Brakspear Pubs

Brakspear has been running pubs for over 200 years and is passionate about great pubs. Today the pub is still a great place to relax with family and friends and enjoy some great food and drink. Step inside a Brakspear pub and you’ll be welcomed by our friendly staff.  Over 60 of our 123 pubs can be found within 5 miles of the River Thames.

Be sure to visit Henley on Thames, where our first brewery was located and today is home to our microbrewery. Follow The Brakspear Henley Ale Trail.

Did you know?

On the 3rd December 1154, Nicholas Breakspear, a distant relative of the Brakspear family, was the only Englishman to ever be elected as pope and was known as Pope Adrian IV. His papal seal contained the image of a bee, and so that’s where Brakspear’s bee logo comes from.

DOWNLOAD FOR FREE - OVER 200 CIRCULAR PUB WALKS

The mobile app includes over 200 circular pub walks that shows your position as you walk to guide you on your way and get you back to the pub again. As well as walks it also shows all of the beautiful Brakspear pubs so you can find your nearest one when you’re visiting somewhere new. Download the Brakspear app now on the iTunes or Google Play app store.

For those without a Smartphone, there are 30 leaflets you can print from home. 

Looking to stay in a pub – take a look at Brakspear’s pubs with accommodation.

To help you find a Brakspear pub near you, or where you are visiting, there's a full list of the pubs within 5 miles of the River Thames, shown by location