The Royal Oak

This week’s Menovist, TLC, and all things wellbeing event has been such a joy, not least because of the wonderful speakers and entertainers who have brought the topics of menopause, mental health and wellbeing to life.

We started this incredible journey of sharing personal stories and discovery with our inspirational Operations Manager Becky Davies whose disarmingly vulnerable personal story about her experience of menopause on a live business has driven us on this incredible journey.

Thank you to Helen Tomlinson for sharing your lens of the golden thread of hormones running throughout our lives and the incredible work she has done to ensure menopause is no time to step back in the workplace.

To Molly Davis from the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) and Becky Davies for your brave and hysterical sharing of personal menopause symptoms. For Katt Williams from Zestfit for empowering us to choose strong, and to Emma Kay for sharing your incredible app Walksafe that was initially inspired to keep women safe when mobile, but now serves everyone.

Sarah Davies, we’ve learned loads about the impact hormones have on our lives and what we can do to help ourselves and each other.

Mandy Southall hosted an incredible panel, including the speakers and Dawn Gunther from the Dove and Rainbow pub in Sheffield.

And the final effusive thank you has to go to Shona Davis from Pernod Ricard for hosting our Sip & Paint session, and the fabulous retired nurse and now comic Zeph Churchill for ending the day with learning, song, and raucous belly laughs. What a day!

Now, on to day two for some TLC and wellbeing. This year’s event is certainly one to remember.

🎃Happy Halloween!🎃

The spooky season has been brewing across our pubs over the last few weeks with lots of tricks and treats for everyone to enjoy.

From fancy-dress competitions to quizzes and karaoke, howl will you be celebrating fright night? 🐺

And, if you’ve not yet found somewhere to celebrate, here’s a handful of Punch Pubs where you can be guaranteed a frighteningly good time👻

The Eagle Public House
Mill Tavern
The Goose
The Shakespeare Inn
Ye Olde Fleece Inn - Kendal
The Hest Bank
The George, Finchdean

Be scareful out there 🎃🎃

🔍💥 Calling creative marketeers! 💥🔍

Our exciting and progressive Marketing Department are on the lookout for an Assistant Marketing Manager to take our Locals Concept pub activations to the next level 🙌

🍍 Can you create, maintain and implement a marketing sales framework?
🍍 Do you have a passion for pubs, guests and experiences?
🍍 Fuelled with insights, are you ready to think big, innovatively and commercially ?

Sound like a bit of you? We want your ideas, disruption & positive solutions to really shake things up! Find out more and apply 👉 https://www.punchpubs.com/careers/working-for-punch/current-vacancies/assistant-marketing-manager-locals/ or email [email protected]

Nominations for the PubAid Community Pub Hero Awards 2025 are now open!

We need your support to celebrate our wonderful Publicans and Management Partners (MPs). We know that there are many heroes within our pubs, so we want to get as many nominated as possible!

This year, you can choose to nominate your pub:

🏆Community Support Hero
🏆Charity Fundraising Hero
🏆Community Regular Hero
🏆Community Sport Hero
🏆Community Sustainability Hero

Publicans and MPs can nominate themselves. Or their community members or local Members of Parliament can do so.

The process is digital and completely free. So, don’t delay!

Nominate your pub hero today: https://www.pubaid.co.uk/community-pub-hero-awards/

PubAid has launched the Positive PUBlicity Hub a new resource to spotlight the powerful role UK pubs play as lifelines in their communities.

From safe spaces for open conversations to grassroots sports support, pubs are continuing to make a huge difference!

On the Hub you’ll find:

🍻 Real-life stories that show pubs as essential mental health lifelines

🏆 Inspiration from Community Heroes

📈 Practical tips and ideas for publicans & management partners looking to expand their positive impact

And you can share your stories too! Join PubAid’s supporter community and start celebrating the impact of wonderful community champions across the UK 🍻

Check out the new Hub here 👉🏻 https://www.pubaid.co.uk/publicityhub/

🎵🎶 Live music this week at The Royal Oak 🎶🎵

Wednesday 11th September - Not On The Weekend

Friday 13th September - Jay-Jay Luckman

Starting at 8:30pm

Christmas | Has | Landed

Get in early and book here 👇👇👇👇

https://www.royaloakyork.pub/event/christmas/

The weekend is here! Come listen to this talented performer in our cozy 17th century pub 🍻

Starting soon!

