Major UK pub chain with over 500 boozers is giving away thousands of free pints next week – how to claim yours
A MAJOR UK pub chain with over 500 boozers is pouring thousands of free pints next week - find out how to claim yours.
Punters can nab themselves a drink on the house - from Birra Moretti to Gin and Tonic.
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The offer couldn't come at a better time as evenings begin to feel warmer and beer gardens across the UK start to call your name.
To mark it's 10th anniversary, Craft Union, is giving away 10,000 free pints at pubs across the UK.
The deal applies on Wednesday, May 14th and customers can choose from a range of bevvies.
Savvy drinkers could enjoy a free Birra Moretti, but if this doesn't take your fancy why not sip a single Gordons and mixer.
For the kids, or those who prefer something non-alcoholic, Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Zero, Diet Coke, and Schweppes Lemonade are all included.
The beauty of this giveaway is how simple it is - all you have to do to claim your free drink is turn up and ask.
Alongside the freebie, Craft Union are also raising money for local causes.
On Wednesday 10p from every pint sold will be donated and it's estimated £20,000 will be raised.
The company's pubs have raised £1 million for local causes altogether so far.
As part of the initiative, one lucky punter is also in for the chance to scoop a life-changing £10,000.
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Every pint purchased on the day will come with a QR code giving guests the chance to enter the draw.
They only have to wait until the following day to learn if they've hit the jackpot.
Since Craft Union served it's first customer in 2015 at their original site in Stoke-on-Trent.
The chain now has a whopping 637 pubs to it's name.
Frazer Grimbleby, Managing Director at Craft Union, said: 'We're proud to be marking our 10th anniversary with three initiatives to give back to our guests as a thank you for how they have supported Craft Union over the last decade.
'We're delighted to have raised more than one million pounds for local causes in the last 12 months, and we are incredibly grateful to our guests for their unwavering support and enthusiasm in raising funds for charities - so what better way to show our appreciation than a drink on us!
'Make sure you get yourself down to your local Craft Union pub on Wednesday to claim your one free drink while stocks last, we're expecting the nation to get through 10,000 drinks in no time at all!'
Craft Union is now the UK's fastest-growing pub company with 78 pubs opening in the last 12 months alone.
This comes as the best pubs around the UK have been revealed - check if your local is on the list.
The National Pub and Bar Awards has shared its shortlist of boozers and restaurants in with the chance of claiming the prestigious title of Pub and Bar of the Year 2025.
The awards, organised by the Pub and Bar magazine, recognise the best venues in the UK based on a range of criteria including service, style of offer, marketing and customer journey.
Almost 100 county winners will be chosen from the shortlist before a grand final in June where regional winners then the grand title of National Pub and Bar of the Year will be announced.
Among the nominees this year is The George in Castleton, a small pub nestled in the heart of the Peak District National Park.
Another is Beekies Neuk in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, a pub and restaurant serving local produce and large selection of whiskies, rums and gins.
Also on the shortlist is the Black Bear Inn in Gwent, Wales, a rurally-situated inn with a rustic feel.
Bogans, in Tyrone, Northern Ireland, is also nominated this year, known for welcoming punters of all ages.
The Red Lion in Kettering features too - a traditional village pub serving locally-sourced food.
Find the full list here.
Full list of Craft Union pubs
Admiral Hessle
Albert Bow
Albert Victoria Huddersfield
Albion Hyde
Alex Bognor Regis
Alexandra Hotel Aldershot
Alexandra Hotel Liverpool
Alexandra North Shields
Alma Conisbrough
Anchor 1774 Tewkesbury
Anchor Battersea
Anchor Lincoln
Ancient Borough Arms Pontefract
Angel Inn Mansfield
Bakers Arms Winchester
