An interactive map compiled by pub-goers shows where you can buy some of the cheapest pints in London. The cheapestpint.uk project aims to show drinkers the watering holes where they can pay the least for their drinks, with pubs colour-coded into three price ranges – those with pints under £6 (green), those selling pints at £6 to £7 (yellow) and those selling beer over £7 (red).
In addition, a verified star is added to a pub where three or more drinkers have reported the same price tag for a beer. So far, over 200 pubs across London have been added to the map – but it’s a work in progress. Some areas such as Covent Garden – which has dozens of pubs priced in tiers – are better reported than others, such as Canary Wharf, which has just one pub listed.
Nevertheless, cheapestpint provides some surprising data for those eager to find the cheapest possible pint in the capital. It records the average price of a pint in the UK as £5.36. In London, drinkers can enjoy a pint of Amstel for £5.80 at Liberty London, Soho, while the same pint at The Horseshoe is Clerkenwell is available for £5.40. Even cheaper is the Abbey Tavern Pub in Camden, where a pint of Amstel can be had for £5.
Cheapestpint says: “Explore the cheapest pint prices in London and UK pubs. See their locations and other amenities such as beer gardens, live music and live sport. Contribute your own pint prices too. This site relies on other pint drinkers (or anyone). !) to contribute pint prizes. Be as specific as possible, the more contributions we get, the more helpful we are!”
While London pubs are often celebrated for their unrivaled style, music, atmosphere and atmosphere, the same cannot be said for their prices – which often compare dismally with cheaper bars virtually anywhere else in the country. By 2022, it was reported that the average price of a London pint had risen above £7.
Reasons for this are variously given, such as a higher number of people in well-paid jobs in the capital, while the influx of millions of well-heeled tourists each year – all keen to spend money and have fun in London – contributes to the rise in prices.
Connor Campbell, business finance expert at NerdWallet, said: “Greater London has the highest population density in the UK and is home to some of the biggest companies in the world – as well as some of the richest people. This makes it an appealing place to live for so many people, which means the cost of living is high.
For more information or to contribute to the Cheapest Pint Project, visit Cheapest Pint.
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