Albion Ale House

The Albion Ale House or The Albion is a Grade II listed public house in Conwy, North Wales.[1] Built in 1921, it is a three-room pub with Art Nouveau decor that underwent major renovation in 2012.[2] The Albion is jointly operated by four North Wales breweries and real ales from these breweries and other beers are served through eight hand pumps.[3] The Albion Ale House was named the 2013 Wales Pub of the Year by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA),[4] and named one of the world's best bars by The Guardian.[5]

Albion Ale House
LocationUppergate Street
Conwy, Wales
Coordinates53.28°N 3.83°W / 53.28; -3.83
Built1921
Restored2012
Architectural style(s)Art Nouveau
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated30 December 2005
Reference no.1207638
Location in Conwy County

The four breweries that co-run The Albion are Conwy Brewery of Llysfaen, Bragdy Nant of Llanrwst, Great Orme Brewery of Llandudno, and Purple Moose Brewery of Porthmadog.[3]

Great Orme Brewery
Purple Moose Brewery
Conwy Brewery
Four breweries in North Wales operate the Albion Ale House together.

History

The Albion was built in 1921 on the site of a previous pub.[1] By mid-2010 the ale house was not profitable and had fallen into disrepair. It was sold by its owner, Punch Taverns, to Arthur Ellis, a local businessman.[6] The Albion remained closed for a year while renovation work was carried out at a total cost of £100,000.[3][7] Ellis arranged for the four local breweries to co-operate in running the pub on its reopening.[3]

The Albion Ale House reopened in February 2012. The renovated pub received the English Heritage Conservation Award in the 2014 CAMRA Pub Design Awards.[8] The interior of the Albion appears on the cover of the Britain's Best Real Heritage Pubs guide published by CAMRA.[9]

References
  1. "Albion Public House, Conwy". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. 30 December 2005. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  2. "Conwy, Albion Ale House – An historic pub interior of national importance". heritagepubs.org.uk. 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  3. "Rival breweries join to reopen The Albion pub in Conwy". BBC.co.uk. 1 February 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  4. "Albion Ale House in Conwy is CAMRA Wales Pub of the Year". Daily Post. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  5. Turner, Robin (30 November 2012). "The best bars in the world". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  6. "Men behind the cask – how North Wales microbrewers have turned round the fortunes of an ailing Conwy alehouse". Wales Online. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  7. Jones, Mari (18 August 2011). "Albion Pub in Conwy to be taken over by four local breweries". Daily Post. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  8. "CAMRA UK Pub Design Award winners". camra.org.uk. 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  9. Williams, Mike (9 May 2013). "Conwy pub will grace the cover of a UK heritage pub guide". North Wales Pioneer. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
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