognition in the CAMRA Good B**r Guide and remains one of the city's most loved traditional pubs.

This latest award celebrates the passion, hard work and dedication of the entire team, who continue to preserve the pub's rich heritage while making it a thriving destination for b**r lovers and the local community alike.

👏 Congratulations to our Publican, Amanda Picken, and everyone at The Sportsman Inn on another fantastic achievement.

29/10/2026

🧠🍻 𝐈𝐓’𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓𝐘 𝐓𝐇𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐃𝐀𝐘! 🍻🧠

Think you’re clever? Or just REALLY good at guessing after three pints? Either way, we’ve got a seat for you! 😂🍺

🦊 𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐀𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐗 & 𝐇𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐒!

🧠 INNFINITE PUB QUIZ FROM 8PM!
🏆 Prizes, games & plenty of chances to win!
😂 Questionable answers, competitive teammates & absolutely no Googling under the table!

And because we believe 𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍 𝐏𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐍𝐄𝐄𝐃𝐒 𝐇𝐘𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍… 🍻

🍺 Pints starting from just £2.85!
🍾 2 bottles for £6.50
🍾 4 bottles for £12
🥂 Plenty of drinks offers to keep those thinking caps lubricated!

Come with your cleverest mates, your thickest mates or the ones who confidently shout the wrong answer. We love them all! 🤣❤️

𝐍𝐎 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌? 𝐍𝐎 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐋𝐄𝐌! Just come along and join the fun!

📍 The Fox & Hounds, Hanging Heaton
⏰ Tonight from 8PM!

🦊 𝐁𝐈𝐆 𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐒. 𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐏 𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐊𝐒. 𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒. 🍻😂

29/10/2026

🩷🥹 𝐈𝐓’𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐃𝐁𝐘𝐄, 𝐈𝐓’𝐒 𝐒𝐄𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐖𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐖𝐍 𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐇! 🍾🥂

Our lovely Lauren is leaving the Fox family! 🦊💔

She’s packing her bags and heading down south for an exciting new job and a new chapter with her love! 🥹❤️

Lauren, we absolutely adore you. Thank you for all your hard work, the laughs, the chaos, the memories and everything you’ve done for us at The Fox & Hounds. You’re part of the furniture now, so technically we’re not sure you’re allowed to leave. 😂🫶🏼

🍾 𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝟑𝟎𝐓𝐇 𝐎𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐁𝐄𝐑 🍾

We’re giving our girl a GOOD OLD BOOZY FOX SEND-OFF! 🥂🍻

So if you’ve worked with her, been served by her, had a laugh with her or simply love her as much as we do, GET YOURSELVES DOWN AND HELP US SEND HER OFF PROPERLY! ❤️

There’ll be drinks, laughs, probably a few tears and absolutely no promises of sensible behaviour. 😂🍷

We love you, Lauren! We’re so proud of you and wish you both all the happiness in the world. ❤️

Once a Fox, always a Fox! 🦊🫶🏼

28/10/2026

🎃👻 𝙆𝙄𝘿𝙎’ 𝙃𝘼𝙇𝙇𝙊𝙒𝙀𝙀𝙉 𝙋𝘼𝙍𝙏𝙔 𝙄𝙎 𝙏𝙊𝙉𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏! 👻🎃

🎉 𝙁𝙍𝙀𝙀 𝙀𝙉𝙏𝙍𝙔 — 𝙉𝙊 𝙏𝙄𝘾𝙆𝙀𝙏 𝙉𝙀𝙀𝘿𝙀𝘿! Everyone’s welcome, and dressing up is encouraged. Tricks and treats for everyone! 🍬🧙‍♀️

Get here early and fuel up before the fun begins: buy one adult main meal and your little monster eats for just £1! 🍽️ Then they won’t miss a second of the singing, dancing and magical mayhem with Magical Experiences! ✨

Chin chin with the kids, a pint for you (you may need it for all that noise! 😜), and plenty of soft drinks, Fruit Shoots and J2Os for them.

𝙎𝙚𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙩𝙖𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙧 𝙣𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩! 🦇
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27/10/2026

WOW 🔥

This has been such an honour to be a part of!

Huge thanks to Coca-Cola for championing community leaders around the UK and for picking our very own Simon Dafforn-jones as Local Royalty!

It was a privilege to have portrait artist to royalty, Jamie Coreth, capture Simon in his natural habitat, the FBI.

