Yes, singer James Blunt co-owns The Fox & Pheasant pub in Chelsea, London. Located on Billing Road, he and his wife, Sofia Wellesley, bought the 17th-century pub in 2017 and renovated it. It is a well-regarded, cozy gastro-pub often visited by locals, where Blunt has been known to pull pints.
The Fox & Pheasant pub is tucked away in a small corner of Chelsea on Billing Road and is owned by Brit winner, James Blunt. Blunt is best known for his hit song 'You're Beautiful' which appeared on his debut album, 'Back to Bedlam'.
Yes, James May is a co-owner of The Royal Oak, a pub and hotel in Swallowcliffe, Wiltshire, which he invested in back in 2020 to save it from closing, becoming involved with it due to having a cottage nearby. He bought "half a pub" with an entrepreneur, and it has since become a successful venture, even "wiping its own face" financially, though he maintains it's a challenging business.
The Fox & Pheasant pub is tucked away in a small corner of Chelsea on Billing Road and is owned by Brit winner, James Blunt. Blunt is best known for his hit song 'You're Beautiful' which appeared on his debut album, 'Back to Bedlam'.
The biggest pub owner in the UK is Stonegate Group, operating around 4,500 managed and leased pubs, including well-known brands like Slug & Lettuce and Walkabout, following its major acquisition of Ei Group in 2020, making it the largest pub company by site numbers, according to sources from TDR Capital and Stonegate Group.
The Farmer's Dog is a pub and restaurant next to the Asthall barrow roundabout on the A40 road in West Oxfordshire near Burford, owned by television presenter Jeremy Clarkson, featured in his "Clarkson's Farm" series.
Blunt primarily resides on the Spanish island of Ibiza. He also owns a chalet in the Swiss Alpine village of Verbier, where he has a ski lift named after him.
The hardest pub to find in London is widely considered to be Ye Olde Mitre, tucked away in a narrow passageway off Hatton Garden (Ely Court, EC1N 6SJ), known for its historical charm, Elizabethan memorabilia, and connection to Queen Elizabeth I and Sir Christopher Hatton.
Britain's Got Talent judge Piers Morgan has bought his local pub. The price paid for The Hansom Cab, a Victorian boozer off Kensington High Street in West London, is undisclosed. However, the pub is known to have been on the market for £50,000 on a free-of-tie lease basis and rent offers of £42,000 per annum.
Neve Baker-Wright took over the lease of The New Inn in Folkingham, Lincolnshire, after the previous landlords suggested she submit a business plan. The teenager worked as a waitress in pubs from the age of 14 but was unsure what career path to follow after finishing her A-levels.