Barge & Barrel Sunderland
Baruc Arms
Bay Horse Inn Farsley
Beacon Eston
Beaconsfield Arms Bridlington
Beagle Acomb
Beam & Brycg Bamber Bridge
Bear Bridgnorth
Bear Northampton
Bear Tavern Twickenham
Beau Geste Ashton-Under-Lyne
Bedford Arms Fulham
Beehive Droylsden
Beehive Sheffield
Beggar & Gentleman Hoyland
Bell Foundry Loughborough
Bell Hounslow
Bell Leytonstone
Belle Vue Hotel Merthyr Tydfil
Belle Vue Margate
Birdcage Inn Thame
Black Bull Brigg
Black Bull Hotel Brighouse
Black Bull Inn Clayton
Black Bull Whittlesey
Black Horse Brighton
Black Horse Consett
Black Horse Monkseaton
Black Horse Taunton
Black Horse Tonge Fold
Black Horse Watersheddings
Black Sheep Petersfield
Black Swan Pocklington
Black Swan Ripon
Blackbirds Hertford
Blagdon Arms Northumberland
Blue Anchor Bermondsey
Blue Bell Inn Alfreton
Blue Bell Long Eaton
Blue Boar Frome
Blue Post Stockton
Boot Wallasey
Borough Sunderland
Boundary Public House Norwich
Bounty Strood
Brace Of Pistols Clacton-On-Sea
Brackens Alvaston
Brass Monkey Southampton
Brasserie Chalon St Helens
Brewery Tap Brentwood
Bricklayers Altrincham
Bridge On Wool Wadebridge
Britannia Farnworth
British Oak Tingley
Broadway Leigh-On-Sea
Brook House Hayes
Brown Cow Livesey
Brunswick Arms Worcester
Buck Hotel Driffield
Bull Ring Tavern Digbeth
Bull Rugby
Bulls Head Hotel Bala Gwynedd
Bulls Head Hotel Sale
Bulls Head Old Whittington
Bunters Sittingbourne
Burghley Arms Inn Bourne
Captain Webb Crewe
Cardigan Arms Corby
Castell-Nedd Arms Neath
Castle Hotel Blackpool
Central Hotel Middlesbrough
Chatterton Arms Bromley
Chepstow Castle Liverpool
Cherry Tree Pennycross
Chieftain Hotel Morecambe
Clarence Hastings
Clarence Hotel Wallasey
Claughton Hotel Upton
Clock Atherstone
Clock Tower Torquay
Clwyd Hotel Shotton
Coach & Horses Chapeltown
Coach & Horses Moreton
Coach & Horses Shaw
Coach And Horses Stafford
Coffee House Woolton
Colliers Tyldesley
Commercial Armley
Commercial Hotel Keighley
Corner House Maidenhead
Corner Pin Barnsley
Cother Arms Watford
Courtyard Rochdale
Coventry Cross Coventry
Crickets Thatcham
Crompton Arms Ripley
Crooked Billet Penge Se20
Cross Inn Caldicot
Cross Keys Hotel Llandudno
Cross Keys Hull
Crown & Anchor Edmonton
Crown & Cushion Northampton
Crown And Anchor Chesterfield
Crown And Cushion Hyde
Crown Hotel Watton
Crown Inn Rugeley
Crown Knaphill
Crown Ludgershall
Crown Ramsgate
Crown Scissett
Crown Sutton
Crusader Garforth
Darlington Flyer Darlington
Dee Flint
Dickens Inn Thornton
Dingle Solihull
Dog & Gun Banbury
Dog and Partridge
Dolphin Blandford
Drakes Drum Plymstock
Duke Of Edinburgh Oldham
Duke Of Wellington Grimsby
Duke Of York Inn Exeter
Dun Cow Hotel Gateshead
Eagle Inn Ross-On-Wye
Eagle Kings Lynn
Eaglet Finsbury
Earl Grey Rawmarsh Roth
Earl Of Chatham Woolwich
Earl Spencer Southfields
Edgar Wood Middleton
Egerton Arms Stockport
Elbow Room Tottenham London
Elephant & Castle Farnborough
Endeavour Tollesby
English Lounge Manchester
Europa Inn East Molesey
Exchange Ivybridge
Exchange Winchester
Express Crewe
Fairfield Stockton
Fat Ox Hotel Whitley Bay
Feathers Gorleston
Feathers Great Yarmouth
Five Bells New Cross London
Fleece and Flagon Witney
Fletcher Christian Inn Cockermouth
Flintknappers Brandon
Foresters Arms Ashley Down
Foresters Arms Swadlincote
Fountain Inn Soham
Fountain Portsmouth
Fox & Duck Sheffield
Fox & Hounds Forest Gate
Fox Inn Thrapston
Fox Sheffield
Frankfort Arms Paddington
Freemans Arms Grimsby
Garden House Norwich
Gate Caister
Gate Sutton Coldfield
Gatehouse Inn Lincoln
George & Dragon Hemsworth
George & Dragon Newcastle
George & Dragon Norton
George And Dragon Kendal
George Brighouse
George Canning Camberwell
George Hotel Ashford
George Hotel Hull
George Hotel Wombwell
George Iv Lichfield
George IV Woolwich
George Oswestry
George Sheffield
George Southwark
George Street Tap Hove
Globe Hackney
Globe Sheffield
Golden Cock Darlington
Golden Cross Wednesbury
Golden Lion Worle
Good Companion Borehamwood
Goose Wolverhampton
Gordon Arms Chislehurst
Gordon Arms Southampton
Grafton Bedford
Grand Junction Crewe
Grant Arms Kings Norton
Grapes Beverley
Grapes Hotel Hexham
Grapes Hotel Stafford
Grapes Inn Falmouth
Green Dragon Mansfield
Green Dragon Thetford
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