About PubDB
PubDB is a free, open database of pubs across the UK. Find a pub, check the practical details and see where the information came from. We’re adding more all the time, and some pubs have fuller details than others.
How far you can rely on it
Where we can, we show where each detail came from and when it was last checked. “Not known yet” means we don’t have an answer. It doesn’t mean the pub hasn’t got it. Opening hours and facilities change, so it’s worth checking with the pub before you set off.
Wheelchair access
We check access separately for manual wheelchairs and powerchairs, covering four things: getting in, getting served, using the seating and using the toilet. “Getting served” includes being able to order at your table on your own. “With help” means with help from another person.
A pub is listed on Accessible Pubs for a type of wheelchair once all four have been fully checked and can be done, either on your own or with help. If any answer is a firm “No”, it isn’t listed for that type of wheelchair, and pubs that haven’t been fully checked aren’t listed yet. Either way, the pub and what we know about it stay on PubDB.
Spotted a mistake?
Anyone can suggest a correction, and you don’t need an account: use the “Suggest a correction” link on the pub’s page. Editors can also sign in with their existing account to suggest a correction and say where the information came from. Nothing changes on the site until a moderator has checked it and approved it.
If you use a wheelchair, you can tell us about your own visit using the Accessible Pubs visitor form. No account is needed. We check every report and comment before it goes on the site. A report approved by our team doesn’t mean the team member made the visit.
Is a pub missing?
You can add a missing pub without an account. Tell us its name, where it is and how you know. Editors can also suggest a missing pub, with its location and where the information came from. A moderator checks it before it’s added.
Privacy, and how we check reports
You don’t need an account to read or search PubDB. Editors who sign in get a session cookie. We keep overall counts of what people search for, but not of location searches. When you search near you, your location is sent to PubDB and appears in the page address.
If you give an email address when you suggest a correction or a missing pub, we use it only to follow up on that suggestion. We don’t share it or add it to any mailing list, and we delete it after 12 months. The suggestion forms use Cloudflare Turnstile to check that you’re not a robot, so Cloudflare sees your IP address and some details about your browser when you use them.
Only approved visitor reports from people who agreed to share them are made public. Reports waiting for review or turned down, private review notes and reviewers’ details are seen only by authorised staff.
Where our information comes from
Pub details are kept in one shared database, which PubDB reads from and sends corrections to. Accessible Pubs uses the same wheelchair access checks, and cider and perry details are kept up to date through RealCider. Our sister sites each cover part of the same picture: PubCrawls.uk (pub crawls built from these pubs), BeerFestivals.uk (beer festivals across the UK), AccessiblePubs.uk (pubs checked for wheelchair access, from wheelchair users’ reports) and RealCider.uk (real cider and perry). Map locations come from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
Search uses a copy of our details that’s updated separately, so each pub’s own page is the most up to date. “Near me” and distance searches only include pubs with a map location, so they won’t find every pub yet.