I didn’t think I’d be asked this, but I was. People enjoy pubs and bars and this map looks like this for the same reason the London Underground map looks like this. Viewing all pubs and bars on a normal geographic map would be impractical due to the big and small distances between places. Having them on a diagram makes it possible to view them all easily and it still makes sense.

Making each map is quite a lengthy and difficult process and I’m not making maps all the time due to other things. I’m slowly working outwards from West Yorkshire, but some maps have been unpopular and I’ll never end up making maps for everywhere.

I’ve put the website together myself, and I haven’t found that I’ve had enough requests for other payment options to justify a more complicated set of payment options. You can also pay by cash, cheque or BACS. (Or pizza. Or beer.)

I mainly accept payments via PayPal’s secure payment options. You can also pay by cash, cheque or BACS. You can also pay by or pizza or beer. (But that’s never been attempted.)

Sure! In some cases, I’ve even found that it’s cheaper to send abroad than if I wanted to send to myself. The cost will usually be included, as normal.

Hotels, cafés and restaurants have been included on the map where there appears to be a welcoming, comfortable and easily accessible space for having a casual alcoholic drink without food or other services. If you think something needs to be added, removed or changed, let me know. Whilst generous evaluation criteria have been applied, assessment and inclusion of all establishments is discretionary and a bit subjective.

Yes.

Unless they’re really new, all the maps have already had revisions. For example, the central Leeds map has had 15 editions as of July 2022. I’m happy to make changes sooner if any verifiable information is provided on places to add remove or change.

I’ll aim to update the maps at least every two years.

Most instances of common prefixes and suffixes such as “The”, “Inn”, “Bar” and “Hotel” have been omitted for clarity.

Whilst places are generally in the right area tto each other, directions and distances between pubs and bars or geographic areas should not be directly inferred due to localised scale distortion. based on area density etc.

All routes follow a recognised geographic road or path etc, but this should not be used as a basis for transport routes and they may not adhere to locally recognised pub crawls.

Alignment to one side or other of a route does not necessarily correspond with the side of the road an establishment is on. Placements are for diagrammatic purposes. Whilst correct alignment is often attempted and will be in correct order, best fit for text and markers etc is given priority.

I just thought it would be funny, and no it’s in a rude shape. It’s not a real place.

With some limited exceptions, the following types of licensed premises are generally not included on this map: Bars within most leisure or cultural facilities such as cinemas, casinos, theatres, sports venues, art galleries and museums etc. Private members clubs such as Social Clubs, Working Men’s Clubs, Sports Clubs and politically affiliated clubs. Gentlemen’s clubs and XXX related establishments. Paid/ticketed entry entertainment venues. Student Union bars. Bottle Shops. Karaoke bars. Nightclubs.

Leeds has been the most popular by a long way. Durham seems to have been the least popular, but Newcastle has been the most surprisingly disappointing.

There are other maps like these around and you might even see some people incorrectly claiming that they were the first or original to do it. I haven’t been the first and I won’t be the last. I haven’t coped any information or designs. I saw a hand drawn map like this for Wakefield city centre in a pub in 1995 and eventually decided to create my own in 2008. I didn’t finish it right away, but resumed work on it in 2013 and have been making them on and off since then.

I used to have other stuff on Albany Design and it wasn’t popular or worthwhile so in 2021 I created the more suitably named “Orderaround” site and sent traffic here instead.