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In the different parts of the United Kingdom the licensing laws varied. One thing they had in common was two-hour break (at least) in the afternoon. And a closing time of no later than 23:00. Plus 15 minutes “drinking up time” after serving stopped before they kicked you out.
Oh, except for the islands which aren’t part of the UK: the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
England
The rules set by the 1922 Licensing Act were pretty much still in force. The Act formalised the temporary regulations brought in during WW I. They drastically reduced opening hours and enforce a closure of a minimum of two hours during the afternoon.
There wasn’t one set of opening hours. They varied according to licensing district. I would tell you the pattern behind those differences. But there isn’t really one. It was pretty random, much dependent on the whims of the local licensing authorities.
In London, the hours were 11:00 – 15:00 and 17:30 – 11:00, or 11:30 – 15:00 and 17:00 – 11:00.
In Newark, it was 10:30 – 14:30 and 18:30 – 22:30 (23:00 on Friday and Saturday.). In Nottinghamshire 22:30 was the usual evening closing time. But as neighbouring Lincolnshire had 23:00 closing, some would dash in their cars the few miles to the border to cram in an extra pint. As the police wanted to discourage such a dangerous activity, Newark was allowed an extra half hour of drinking at the weekend.
While in Leeds, opening was 11:00 – 15:00 and 17:30 – 22:30. Why they were different from Newark and is purely random. For me, opening at 17:30 in the evening was perfect: I could take a bus straight to the pub after work. Which wouldn’t have been possible with opening at 18:30.
Channel Islands
On Jersey, there was no compulsory afternoon closing and pubs could open between 9:00 and 23:00. Guernsey had slightly shorter hours: 10:30 to 23:00. Only Alderney had an afternoon break: 11:00 – 14:00 and 17:00 – 23:00.
Isle of Man
No afternoon closing here either. Other than on Sunday, when the hours were, frankly, shit: 12:00 – 13:30 and 20:00 – 22:00. Fuck me. That’s even worse than England. I won’t say UK, as in Wales and Scotland pubs were either all, or mostly, closed.
On weekdays, however, they were open 10:30 - 22:45.
Small wonder those semi-independent islands were popular with British tourists. Especially as the beer was cheaper, too. Simply due to the duty on beer being much lower.
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In the different parts of the United Kingdom the licensing laws varied. One thing they had in common was two-hour break (at least) in the afternoon. And a closing time of no later than 23:00. Plus 15 minutes “drinking up time” after serving stopped before they kicked you out.
Oh, except for the islands which aren’t part of the UK: the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
England
The rules set by the 1922 Licensing Act were pretty much still in force. The Act formalised the temporary regulations brought in during WW I. They drastically reduced opening hours and enforce a closure of a minimum of two hours during the afternoon.
There wasn’t one set of opening hours. They varied according to licensing district. I would tell you the pattern behind those differences. But there isn’t really one. It was pretty random, much dependent on the whims of the local licensing authorities.
In London, the hours were 11:00 – 15:00 and 17:30 – 11:00, or 11:30 – 15:00 and 17:00 – 11:00.
In Newark, it was 10:30 – 14:30 and 18:30 – 22:30 (23:00 on Friday and Saturday.). In Nottinghamshire 22:30 was the usual evening closing time. But as neighbouring Lincolnshire had 23:00 closing, some would dash in their cars the few miles to the border to cram in an extra pint. As the police wanted to discourage such a dangerous activity, Newark was allowed an extra half hour of drinking at the weekend.
While in Leeds, opening was 11:00 – 15:00 and 17:30 – 22:30. Why they were different from Newark and is purely random. For me, opening at 17:30 in the evening was perfect: I could take a bus straight to the pub after work. Which wouldn’t have been possible with opening at 18:30.
Channel Islands
On Jersey, there was no compulsory afternoon closing and pubs could open between 9:00 and 23:00. Guernsey had slightly shorter hours: 10:30 to 23:00. Only Alderney had an afternoon break: 11:00 – 14:00 and 17:00 – 23:00.
Isle of Man
No afternoon closing here either. Other than on Sunday, when the hours were, frankly, shit: 12:00 – 13:30 and 20:00 – 22:00. Fuck me. That’s even worse than England. I won’t say UK, as in Wales and Scotland pubs were either all, or mostly, closed.
On weekdays, however, they were open 10:30 - 22:45.
Small wonder those semi-independent islands were popular with British tourists. Especially as the beer was cheaper, too. Simply due to the duty on beer being much lower.
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