Archive for May, 2009

Stocks Bar, Abingdon, offers discount to Camra members

Going one step further to encourage real ale drinkers to the pub, the Stocks Bar at the Crown and Thistle Hotel on Bridge Street in Abingdon [map], is now offering a discount of 20p per pint of real ale and a 25% discount on bar food to anyone showing their Camra card when ordering. More [...]

May 11, 2009 · The Abingdon Drinker · No Comments
Posted in: Abingdon, Abingdon Pubs

King’s Head and Bell, Abingdon could reopen this autumn.

The King’s Head and Bell on East Saint Helen’s Street in Abingdon has been closed since Autumn 2007.   It is a historical coaching inn in one of the oldest streets in Abingdon.  I believe the reason for its closure was structural damage making it too dangerous to continue using. Last year it was purchased by [...]

May 6, 2009 · The Abingdon Drinker · No Comments
Posted in: Abingdon, Abingdon Pubs, Alcohol