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About Us
Who are we?
We are a Father and Son who like spending time socializing, eating, drinking and listening to live music - Oh, we also love London, which helps!
Lasting Experiences
We started out in the Summer of 2023, when - after working abroad for some time I returned after 9 years - we decided we should have a bit of a beano down in the Big Smoke. It happened to be James' 25th Birthday too a couple of days earlier, and so we decided - just by chance that we would do a tour of the oldest pubs in London on Wednesday 21st June. Only at Pub No.5 - The Cittie of Yorke (1430), did we realize it was the day of the Summer Solstice - and so the Solstice Gallon was born.
We decided we would make it a yearly event, and furthermore to hold it twice per year on each of the Solstice dates (or closest Saturday after the Summer, and one month back for Winter - namely the Saturday after 21st November - if that makes sense!)
Our Mission
To have fun! We use laughter, friendship and of course beer to help us in our mission. You are more than welcome to join us. We will put all the details of the Hotels, Pubs and routes we have used or taken to help take the pain away from the organizational pressures of such a day. And, of course - this doesn't have to happen on the actual date of the Solstice (this is just an excuse!) - in fact because the Winter Solstice is a little too close to Christmas, being the 21st December - we have jumped back a month and used the closest Saturday after that as our date for the 'Fireside Solstice' - you've guessed it, frequenting pubs in London with open fires.