The Prince's Head
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The Prince's Head is a public house on Richmond Green in Richmond, England by Paved Court – one of two pubs on the green alongside The Cricketers.
History
[edit]The pub has a sign advertising "Fuller Smith and Turner's Chiswick Ales and Stouts" from the Fuller's Brewery which runs it. It was originally named "The Duke's Head" after the Duke of Ormonde and renamed in 1778. The licence was at one point held by the cricketer Tom Richardson.[1] The current pub may have been built in 1740, although its history is said to date back to as early as 1705.[2][3]
The Crown and Anchor
[edit]The pub features prominently in the AppleTV show Ted Lasso as "The Crown and Anchor" with the eponymous Ted Lasso frequenting the pub. Brendan Hunt, co-creator of the show, said he found the Prince's Head upon first visiting to be a "perfect English bar".[4] On the show it serves as the supporters' pub of the fictional London football club A.F.C. Richmond and saw an influx of visitors after its appearance, with the landlord quoting the figure at hundreds of visitors a day.[5][6] Scenes in the interior of the Crown and Anchor however are filmed on a set.[7] The real pub does include references to the show, with a booth including framed A.F.C. Richmond kits and photos autographed by the cast hanging inside.[5][8] In October 2023 it was opened as a novelty AirBnB for four nights, following the announcement of season three of the show.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Brewers Lane to Paved Court". London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. 5 June 2026. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
- ↑ "Princes Head, Richmond". CAMRA – The Campaign for Real Ale. 2024-06-01. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
- ↑ "The Princes Head achieves Master Cellarman status". www.fullers.co.uk. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
- ↑ "Football Is (Real) Life! Ted Lasso's Coach Beard Reveals All the Places from the Show You Can Visit in London". People.com. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
- 1 2 Murray, Brendan; Philip, Siddharth (2021-09-11). "Ted Lasso's Haunt Near London Sees U.S. Fans Ease Tourism Pain". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2025-12-07.
- ↑ Dickinson, Greg (31 May 2023). "London's Richmond is suddenly packed with American tourists – and it's all down to this hit TV show". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
- ↑ "A look inside the world famous Richmond pub where Ted Lasso was filmed". Richmond and Twickenham Times. 2023-09-14. Retrieved 2025-12-08.
- ↑ Large, Amber-Louise (2022-01-11). "'I went to the pub in Apple TV's Ted Lasso and sat in a very special booth'". My London. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
- ↑ Lawrence, India. "You can stay at Ted Lasso's favourite pub for £11 a night". Time Out London. Archived from the original on 2023-05-10. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
- ↑ Schultz, Katie (2023-03-07). "'Ted Lasso' Fans Can Spend a Night in the Traditional London Pub from the Hit Show". Architectural Digest. Retrieved 2025-12-09.
