The Britannia

03/11/2026

♠️🔥 POKER NIGHT IS BACK TONIGHT! 🔥♠️

🦈 The Royal Sharks are back at The Britannia!

⏰ 8:15PM TONIGHT!
💷 JUST £5 BUY-IN!
🍕 FREE PIZZA FOR THE PLAYERS!

🏆 Lee Jones took our first trophy home… WHO'S NEXT? 👀

♠️ Never played before? NO PROBLEM!
🙌 All abilities welcome — come along, get signed up and join the league!

🍺 Great atmosphere, great company and plenty of poker action!

📍 The Britannia, Houghton-le-Spring

🔥 GET YOUR POKER FACE READY — SEE YOU TONIGHT! 🃏

02/11/2026

🚨🎱 WHO'S READY FOR THE RETURN OF DABBY BINGO?! 🎱🚨

🔥 IT'S BACK AT THE BRITANNIA! MORE FUN, MORE PRIZES AND MORE CHANCES TO WIN! 🔥

📅 MONDAY 9TH NOVEMBER
⏰ 5:30PM START!

🎟️ JUST 50p PER TICKET
🎟️ OR £3 FOR A FULL STRIP!

🎡 SPIN THE WHEEL! 🎡

Every bingo winner gets a spin of the wheel for a chance to win even MORE prizes! 🎁🍻

💷 THEN IT'S TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT! 💷

Our very own game similar to Deal or No Deal! 👀

💰 CURRENT POT £130+! 💰

Will you TAKE IT or LEAVE IT? 💷

🎉 Bingo, prizes, plenty of laughs and a cracking Monday night at your local!

🍻 Get yourselves down to The Britannia, Houghton-le-Spring, and join the fun!

👇 TAG YOUR BINGO BUDDIES! WHO'S COMING? 👇

31/10/2026

TONIGHT
2 BANDS

🎃🔥 HALLOWEEN SPOOKTACULAR AT THE BRITANNIA! 🔥🎃
Get ready for a HUGE Halloween night of **LIVE ROCK, fancy dress and Halloween madness!** 👻🤘

🎃 SATURDAY 31ST OCTOBER 🎃
⏰ 9PM
📍 THE BRITANNIA – HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING

🎸🔥 THE PAUL AUSTIN BAND 🔥🎸
🤘 OUTLAW ROCK
PLUS...
⚡ SUPPORT FROM ODIN'S REVENGE ⚡

👻🏆 HALLOWEEN BEST DRESSED COMPETITION! 🏆👻
We've got some fantastic prizes up for grabs, so pull out all the stops with your costumes!

💀 BEST DRESSED MAN
- CD
- Bottle of w**e
- £10 bar tab

🧙‍♀️ BEST DRESSED WOMAN
- CD
- Bottle of w**e
- £10 bar tab

🎃 BEST DRESSED COUPLE
- A CD each
- 2 bottles of w**e
- £20 bar tab

🔥 THREE CATEGORIES – THREE CHANCES TO WIN! 🔥
Whether you're coming as something terrifying, hilarious or completely outrageous, we want to see your best Halloween outfits!

🍻 Fantastic live music, brilliant prizes and a proper Halloween atmosphere!

👻🔥 THIS IS ONE NIGHT NOT TO BE MISSED!🔥👻
📣 TAG YOUR MATES, GET YOUR COSTUMES SORTED AND SHARE THIS AROUND!**

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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.

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

26/10/2026

🎉🍻 MONDAY MADNESS AT THE BRITANNIA! 🍻🎉

🔥 TONIGHT – THE FUN STARTS AT 5:30PM! 🔥

🃏 CARD BINGO – 5:30PM!
💰 Get involved and be in with a chance of winning!

🎡 SPIN THE WHEEL!
🎁 Every Card Bingo winner gets a spin for a chance to win even MORE fantastic prizes!

💼 TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT !
💷 Will you take the deal or risk it all for the growing cash pot? 👀💰

🎤 KARAOKE – 7:30PM TILL LATE! 🎶
🎵 Grab the mic, sing your favourites and keep the party going all night! 🕺💃

🍺 Great drinks, great atmosphere and plenty of chances to WIN!

📍 THE BRITANNIA – HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING

🙌 Get yourselves down, bring your mates and make a night of it!




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24/10/2026

🎸🔥 SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE AT THE BRITANNIA! 🔥🎸

🍻 TONIGHT FROM 9PM! 🍻

🎤 We're turning up the volume tonight as JUSTUZFOR take to the stage for a cracking night of LIVE MUSIC! 🎶🎸🥁

🍺 Get the drinks flowing!
🎵 Enjoy some fantastic live tunes!
💃 Get yourselves down for a brilliant Saturday night!

🔥 LIVE BAND – 9PM START! 🔥

🍻 Grab your mates, get yourselves down and let's make it another belting night at The Britannia, Houghton-le-Spring! 🍻

🎸 DON'T MISS IT! 🎸




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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.

20/10/2026

SUNDERLAND AWAY IN EUROPE!

THURSDAY 22ND OCTOBER AT THE BRITANNIA!

L**H POZNAŃ vs SUNDERLAND AFC

Kick-off 5:45PM
LIVE on our BIG SCREENS with FULL COMMENTARY!

🍺 £2.50 A PINT! 🍺

For the FIRST HOUR OF THE MATCH (5:45PM–6:45PM) on selected draughts!

Murphy's | Coors | Fosters | John Smith's | Strongbow

AND THE NIGHT DOESN'T STOP THERE!

🃏 7:30PM – CARD BINGO with SNOWBALL JACKPOT!

🎡 SPIN THE WHEEL after every bingo win for even MORE prizes!

💰 TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT – Pot currently at £71+!

🎤 THEN KARAOKE to keep the party going!

Football, bargain pints, bingo, prizes and karaoke – all under one roof!

📍 THE BRITANNIA, HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING

HA'WAY THE LADS!

Tag your mates and get yourselves down for a cracking Thursday night!

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 👏