Dog & Gun, Syston

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

Friday Thai Street food.. who’s visiting??

Eat in or take away!

28/10/2026

🐷🏁 PIG RACING NIGHT – EVERY WEDNESDAY! 🏁🐷

Join us at The Dog & Gun, Syston for a brilliant midweek night! 🍻

🐷 Pig Racing from 7PM
💰 £2 A BET
🍺 £2 A PINT on selected draught b**rs
🥩 WIN A MEAT HAMPER!

Get your bets on, cheer on your pig and enjoy a few £2 pints while you’re at it! 🐷🏆🍺

📍 Dog & Gun, Syston
📅 Every Wednesday
⏰ Starts 7PM

⭐ ALL WELCOME! ⭐

28/10/2026

🎅🎄 HO HO HO! SANTA IS COMING BACK TO THE DOG & GUN! 🎄🎅

🎁✨ SAVE THE DATE! ✨🎁

He’s making his list, checking it twice… and he’s heading back to Syston! 🎅❤️

We’re so excited to announce that Santa Claus will be returning to The Dog & Gun to spread some Christmas magic! 🎄✨

📅 Tuesday 22nd December
⏰ 2PM
📍 The Dog & Gun, Syston

Bring your little ones along to meet the big man himself and get into the Christmas spirit! 🎅🎁

❤️ We can’t wait to welcome Santa back and see all those excited little faces again!

🎄 Pop the date in your diaries and spread the word!

🎅🎄✨ HO HO HO! ✨🎄🎅

28/10/2026

🎃👻 CALLING ALL LITTLE TRICK OR TREATERS! 👻🎃

🍬🍭 FREE SWEETS FOR THE KIDS!

If you’re out trick or treating and passing the pub, make sure you nip in with your little ones for a Halloween treat! 🍫🍬

❤️ You don’t have to buy a pint or spend a penny! We’re just happy to see the little ones enjoying Halloween!

Although, if you fancy a cheeky pint while you’re here… we won’t stop you! 😉🍺😂

We can’t wait to see all your spooky costumes! 🎃👻

Happy Halloween from all of us at The Dog & Gun! 🧡🖤

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

🎤🎶 FRIDAY NIGHT AT THE DOG & GUN, SYSTON! 🎶🎤

🔥 FRIDAY 30TH OCTOBER 🔥

We’ve got your Friday night sorted with delicious Thai street food and a good old karaoke night! 🍻🎉

🍜🌶️ PHAYAO THAI STREET FOOD 🇹🇭
⏰ 5PM – 8PM

Come hungry and enjoy some absolutely delicious, authentic Thai street food! 😍🥢

🎤🎵 KARAOKE WITH CARL 🎵🎤
⏰ FROM 8PM TILL LATE!

Whether you’re a shower singer or the next superstar, grab the mic and show us what you’ve got! 🎶😂

🍺 Cold drinks
🍜 Amazing food
🎤 Great tunes
🥳 Plenty of laughs!

📍 Dog & Gun, 28 Chapel Street, Syston

❤️ Tag your Friday night crew and come join us for a fantastic evening!

27/10/2026

🎃👻 HALLOWEEN PARTY AT THE DOG & GUN! 👻🎃

💀 SATURDAY 31ST OCTOBER 💀

🕷️ IT’S TIME TO GET YOUR SPOOK ON! 🕷️

Join us at The Dog & Gun, Syston for a Halloween night to remember! 🎃🍻

🎧 DJ LOW PASS FROM 8PM! 🎶🔥

🏆 £50 BAR TAB FOR THE BEST DRESSED! 🏆

🆓 FREE ENTRY! 🆓

🧛‍♂️ Get those Halloween costumes ready!
👻 Witches, vampires, zombies and ghosts welcome!
💃 Great music, drinks and plenty of spooky fun!

🎃 DON’T BE BORING… GET DRESSED UP! 🎃

Will YOU be taking home the £50 bar tab? 👀💰

📍 The Dog & Gun, Syston
📅 Saturday 31st October
⏰ From 8PM
🎟️ FREE ENTRY!

🕸️ LET’S MAKE THIS HALLOWEEN ONE TO REMEMBER! 🕸️

#£50BarTab

26/10/2026

25/10/2026

☔❄️ IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN! ❄️☔

The cold, wet and miserable weather is creeping in, but here at the Dog & Gun, Syston, we’ve got a warm welcome waiting for you! ❤️

☕ FREE TEA & COFFEE FOR ANYONE WHO NEEDS IT! ☕

Whether you’re struggling to keep warm at home, need somewhere cosy to escape the cold, or simply fancy a bit of company, our doors are open! 🥰

🔥 Our heating is always on!
🪵 Our fire is lit when it’s extra cold!
☕ Free tea and coffee to warm you up!
❤️ Friendly faces and someone to have a chat with!

You don’t need to buy anything, and you don’t need a reason to pop in.

Sometimes a warm drink, a friendly face and a little conversation can make someone’s day. 🥹❤️

Nobody should have to sit at home cold or lonely.

So whether you’re young or old, on your own or just fancy getting out of the house, you’re always welcome here. 🏡❤️

📍 The Dog & Gun
28 Chapel Street, Syston, LE7 1GN

❤️ A pub isn’t just somewhere to have a pint. It’s somewhere our community can come together. ❤️

Please share this post so it reaches anyone who might need a warm place and a friendly face this winter. 🥰

24/10/2026

Tonight 🎤

🎶 LIVE MUSIC THIS SATURDAY! 🎶🎤

Join us at the Dog & Gun, Syston for a fantastic Saturday night with the brilliant PATRICK HART! 🎵🍻

📅 Saturday 24th October
⏰ 8:30pm
📍 Dog & Gun, Syston

Get your dancing shoes on, grab your friends and come down for a great night of live entertainment, drinks and a brilliant atmosphere! 🕺💃🍺

🍻 Great music, great company and plenty of drinks flowing!

🎉 DON’T MISS OUT – SEE YOU SATURDAY! 🎉

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 👏