"Pubs near me" is one of the most searched phrases in the country. People search it when they're visiting somewhere new, planning a night out, looking for Sunday lunch, or trying to find somewhere showing the football. If your pub doesn't have a website, you're relying entirely on Google Maps and a Facebook page that might not even have your current opening hours on it.
I'm Laurence, and I build websites for pubs, bars, taprooms and small breweries. Hand-coded, fast, built for phones. Because nobody is searching for a pub on a desktop computer. They're standing on a street corner with their phone out, deciding where to go next.
It depends on the day. Friday night it's "best bars in Bury". Saturday afternoon it's "pub with beer garden near me". Sunday morning it's "carvery Ramsbottom" or "pub lunch Bolton". Your website needs to show up for all of them. That means having real content on your site: your food menu, your drinks list, your events, your opening hours, and where to find you.
I build sites that answer those questions clearly and quickly. No clicking through five pages to find when you're open. No PDF menus that don't load on a phone. No mystery about whether you do food on Tuesdays. Just the information people need, presented properly.
If you run quiz nights, live music, tap takeovers, comedy nights, or seasonal events, those need to be on your website, not buried in a Facebook post from three weeks ago. A proper events section on your site gives Google fresh content to index and gives customers a reason to keep coming back. I build sites where updating your events is straightforward, so your "what's on" page actually reflects what's on.
Friday night, the phone is ringing and nobody can hear it. Someone wants to know if you take bookings, whether you're showing the match, or if you've got space for a party of twelve. I build AI chatbots that handle those enquiries on your website around the clock. Trained on your actual details: your hours, your menu, your events, your booking policy. The customer gets an answer, and your staff can focus on pulling pints. From £199 setup, £20 a month.
A hand-coded website starts at £499 one-off. If you'd rather spread the cost, fully managed sites start from £30 a month, which includes hosting, SSL, support and updates whenever your menu or events change. Nothing upfront on the monthly option.
I also set up business email on your own domain from £8 a month, and run local SEO campaigns so your pub ranks for the searches that actually fill seats. £199 setup, £20 a month.
If your pub, bar or brewery is invisible online, that's fixable. Let's sort it out.