The public house; more commonly termed pub is an establishment which sells alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages in the UK and Ireland. A traditional UK public house will follow a standard theme whereby a large bar serves two areas, the public bar and the lounge bar. These areas are usually segregate from each other by the use of a pair of doors. Originally the public bar was a space for manual workers and labourers, predominantly male; indeed, women were often not allowed to enter the public bar. The lounge bar was decorated in a more refined fashion and would be the place a family would gather in the evening or a couple would spend time courting. Over the last several decades this tradition has changed almost entirely although many pubs maintain the original layout.
A public house will be either freehold, meaning the building and land are completely owned by the individual running the establishment or leasehold, which denotes the building is owned by a third party, usually a brewery, and is run by a tenanted landlord or in recent years a manager.
Public houses are strictly regulated by the licensing laws in the UK, there are stringent opening times and age limits for patrons, to run a public house one must first be interviewed in a UK court room and if found acceptable you will be granted a licence to sell alcohol on the premises.
A public house will be either freehold, meaning the building and land are completely owned by the individual running the establishment or leasehold, which denotes the building is owned by a third party, usually a brewery, and is run by a tenanted landlord or in recent years a manager.
Public houses are strictly regulated by the licensing laws in the UK, there are stringent opening times and age limits for patrons, to run a public house one must first be interviewed in a UK court room and if found acceptable you will be granted a licence to sell alcohol on the premises.