Read more here 👇🏼

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/pub-landlord-given-royal-treatment-37812329

27/10/2026

🎃 TOMORROW: KIDS’ HALLOWEEN DISCO! 🕷️

Join us at The Fox & Hounds on Wednesday 28 October, 5–7 pm for a party for everyone, with Wednesday Addams from Magical Experiences — THE BEST in the business! 🖤

🆓 Free entry, no ticket needed. Bring the little monsters along for a spooktacular time! 👻

26/10/2026

The Carabao Cup is back for the fourth round! 🏆⚽️

Midweek just got a whole lot better. We’ve got cracking cup clashes on our screens all week, live here 📺

Tuesday
⚽️ Bradford vs Peterborough (7:45pm)
⚽️ Fleetwood vs Arsenal (8pm)

Wednesday
⚽️ Man City vs Brighton (7:30pm)
⚽️ Fulham vs Palace (7:45pm)
⚽️ Bournemouth vs Villa (7:45pm)
⚽️ Sunderland vs Brentford (7:45pm)
⚽️ Liverpool vs Chelsea (8pm)

Thursday
⚽️ Everton vs Newcastle (7:45pm)

Anything can happen in the cup 👀 Pull up a stool and join us for every minute 🍻

26/10/2026

🎃🕷️ KIDS’ HALLOWEEN DISCO! 🕷️🎃

Wednesday Addams is taking over The Fox & Hounds for a spooky little party! 🖤

📅 Wednesday 28th October
⏰ 5–7pm

Bring the little monsters along for Halloween fun — no ticket required! 👻🦇

25/10/2026

⚽️🌧️ 𝗦𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗠 𝗕𝗢𝗘𝗟𝗢 𝗠𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗧 𝗕𝗘 𝗕𝗟𝗢𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗚… 𝗕𝗨𝗧 𝗪𝗘’𝗩𝗘 𝗚𝗢𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗥𝗢𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗕𝗘𝗘𝗙 𝗢𝗡! 🦊

Premier League starts at 2pm:

🏰 Crystal Palace v Newcastle
🐯 Hull v Brentford
🔴 Liverpool v Brighton
🔴 Manchester United v Bournemouth

Then the big one… Sunderland v Leeds United, 4:30pm! 🤍💛💙

Jacquetta’s got hot roast beef sandwiches and mucky fat roasties, served 2pm until the football’s over or we run out as a special for today. Proper Yorkshire food to line your stomach, cure a hangover or reward yourself for battling Storm Boelo.

Grab a b**r, grab some food and settle in for the footy. 🍻⚽️

𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗢𝗡 𝗟𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗦! 🦊

24/10/2026

𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗦𝗢𝗙𝗔 𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗗𝗢𝗘𝗦𝗡’𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝟵 𝗦𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗡𝗦… 😂

Big football, cold pints and surround sound at The Fox this weekend! 📺🔊

🔥 𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗗𝗔𝗬
⚽ 12.30pm — Aston Villa v Man City
⚽ 5.30pm — Chelsea v Tottenham

💙💛 𝗦𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬
⚽ 2pm — Man United v Bournemouth
⚽ 4.30pm — 𝗦𝗨𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝘃 𝗟𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗦 𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗘𝗗

And 𝗝𝗤’𝗦 𝗖𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗨𝗣 𝗦𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟… keep your eyes peeled, just for this SUNDAY ONLY 12-6pm 👀🍴

𝙉𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣𝙨. 𝘽𝙞𝙜 𝙨𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙. 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙥 𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙨.
Get yourselves in 🦊

24/10/2026

🦊🍻 𝐉𝐀𝐂𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐀’𝐒 𝟑-𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐋𝐀𝐃𝐘-𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐀𝐑𝐘! 🥳🧡

Three years ago, I handed over every last penny I had, got the keys to The Fox & Hounds and thought… WHAT THE ACTUAL F* HAVE I DONE?!** 😂

Hadn’t pulled a pint in YEARS, and the pub was absolutely RAMMED from night one! 🍻

Since then? Thousands of pints, endless hours, expensive lessons, a few breakdowns and some BLOODY BRILLIANT memories! ❤️

Running a pub, especially ON MY OWN, is certainly not for the faint-hearted! The last 18 months have been challenging, but we’re still here and exciting changes are coming! 👀

To everyone who’s supported us, THANK YOU! 🧡

❤️ 𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓 𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐋𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐒!

Pubs are closing every day. Come see us, bring your mates, have a pint or a catch-up! And remember, a like, share or recommendation costs nothing but means EVERYTHING! 🍻

Proud of what we’ve built, grateful for our Fox family and excited for what’s next! 🦊🧡

23/10/2026

𝗪𝗘 𝗣𝗨𝗧 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗗𝗕𝗢𝗔𝗥𝗗 𝗠𝗔𝗧𝗧𝗬 𝗢𝗡 𝗚𝗛𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗗𝗨𝗧𝗬… 👻

Because nothing says paranormal security quite like a flat bloke holding a pint. 😂🍺

𝗜𝗧 𝗛𝗔𝗦𝗡’𝗧 𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗧𝗘 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞𝗘𝗗.

