The White Bear Pub

The White Bear is a Young's pub in the heart of Kennington, London, just a stone's throw from Kennington Park - perfect for pre or post theatre dining

White Bear | Young's pub in South London near Kennington Park

You've stumbled upon the perfect pub for the Winter.

We're the pub with a snug and a brand new Winter Wellness Menu ready for devouring.

Head to our ‘whats on’ page to find the 6 Nations fixtures, matches and timings.

The kitchen is open daily, serving traditional British fare made with seasonal, fresh and locally sourced produce.

Click here to read what the Evening Standard's Ben Norum thought about the White Bear pub.

http://whitebearkennington.co.uk

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Pub in Ruislip | The White Bear | The White Brasserie Co

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menu  

Our gorgeous The White Bear pub in Ruislip is warm and welcoming.

We offer a unique combination of traditional pub and a French brasserie… with an English twist.

We are famous for our monthly changing set menu, as well as our extensive a la carte selection.

We are open all day, seven days a week, so you can always join us for a quiet beer, a hearty bar snack, a full brasserie meal or anything in between.

At a glance guest ales beers | extensive wine list | monthly set menu available | family-friendly | dog-friendly | car park (further parking available in village car park) | disabled access | garden | kids menu | allergy menus available

The White Bear in Farringdon, London Pub Review and Details

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I, along with my work colleagues, regularly frequent this establishment, both for lunch (which is great homemade food and definitely not microwave rubbish) and in the evenings for the friendly staff, great atmosphere, good music and great selection of drinks.

Anyone who speaks to the staff and landlords will soon realise this is very much NOT a Chelsea pub!

And as for the Rangers supporters, who are all super friendly by the way, they have been watching their football here for years, in peace and continue to do so.

I have never seen violence at this place and would be very shocked if the landlords allowed that to happen.

I for one, as a female in my late 20s find this a great pub to come to where I can enjoy myself and feel safe and I will continue to do so for a long time to come .....

The White Bear Kennington - SLOAN! Magazine

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Steeped in history, the White Bear Pub in Kennington, with the award-winning White Bear Theatre above, has been on its site since 1780 and has plenty of dramatic stories to tell.

Murphy is quite rightly proud of the food that leaves the open kitchen and I couldn’t wait to sample the menu and The White Bear’s warm hospitality.

Comforting mashed potato blended with flavourful smoked salmon and herbs complemented by the rich creamy soft yolk of the poached egg against the fresh green taste of the spinach.

For the main, I chose The White Bear’s signature dish of Beef Wellington which was cooked to my liking of medium rare.

If you’re looking for a great British pub and are in the mood for some nostalgic classics served in charming surroundings with accommodating hospitality then look no further than The White Bear in Kennington!

White Bear

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One of Bristol’s oldest pubs, The White Bear sits atop St Michael’s Hill and offers excellent food & drink, including a huge range of local ales & ciders, seven days a week.

All our food is made fresh using the finest in locally sourced produce.

Be it an express lunch, a luxurious Sunday roast or a bespoke banquet for a special occasion, our talented chefs have got you covered.

With strong links to Bristol’s music & arts scenes we regularly host special events; from the best in stand up comedy and new theatre to spoken word and world famous DJs.

White Bear Theatre - Wikipedia

[1] It is one of London's leading pub theatres, as well as one of the longest established, dedicated since inception to both new writing and to its Lost Classics Project, which focuses on productions of obscure historical works.

Alongside the theatre's new writing output, the long-running Lost Classics Project focuses on the production of obscure, underperformed or unperformed plays from previous generations.

In the modern history strand this has included the first uncensored productions of two of John Osborne's supposedly lost early plays (Personal Enemy and The Devil Inside Him),[3] together with a successful revival of Sylvia Rayman's long-unperformed all-female play Women of Twilight.

[4] The project's historical strand has been praised by academics for featuring "an extensive range of non-Shakespearean plays" and for seeking to "extend the repertory beyond the select group of frequently revived plays."

Alongside the Read not Dead project at Shakespeare's Globe and the Royal Shakespeare Company's Jacobethan seasons, the Lost Classics Project is considered one of the three most influential attempts to "reshape the twenty-first-century 'early modern repertory,'" with past productions including the first modern performances of Westward Ho by Thomas Dekker and John Webster, and Ben Jonsons final play, The Magnetic Lady.

This Story Of Yours Is Dark. Very Dark. | Londonist

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This Story of Yours, White Bear Theatre This Story of Yours celebrates its 50th anniversary with a tension-filled, emotionally-charged production at the White Bear Theatre.

The story revolves around Detective Sergeant Johnson, who has beaten a suspected child-molester, Kenneth Baxter, to death.

The story of Johnson’s altercation with Baxter unfolds over three lengthy scenes, with an interval after the second scene.

But the production does feature a cast of admirable performers: Brian Merry (Detective Johnson) oscillates skilfully from outrage to anguish; Emma Reade-Davies (Maureen, Johnson’s wife) elicits empathy from the audience with ease; William Hayes (Chief Inspector Cartwright), plays a compelling hard-nosed, no-nonsense policeman; David Sayers (Kenneth Baxter) portrays submissiveness and assertiveness in equally convincing proportions.

This Story of Yours, 138 Kennington Park Rd, SE11 4DJ.

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