Iconic pub with 300-year-old history shuts its doors just days before Christmas leaving punters devastated
AN iconic pub which dates back 300 years has closed its doors just days before Christmas, leaving punters devastated.
Crammond Inn, a Samuel Smith Brewery that hails from the 1700, has shut up shop after years serving the Edinburgh community.
In a post on the pub’s Facebook page, the Cramond Inn team wrote: “Unfortunately the pub will be closing its doors on Saturday night.
“We have been told by the brewery that the pub must shut and stocked out on Monday. We had hoped to stay open until after Christmas.
“So get down today and tomorrow to enjoy some drinks as who knows when this historic pub will ever open again.”
The quaint gastro pub is fit with a coal fire, car park, and a beer garden with striking views of the waters of the Firth of Forth.
The boozer closed for three months in 2023 but was saved by the local community who rallied to have it reopened.
Just a few weeks later it became the talk of the town when it introduced a no phones policy.
Dozens of sad pub goers have expressed their disappointment over its closure on social media.
One user wrote: “So sad! Cramond Inn is the heart of the village…gorgeous log fire and you did wonderful food! Well done and sad you have had to let it go.”
Another said: “This is an absolute nonsense. As a community we have tried to support this most precious and historic of community facilities.”
One commenter added: “So disappointed to hear your sad news, I was hoping to be able to visit again before you closed the doors.”
Earlier this year, the pub underwent a change in management.
The owners Samuel Smith Old Brewery put up a notice on Gumtree saying they were looking for a live-in joint management couple.
This comes as an iconic London pub, which had been around for more than 100 years announced last month it was shutting for good.
The boozer which often saw queues stretching up the street on popular nights, closed after its owners went into administration.
The Dogstar bar and club, located on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, closed its doors for good on Wednesday, Brixton Buzz reports.
The venue, previously known as the Atlantic, had been taken over by the pub chain Antic before enduring hard times during the coronavirus pandemic.
The pub sat on the corner of Coldharbour Lane and Atlantic Road for roughly 150 years, and was known as The Atlantic Hotel in Victorian times.