{"id":620857,"date":"2025-12-08T21:42:17","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T21:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/620857\/"},"modified":"2025-12-08T21:42:17","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T21:42:17","slug":"much-loved-scots-football-pub-hits-the-market-after-26-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/620857\/","title":{"rendered":"Much-loved Scots football pub hits the market after 26 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"910\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Exterior.jpg\" alt=\"Exterior view of The Hary &amp; Castle building with &quot;lagers, wines &amp; spirits&quot; sign and street.\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15663695\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>A SCOTS pub loved by football fans has hit the market \u2014 ending more than a quarter of a century under the same landlord.<\/p>\n<p>The Harp &amp; Castle, the famous Leith Walk bar has been put up for sale, sending shockwaves through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/edinburgh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Edinburgh\u2019s <\/a>football fanbase.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for Scottish Sun newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"15663695\" width=\"910\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765230135_22_Exterior.jpg\" alt=\"Exterior view of The Hary &amp; Castle building with &quot;lagers, wines &amp; spirits&quot; sign and street.\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15663695\"  \/>On Edinburgh Pub Reviews Substack it\u2019s hailed as a \u201cproper boozer\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/pubs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pub <\/a>is steeped in green-and-white history and is beloved by generations of Hibs fans and first opened as The Tommy Younger Bar, named after the iconic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/hibs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hibs <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/topic\/liverpool\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool<\/a> goalie.<\/p>\n<p>Later\u00a0current boss Richard Currie transformed it into The Harp &amp; Castle where he\u2019s pulled pints for 26 years.<\/p>\n<p>Packed with Hibs memorabilia, old photos and even a \u2018Sunshine on Leith\u2019 sign over the door, the pub has long been a matchday must-visit for fans heading to Easter Road.<\/p>\n<p>On Edinburgh Pub Reviews Substack it\u2019s hailed as a \u201cproper boozer\u201d, while the Football Culture Club calls it the \u201cquintessential Hibs pub\u201d and the capital\u2019s top stop for a pre-match pint.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__headline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMost read in Scottish News\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-readmore__text-anchor-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/money\/15660036\/glasgow-pub-best-live-music-venue-scotland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/view-glasgow-scotland-723329786.jpg\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">STAR BAR<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Historic Glasgow pub known for live trad music named best venue in Scotland<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-readmore__text-anchor-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thescottishsun.co.uk\/sport\/15659756\/scots-pub-owner-boston-tennents-world-cup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TM-07-12-SCOTS-WORLD-CUP-BOOZE_COMP.jpg\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">BOSTON T PARTY<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Scots pub owner in Boston orders mass delivery of Tennent&#8217;s for Tartan Army<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It has even been crowned it the best place to watch the Edinburgh derby on TV.<\/p>\n<p>But now loyal locals are facing the end of an era.<\/p>\n<p>Richard, who is handing over the reins, told fans: \u201cWe\u2019d like to say a big thank you to all customers past and present. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout you, the pub wouldn\u2019t have been such a success!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The beloved bar boasts space for 200 punters, traditional wooden interiors and a 30-seat outdoor area \u2013 and with scope for food, themed nights or craft beer, it\u2019s\u00a0an inviting prospect for potential buyers.<\/p>\n<p>Simon Watson, Senior Business Agent at Christie &amp; Co, who is handling the sale, said: \u201cThe Harp &amp; Castle is a perfect example of a traditional pub. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is not very often that a freehold opportunity like this becomes available in such a prominent part of Edinburgh. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe expect high levels of interest in this property, so please don\u2019t hesitate to get in contact soon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The freehold is on the market for offers over \u00a3800,000 \u2014 and with decades of football history behind it, bidders are expected to pile in fast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A SCOTS pub loved by football fans has hit the market \u2014 ending more than a quarter of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":620858,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8816],"tags":[748,1102,4884,1889,712,16,15,15257],"class_list":{"0":"post-620857","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-edinburgh","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-edinburgh","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-pubs","12":"tag-scotland","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom","15":"tag-wetherspoon"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115686130505720426","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/620857","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=620857"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/620857\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/620858"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=620857"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=620857"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=620857"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}