Old Crown Pub

royal visit

Prince Charles inside the Old Crown enjoying half a pint of Doris 90th

Stop press – HRH The Prince of Wales visited Hesket Newmarket for the second time on February 5th. He toured The Old Crown Pub, The Hesket Brewery,The Fellside Stores and enjoyed a walkabout the village when he met vllagers in a relaxed and informal manner.

HRH then returned to The Old Crown where he amused the gathered press mob by chosing a pint of 'Great Cockup' porter and fairly and squarely won game of darts.

A collection of over 200 photographs of the visit is available free of charge. Just send a blank CD and a stamped addressed envelope to the Old Crown Hesket Newmarket, CA7 8JG.

Prince Charles had heard about our little venture from The Pub is the Hub, an organisation he launched in 2001 which promotes the importance of pubs in rural communities. The Pub is the Hub have compiled a booklet entitled ‘Saving your Village Pub’ as a guide to other villages wanting to acquire ownership of their pub. The Old Crown is one of the two case studies in the booklet, which was ‘launched’ by Prince Charles during his visit. HRH made a speech in which he expressed his admiration and delight at what we had all achieved together. He then unveiled a plaque before being whisked away in a shiny black Mercedes. Whilst in the - very crowded - pub, Prince Charles was treated (he doesn’t carry any cash!) to a glass of Doris’ 90th, which judging from the photos went down very well.