As the leaves turn to shades of amber and the nights draw in, autumn ushers in a season of warmth and comfort. It’s the perfect time to indulge in the classic delight of pies, paired with drinks that enhance their flavours. Throughout Autumn, we’ve added more pies to our menu, plus Monday – Saturday you can pair with our recommended drink for just £18.

Sound good? Book now! www.royaloakyork.pub

🎵🎶 Live music this week at The Royal Oak 🎶🎵

Wednesday 4th September - Mike Johnson

Friday 6th September - Geordie

Classic pub quiz 📝 Drink prizes 🍻 Music rounds 🎶 Cozy pub 😍 Great ale 🍺 Free entry 👌 8pm start time 🕗 Feeling lucky? 🍀

For a real family occasion, our famous Sunday roasts are the perfect way to round off the week with loved ones.

With a choice of slow cooked meats, all served with our fresh seasonal vegetables, crispy roast potatoes and lashings of delicious gravy, you’ll be counting down the weekdays until the next one.

Roast British beef 17.50

Roast chicken, sage & onion stuffing 16.50

Roast rolled belly of pork 16.50

Roast trio, British beef, roast chicken, belly pork 18.95

Butternut squash & filo wellington, roast potatoes, green cabbage, garden peas & leeks, roasted carrots & parsnips and gravy (ve) | 16.50

Plus plenty of pub classics.. Fish & chips, steak & ale pie, rump steak and more

Book now: www.royaloakyork.pub

or call on: 01904 848777

Tonight!! Get here early for the best seats 🍻

🎵🎶 Live music this week at The Royal Oak 🎶🎵

Friday 30th October - The Beardy Busker

If you missed his performance last time, you are definitely in for a treat!

"One man band with high energy. Must be seen live. Fantastic act and a night to remember"

🔍💥 We’re on the lookout for a creative artworker💥🔍

Our exciting and progressive in-house studio are on the hunt for a confident Studio Artworker, with delectable ideas and fantastic attention to detail.

If you have…

🍍 An eye for beautiful visual messaging
🍍 A passion for design and the creative industry
🍍 A love for authentic pubs

…you might be the one for us.

Sound like a bit of you? Click here to find out more and apply 👉 https://www.punchpubs.com/careers/working-for-punch/current-vacancies/studio-artworker/ or get in touch with [email protected]

Exciting news for one of our epic Edinburgh pubs The Barony Bar, nominated in the Best Pub category at Edinburgh's 2024 Bar Awards! 👏

It's a massive achievement for our incredible Management Partner, Les, and the Barony team. We're so proud of their hard work, care and dedication that has secured them a spot in the top 15 pubs in the city! 🙌

Votes are now all in, and the excitement is building! Huge congratulations to all of you at The Barony Bar, and good luck with the awards this September 🍻

🎵🎶 Live music this week at The Royal Oak 🎶🎵

Friday 30th October - The Beardy Busker

If you missed his performance last time, you are definitely in for a treat!

"One man band with high energy. Must be seen live. Fantastic act and a night to remember"

It's almost time for our weekly FREE TO ENTER classic pub quiz! 🤩 Drink vouchers to be won. Good luck to all 🍻

🐶🐾 Attention dog owners 🐾🐶

You can now purchase Sir Woofchester's dog bowls at the bar to treat your best friend when visiting The Royal Oak 🐕🐕‍🦺🐩🦮

On the menu:

ROAST DINNER DOG BOWL - Chicken drumstick chew, sausage, peas & carrots on a bed of chicken & potato dog food

FISH & CHIPS DOG BOWL - Dried sprats, sweet potato fries & peas on a bed of salmon & trout dog food

We have always been a dog friendly pub; with treats, water bowl and blankets always available

Last month, our Management Partners Olly and Louise reopened the doors of the fantastic The Havelock Arms following an investment with us🍻

Welcoming back the community with open arms, Olly and Louise are thrilled to be taking on their first pub business. They said: “We’re incredibly excited about this venture and couldn’t wait to welcome the community back through the doors.

“We are making it our priority to deliver excellent customer service and create an inclusive, safe and welcoming environment. We’ve been overwhelmed by the positive feedback we’ve received so far, and are looking forward to our future here.”🙌

You can read more about The Havelock Arms as well as other successful pub stories on our website 👉 https://www.punchpubs.com/the-havelock-arms-reopens-following-180k-investment/

📷 Steve @ Mission Studios

🎶🎵Live music this week at The Royal Oak 🎵🎶

Wednesday 21st August - Owen Martin

Friday 23rd August - Jay-Jay Luckman

Our FREE Sunday night quiz starts soon!

