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Tucked away on a quiet lane in the New Forest, we have built up a reputation for great live music with some of the south’s premier bands and artists regularly appearing here, but be warned, if you're coming on a Saturday and want a seat, be sure to get here early!

 

The London Tavern is a traditional English pub situated in the beautiful New Forest, 4 minutes from the main A31 West Country link road. The Tavern is well known in the area for serving fine ales and traditional home cooked food using fresh local produce… and how’s this for a promise – “ If you eat at the Tavern you will never go away hungry”.

First opened by a Mr. John Roberts in the 1860’s The London Tavern has traded from the same site ever since. The story of it's first opening is as follows:

Apparently, Mr Roberts heard the story of an elderly local lady who had been taken ill and a group of people had been dispatched to the White Hart at Poulner to purchase some brandy for medicinal purposes. The licensee there refused to oblige as it was late at night and was not prepared to come downstairs for anyone, living or dying.

Being a very fair-minded man, Mr Roberts was outraged by this behaviour and decided to open a bar in his own house; this he did, after obtaining the necessary licence from the local police superintendent. Because of his previous associations with London, Mr Roberts remembered he had been nicknamed Johnnie Londoner and thus the name of the pub came about. It was not, as had once been thought, because it was situated near to the old road to London.