Smokefree Pubs in London
 

Is there such a place? Please help me out with your recommendations for smoke-free pubs in London.

I'm afraid I never came across a smoke-free pub during my two years in London, which would have been a nice relief from the usual fog-filled places. I doubt there are any which are specifically designated as non-smoking. Your best bet would be to visit London in the warmer months and pick some pubs which have outdoor tables. Good luck!

Pubs.com lists a dozen or so.<BR><BR>Some listed pubs are totally smoke free but most have smokeless rooms, often, it seems, a dining room.

I should say some pubs MIGHT be totally smoke-free but most (perhaps all) just have smokeless rooms. I am going to try at least some of them in a couple of months and will try to report back unless someone else reviews them first.<BR><BR>We have visited completely smoke-free pubs in Shropshire and elsewhere, so maybe the time is coming...

I understand your concern, but isn't the whole purpose of a pub to be a place where one can have a pint or two and smoke a pipe or cigarette without being told that you are stinking up the whole house with your filthy weed?

Ira<BR><BR><BR>No. Unless you are a sadist I don't believe that the &quot;whole purpose&quot; of pubs is to impose yourself on other people by polluting their lungs and making their clothes stink. Interesting argument though.

D. Phinney --- keep your smug &quot;Americans know everything better&quot; attitude and stay home. You are coming to OUR country, if we want to smoke in pubs then either accept it or stay the hell out. OK? Why do Americans think they always have to police the whole world including my corner pub? <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>

yo x- cool your jets geez....you Limeys can sure be uptight.

Well said x

x - I would really appreciate it if you wouldn't call us &quot;You Americans&quot; - there are several hundred million different ones here and I for one fully expect smoke in a London pub. Do not generalize us into one category and we will not generalize your country either, okay?

To x and Tony<BR><BR>Look, we all know that smokers aren't very bright or you wouldn't smoke in the first place. But if you can read this thread (or have someone read it for you) you will see that it is just a simple thread about finding a London pub or two with clean air. Is that really so threatening to you and your way of life?<BR><BR>Smoke yourselves to death for all I care. &quot;Me&quot; was looking for a pub that was smoke-free and I tried to help. Ira butted in unhelpfully and you two louts piled on. Just looking for something to do between soccer riots, I suppose.

I always have to remind myself that Australia got the convicts and America got the puritans...<BR><BR>to answer your question; look for a wetherspoon pub. They're usually very big (souless too) and all have smoke free zones.<BR><BR>www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk<BR><BR>I would bet that there's no such thing as an entirely smoke free pub though.

Mr Phinney<BR><BR>&quot;Between soccer riots&quot;?!! You're a funny guy. Perhaps you were looking for something to do between gun crimes or invading countries! No requirement in this thread for stereotyping.<BR><BR>Rest assured, like the more sensible replies on this thread, there are the odd smoke-free pub, at the discretion of the landlord (I stumbled into one in Nottingham once), and the Wetherspoon chain (indeed a souless, depressing pseudo-pub chain) have removed all &quot;real pub&quot; feel from pubs by promoting no music, smoke free zones, along with microwave meals and weak beer.<BR><BR>To be honest, as yyy says you're better off looking to sit outside if you possibly can. However, most of the traditional pubs in Britain have been around longer than the colonisation of America so if smoking is what they want, smoking should be what they have.<BR><BR>Incidentally, I'm a non-smoker, hate smoking, but can actually LIVE AND LET LIVE once in a while. Perhaps Mr Phinney could take some of this advice. It's not like I live my whole life in the pub (but I wish I could...!)

Since this thread has already gone off topic, I've been smoke free for 21 days now. Don't feel all that much better and have put on some weight, but it is fun to say.

Wow, there seems to be a lot of aggression out there on this topic....maybe some of you should take a cigarette break :)<BR><BR>I started this thread because of an allergy to cigarette smoke, not because I have an agenda to convert the world to a smoke-free zone. For those of you who offered serious suggestions, I thank you; for those of you who only offered provacative remarks, I suggest you get a life.

Mike,<BR><BR>Congratulations on your success. Just don't become one of those patronizing ex-smokers who all of a sudden start barfing their lungs at the sight of a cigarette.<BR><BR>For some reason, the worst anti-smokers are ex-smokers!

Speaking as someone who would love more pubs to have non smoking sections (and I'm British, so don't have a go at me for trying to impose my American views!), I'm afraid I am the bearer of bad tidings.<BR><BR>The only pubs I can think of with a non smoking section are the Wetherspoons pubs already mentioned. These are not terribly traditional, although if you really can't stand the smoke and want to try a pub, they are at least approximations of the real thing.<BR><BR>One thing you will find, however, is that some pubs are a lot less smokey than others. I'm sure it's something to do with the type of crowd they attract, but I haven't worked it out yet. All I can recommend is that you try a few and hopefully you'll find one where the smoke is at a bearable level.

x- &quot;Why do Americans think they always have to police the whole world including my corner pub?&quot; You are jealous of America. You got your asses kicked out of most of the world including America. The English are also a joke in Scotland where you impose your ways. One of the few places left in your empire. BTW there are plenty of English I have run into in my travels who think everything should be done the English way. Your smoke stinks in America too.

Me, I am allergic too-in two visits over the last two yearsa I have had no problem finding smokefree or darn near smokefree places to eat and drink. Have a good time, and remember all these other posters will not be there!