🎵🎶 Live music at The Royal Oak tonight 🎶🎵

Mike Shaw Duo - Starting at 8:30pm

We are delighted to announce that The Woodlands Hotel in Bradford has been announced as the Telegraph & Argus’ Best Pub 2024!

Our epic pub claimed the top spot over nine other finalists and an incredible 6,389 nominations 👏

This is an incredible achievement for our Publicans Lee & Tammy, whose passion for our epic pub and hospitality industry never goes a miss! In addition to this latest victory The Woodlands Hotel also holds the number one spot for The Best Restaurant & Places to Eat in Bradford on Trip Advisor 🙌

What a triumph! Huge congratulations to Lee, Tammy and the team at The Woodlands🍻

(Photo credit: Telegraph & Argus)

💻 Seeking a skilled Development & Support Analyst for our growing pub company 🔝

We're looking for a proactive individual to develop, implement, and support our business process applications.

🍍 Do you excel at providing first-class support?
🍍 Confident in scoping, developing, and delivering applications?
🍍 Eager to support and enhance new and existing systems?

If this sounds like you, we want to hear from you! 🤩

Learn more and apply online 👉 https://www.punchpubs.com/careers/working-for-punch/current-vacancies/development-support-analyst/ or get in touch with [email protected]

It’s great to see another one of our fantastic pubs thriving!👌🍻

The Rutland Arms Bottesford reopened this June following a £130k investment that has transformed this beautiful pub into a family-friendly village pub and restaurant.

The investment has injected new life into the charming pub which proudly boasts something for the whole community.

Publican Russell Wheatcroft said: “The Rutland Arms has been a prominent pub not just in Bottesford but also in the Vale of Belvoir for many years and is a central meeting point for so many.

“The investment was important to allow us to maintain our reputation in the village, and being able to offer a wide selection of food and drinks also helps to keep the pub vibrant.”

You can read more about The Rutland Arms’ investment, as well as other successful pub stories, here 👉 https://www.punchpubs.com/from-curry-house-to-cosy-village-pub-meet-the-publican-transforming-the-rutland-arms-pub-in-bottesford/

🎵🎶 Live music this week at The Royal Oak 🎶🎵

Wednesday 7th August - Not On The Weekend

Thursday 8th August - Mike Johnson

Friday 9th August - Nick Shaw

All starting at 8:30pm

It was a pleasure to welcome two of our new local Labour MPs to Jubilee House yesterday.

Jacob Collier MP (Burton & Uttoxeter) and Josh Newbury MP (Cannock Chase) met CEO Clive Chesser and other members of the Punch team.

They were given a tour of our progressive Pub Training Academy, sampled some menu concepts in our state-of-the art Development Kitchen, learned more about a number of Punch’s ‘Doing Well, By Doing Good’ initiatives and discussed the Labour Party’s commitment to safeguarding pubs across the UK, and our policy asks to support this plan and ensure our pubs not only survive but thrive.

🔍💥 We’re on the lookout for a creative artworker💥🔍

Our exciting and progressive in-house studio seeks a confident Studio Artworker with delectable ideas and fantastic attention to detail.

Do you have the following?

🍍 An eye for beautiful visual messaging
🍍 A passion for design and the creative industry
🍍 And a love for authentic pubs

If so, you sound like a strong contender.

Click here to find out more and apply 👉 https://www.punchpubs.com/careers/working-for-punch/current-vacancies/studio-artworker/, or get in touch with [email protected]

Now that everyone's belly's are full from our delicious Sunday roast dinners, why not give our weekly quiz a go? Starting at 8pm!

Free entry 🤩
Classic pub quiz 📝
Music rounds 🎵🎶
Drink prizes 🍻
Tasty cask ales 🍺
Great atmosphere 👌

Sundays done best! Treat yourself to a delicious roast dinner here at The Royal Oak 😋

Book now or pop in for availability: www.royaloakyork.pub

Visiting York today? Why not pop in for some lunch in our cosy 17th century pub 🫶 book here

https://www.royaloakyork.pub/

🎶🎵 Live music at The Royal Oak tonight 🎵🎶

Step | Inside

Walk through the doors of our traditional 17th century Inn, fantastic Cask and home cooked food and you may even bump into a few ghosts 👻 👻👻👻👻

**Change to previously advertised**

🎶🎵Live music tonight at The Royal Oak 🎵🎶

We welcome a new act, Martin Ledger!