The ghost moved even closer, Matty abandoned his post… and he’s now been found hiding in the toilets. 🤦🏼‍♀️🚽
Pint still in hand, obviously. Priorities.

Turns out when he says “What you doing in my seat?” he means every bloody seat in the pub. 😂

Get yourselves in for a pint and see where this pair turn up next — at this point, the ghost is less of a haunting and more of a regular… and Matty’s absolutely no help whatsoever. 🦊🍻

20/10/2026

At Punch, we're proud to see young talent thrive across our pubs and support teams. From first jobs to leadership roles, remains one of the UK's greatest industries for developing skills, building confidence and creating rewarding careers.

That's why we're backing a hospitality-wide call to Government ahead of the Budget, championing the sector's ability to create jobs and opportunities for young people.

Hear Harry Bourne's story and why he's proud to support this message.

07/10/2026

Britain’s pubs are worth up to £30 billion in wellbeing value to communities across the UK. But rising costs and high taxes are putting pressure on pubs that bring people together.

This Week of Action, join the campaign today and tell your MP to keep pubs open and pints affordable.

https://www.longlivethelocal.pub/letter 🍍

25/09/2026

Actress Daisy Edgar-Jones filmed 🎥 a promo for her new film, Sense and Sensibility in our Canonbury pub, The Marquess Tavern for Vogue 🥰

The team at Vogue were searching for a shooting location that oozes class, was timeless and in-keeping with the theme of the movie... so where else were they going to film?! 😏

Take a look at the promo - Daisy is in character as Elinor Dashwood throughout!

Sense and Sensibility hits cinemas TODAY! 🎬Why not pop into The Marquess Tavern to wash down your popcorn! 🍿🍷

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22/09/2026

We're on board, are you?

Join thousands backing Britain's pubs and breweries.

www.longlivethelocal.pub ❤️🍺

21/09/2026

This pub is a gem! 💎

The Wig & Mitre in Lincoln's Cathedral Quarter has reopened following a £100k investment. ⛪

Anne-Marie and Paul Balcomb have taken on the 14th century pub... "We’re thrilled to take control of such an iconic pub and can’t wait to meet all of our wonderful guests" ❤️

📷 Courtesy of Tory McTernan

17/09/2026

Welcome to The Buck Inn 🦌

New Management Partner Adrian McShane-Chapman has taken over the Thornton-le-Dale pub following a whopping £490k investment 🤑

🗨️ “I arrived in the UK 22 years ago from Australia, armed with just a backpack and no real plan... I’ve dipped in and out of hospitality over that time but the fire inside me to run my own pub burned bright.” - Adrian

If you're in Yorkshire, pay Adrian and his team a visit and check out this stunning pub for yourselves. 🤩

15/09/2026

Rory takes the keys to the refurbished Cross Keys pub in Nottingham! 🗝️

Our new Management Partner Rory Calladine has taken the reins at the popular city centre pub following a £100,000 investment.

🗨️"I was instantly drawn to the pub and as soon I discovered it was available in a partnership with Punch, I jumped at the chance." 🍍

Regular guests at The Cross Keys will instantly notice the pub’s traditional feel and special characteristics have been retained throughout but that a complete refresh has taken place. 💫

11/09/2026

We have reopened the Keyworth Tavern following a quarter-of-a-million refurbishment 🔥

The Keyworth pub in Nottingham, run by our Management Partner John Francis, had been closed for 5 weeks while we tore out the bar, stripped the pub back and replaced everything with new, modern furnishings. 🤩

Great work by everyone involved in the transformation 🥂

03/09/2026

We're quite fond of it too, Prime Minister! The Dog House

28/08/2026

Our Publican Beth at The Beeswing Inn 2013 has raised circa £250K for charity 😍 so if you're in the area this weekend, pop in and enjoy the music, food and drink!

Well done Beth!! 🥳

The Beeswing in East Cowton is hosting its 13th ‘Glastonbury’ festival to raise money for end of life care at a nearby hospital.

27/08/2026

Newly married couple Gareth and Jamie Furness have take the over The Bay Horse Inn in Pickering. 🔔

The pub has received a £400,000 investment and Gareth says it has been very well received by locals. 😃

“We are seeing more locals returning to the pub, faces that haven't been seen here for many years and we are seeing them on a regular basis... The refurb has really put The Bay Horse Inn back on the map and firmly at the heart of the Pickering community.” ❤️

Well done to everyone involved in this brilliant transformation 👏