I'd be inclined to disagree, there should be an element of proximity involved.
If there are lots nearby then can choose from them, but it would seem silly to class a pub miles away your local because you happen to go frequently, I think.
I would say it still needs to be local to you.
*A* local pub is one within a reasonably "local" proximity to you. *Your* local pub is your preference within that category of "local" pubs.
If you're travelling to the next village/town over and passing several pubs on the way, I'd say that's no longer a local pub.
I think Proximity is a key factor just not the only one.. a Local is local to you. There is a pub i got to in ireland a lot when I am travelling and people know me and more than i visit other pubs that are nearby - but its not my local..
The one you go to most, I'm sat in mine typing this.
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I don't have a overly close local. I consider the pub I go to the most my local. I know the names of a lot of the staff and they're pretty good by me. Even got me a wooden spoon when Wales finished bottom of the six nations last season which was nice of them
Local to me is the one I visit regularly it’s the one if we are debating where to go that’s where we head… if I went to the nearest one to me I’d probably be lucky to only be stabbed the last thing that happened in there was the landlord smashed someone’s head in with a metal bar surprisingly this pub doesn’t come with a flat roof
Kind of a mix of the two. I'm very fortunate to have 2 pubs within a 2 minute walk if me and one is slightly closer but I prefer the one slightly further away so I refer to that one as my local.
My nearest pub is a fucking shithole.
My local is a 17 minute walk away.
If my local was as close as my nearest pub is, I would be the size of a house by now. And destitute.
The one I visit most regularly where I live. For example the one I visit most regularly in central London (where I work) I would classify as my work local. There are at least 10 pubs closer than this one but it is my favourite in the area.
It is the same as my 'home' local. It is one of a few pubs and not the closest, but my favourite in the town.
Your local is the one where they know what you normally drink and your name. This doesn’t always work though as my local is a micro pub with an ever changing selection of drinks
Doesn’t have to be the nearest but does have to be…local
The pub I probably visit most is in the city centre. But I’d never call that my local, I don’t live there.Â
To be your local it can't be miles away but doesn't have to be the nearest. I suppose that does change if you're more rural. If your village only has one pub surely that must be your local?
Combination of proximity and preference - it has to be reasonably close to be a local. But there are 3 pubs in my village, all similar distances away, but only one is my local.
The one you visit regularly. Which probably isn't much further than the closest one, or you'd just go to the closest one.
My local is about 10 minutes walk, as opposed to the nearest which is OK but now serves overpriced food and has no pool tables and was redecorated and had its name changed. Staff never last long. Whereas half the staff in my local have been there years.
My regular pub is the pub I go to the most.
My local is one of the closest pubs to me. If there's a few a similar distance it's my favourite out of that selection.
My local is 10 minutes down the road from me, I often pop in on my way to my regular pub.
my local is a walk or bus ride away as its basically were I used to live till I moved
I haven't been to my new local yet.... but it does look rough as fuck lol
My Local burnt down almost 20 years ago now. But it's still my local!
Well, not just mine, anytime it gets brought up we all call it "the local". What I guess is technically the "new" local, and has been for those 20 years, is still just "The Pub".
Imo it's the one closest to you, otherwise it's not really local by the definition of the word
Lots of people saying "the one you visit most", the pub I visit weekly is 19 miles away, I don't see that it would make sense to call it my local
Nah, only five minutes back because you don't need to worry about red lights.
(for the avoidance of doubt, I mean 10 minutes in a taxi, I only drive there when I'm not drinking anyway)
The one i visit regularly.
I walk past a pub to get to the one I consider my local.
The one I walk past is a chain pub, built in the 1930s. It's fine. Beer and food is cheap and acceptable.
The one I consider my local was built mid 1700s, isn't tied, has an excellent range of beer and fantastic food, a large beer garden, does regular events like beer festivals and family fetes, and is a genuine asset to the community. And the staff are all really friendly.
To be fair, one is 10 minutes walk, the other 15 minutes walk, so neither is far away.
I visited a local one a few weeks ago with a friend for a quick catch up, being a quiet time of year before the tourists descend on us we thought it would be a good time to sit somewhere quiet. A few locals at the bar but plenty of places to sit. £13.something for a Guinness zero and a lager shandy. Not something I can afford to do regularly.
I'd say its nearest, provided you go to it. However it depends how far the one you go to is.
Your favourite pub (provided its within your village/town) is your local I'd say
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