Smoking bans in London Pubs?
 

I know the smoking ban postings have been done to death, and I don't want to stop world war 3. I just want someone, who lives in England, to tell the present situation about smoking bans in LONDON PUBS. I am returning to London in September this year, and I like to have a few pints of ale in the evening, without cigarette smoke. I gave away smoking years ago. I don't hold grudges against smokers, as I remember, the addiction, and the time it took to give it up.
Just a quick reply would be great.

whoops,that should read I dont want to START WW3.

I'd like to know if this is true as my husband still smokes and we're leaving for England in 17 days.
I understand some people not wanting or liking secondhand smoke but I don't understand the ban in bars. To me it's like saying "we're banning urinating in bathrooms".
But hey, that's just me.

Tropo:

I answered this question for you several hours ago (http://www.fodors.com/forums/threads...p;tid=34558429)

You've been around this board long enough to know how to search your own name.

So what is it? Don't trust the word of an Irishman then?

Thanks flanner, I hadn't seen that post. And I always trust the word of an Irishman, my father is Irish.

I think that all the JD Wetherspoons pubs have no smoking sections.I know that they will ban all smoking in their pubs by May 2006.
http://www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk/nosmoking/

Flanner, sorry about the mix up, with my postings.
I guess I will just have to buy a six pack of beer, and take it home to my B&B.
If your Irish, then you must be excited, to have smoking bans in the Irish Pubs, lucky you.
TudorPrincess - Smoking generally in pubs, became an accepted practise, as most people back then smoked. Now with more & more people giving up smoking, then, it will be the "accepted practise" to disallow smoking. We living in a changing world.

The Blackfriar is non-smoking - and it's a gorgeous art-nouveau pub:
http://www.fancyapint.com/main_site/thepubs/pub171.htm

...and here's a list of some others:
http://www.pubs.com/smokefree.htm

G_Hopper: Funny, I was going to give that link too!

You don't say where you are going to be staying so probably your best bet is to do a search on sites such as www.beerintheevening.com

I know there's a pub just by Leicester Square (on Lisle Street) called the Polar Bear which is no-smoking (has a lot of sports screens etc) but can't find any great information on it.

There are a fair amount with no smoking areas though, just not many that are totally smoke free, I'm afraid.