16/05/2026
Apparently it’s National Pub Day.
We'll be honest, we didn’t have “The Telegraph invents a day we accidentally agree with” on our 2026 bingo card. We don’t especially like The Telegraph. We do, however, very much like pubs.
They’ve been part of British life for centuries: public houses, inns, taverns, alehouses; places for news, stories, arguments, music, meetings, poor decisions and, most importantly, revolutions.
And they’re disappearing. England and Wales dropped below 39,000 pubs in 2024 after 412 closures, and the BBPA warned Britain was on course to lose roughly one pub a day in 2025.
So, yes, obviously come and see us at New Amsterdam, The Signal Post and The Next of Kin. But also: go to your local. Your actual local. The one that remembers your name, your round, your team, your nonsense and the one that will probably let you get away with having one too many.
Big love to other Worthing spots we’re always happy to point people towards too: , , , , and
Pubs don’t survive on vibes and silly posts alone, sadly. They survive when people use them.
Happy National Pub Day, despite the source.
