Daniel Craig Buys Haunted Pub
Craig and his partners plan to keep the 18th-century venue as a traditional pub while adding an upstairs dining room.
- On Friday, October 9, actor Daniel Craig became a co-owner of The Horseshoe, a 250-year-old pub in London's Clerkenwell neighborhood, alongside Soho House founder Nick Jones and restaurateur Charlie Carroll.
- Previous landlady Pauline Tucker, who operated the establishment for 36 years with her husband Richard, is retiring; Craig, whose family previously ran pubs, expressed a desire to continue the tradition, citing his upbringing in Cheshire as inspiration.
- After finalizing the purchase, the team reportedly learned the pub is allegedly haunted by the ghost of a hangman named Gilbert; Craig joked that they might need to leave a pint in the basement for the spirit.
- Stating "Obviously we'll spruce it up but we're going to keep it as a boozer," Craig vowed to preserve the pub's traditional feel while adding a dining room upstairs.
- This investment follows Craig's launch of his own beer brand, Bad Belze, earlier this year; he joins other celebrities entering hospitality, including Sir Ian McKellen, who owns The Grapes, and Ed Sheeran, who operates Bertie Blossoms.
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Daniel Craig ventures the step behind the counter: The ex-James bond buys a London tradition pub. Even a ghost is supposed to haunt there.
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The Independent (US)Daniel Craig buys haunted 18th century pub in London
The James Bond star plans to refurbish the pub and add an upstairs restaurant and large beer garden
Daniel Craig, best known for his role as James Bond, has invested in a historic London pub that is said to be haunted by the ghost of a hangman. The 58-year-old actor has become a co-owner of The Horseshoe, in the Clerkenwell area, along with three of his friends. The co-owners include Nick Jones, owner of Soho House, Charlie Carroll, founder of the Flat Iron restaurant chain, and Justin O’Shea, creative director of the Bad Belze beer brand, wri…
With no immediate film plans in the works, Daniel Craig has decided to take a career turn and become a pub owner. The star - following in the footsteps of his parents and grandparents, who ran a pub in Cheshire - has bought a "haunted" 18th-century pub in London with three friends and is preparing to take on an unseen, terrifying enemy. Local hangman haunts pub The former James Bond has bought "The Horseshoe" in Clerkenwell, a 250-year-old pub …
He continues a family tradition: Daniel Craig's parents and grandparents have already run pubs. Now the Bond actor has taken over a pub in London City, but the prices are not supposed to rise.
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