South East London CAMRA Pub of the Year 2014

Congratulations to The Ivy House in Nunhead, our Pub of the Year.

South East London CAMRA is delighted to announce that The Ivy House has been awarded the coveted Pub of the Year (POTY) Award for 2014. Selected from hundreds of public houses in South East London, The Ivy House was chosen as a superb example of what pubs are, and can become once again, even after the threat of closure.

As you may know, last year we successfully applied to English Heritage to have The Ivy House Grade 2 listed, saving it from developers. This was the first step towards it becoming London’s first co-operatively owned pub. Its rescue involved lots of decisive action and careful planning with resources large and small sailing to the rescue – some on £100 share holdings.

However, there’s more to becoming pub of the year than just being saved from closure. Whether The Ivy House is hosting a wedding reception, having a music/beer pairing evening or just serving lunch, the pub is a real part of the community.

The Ivy House serves as a meeting place, hosting everything from yoga, art exhibitions to live theatre and rock and roll. Its wonderfully unaltered interior always gives great atmosphere. If someone had never been to a pub before, this is where you might take them. It has all the good things a pub should have, AND of course it serves loads of delicious real ales.

The presentation of the award will be during the evening of Tuesday 13 May. This coincides with performances from the Ravensbourne Morris Men, Old Palace Clog, a ladies’ clog dancing side, plus the pub’s usual Irish music night.

Please do come along!

The Ivy House is at 40 Stuart Road, Nunhead, London, SE15 3BE.