Each dot is 50 pubs.
This is how it looked in 2009. Drag the slider to 2024.
Each dot is 50 pubs. Where it sits is schematic.
pubs in 2009
What is counted: pubs as recorded in advance VAT returns. The smallest businesses are missing — the real figure is likely higher.
Since 2009: roughly 4 in 10 pubs gone.
AND WHERE YOU LIVE?
WHY IT MATTERS
People with a local pub have on average 7.2 close friends instead of 6.0.
Villages with a pub hold together measurably better.
Young people are rediscovering the pub. There is hope — if someone acts now.
Do you run a pub yourself?
We are looking for 20 places to back with money, know-how and a network. Two minutes, four fields, no red tape.
Get in touch →And as a guest?
Is your local still open? Then go — every evening there keeps one dot on this map alight. And if you want to know where this goes next:
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Each dot stands for 50 pubs. Where exactly it sits is schematic — the number per state and year is real.
How we counted: Method, assumptions and sources.