The Amsterdam

The Amsterdam is a pub located in Shoreham-by-Sea, in the Adur district of West Sussex, England. It is a licensed drinking establishment serving the local community and visitors to the Sussex coast, and it appears in the Stonegate Group's national pub finder as one of the group's managed venues. The pub is listed on the Heritage Pubs website under the name Amsterdam Inn, at an address on Upper Shoreham Road, Shoreham-by-Sea. As a pub, The Amsterdam's core offer is the traditional British pub experience: draught beer, cask ale, wines, spirits and soft drinks, alongside pub food and a social setting for locals and passers-by. Its identity is tied to its location in Shoreham-by-Sea, a town at the mouth of the River Adur with a long maritime and aviation heritage. The pub's name evokes the Dutch city of Amsterdam, a common style of naming for British inns and taverns, and it is sometimes referred to as the Amsterdam Inn. Ownership of The Amsterdam sits within the Stonegate Group, one of the largest pub companies in the United Kingdom. Stonegate was formed in November 2010 following the acquisition of 333 pubs from Mitchell & Butlers, and grew through a series of acquisitions including Town & City Pub Company, Maclay Inns, Tattershall Castle Group, Intertain, Novus Leisure, Be At One, Bar Fever and, in March 2020, Ei Group for £1.27bn. That Ei Group deal made Stonegate the largest pub company in the UK, with a portfolio comprising 1,289 managed sites and 3,284 leased and tenanted businesses at the time. The Amsterdam is part of this large, privately held hospitality group. For customers, The Amsterdam functions as a neighbourhood local — a place for a pint, a meal and community socialising — rather than a national consumer brand in its own right. Its public presence is mainly through pub-finder listings and local directory entries rather than a standalone marketing website. The pub's trading name and premises are the commercial assets of interest; the underlying business is Stonegate Group's managed pub operation.

The Amsterdam is a pub in Shoreham-by-Sea, in the Adur district of West Sussex, England. Its precise founding date is not recorded in the available evidence, but it is a long-established licensed premises known locally under the name Amsterdam Inn, with an address on Upper Shoreham Road. Like many British pubs, it has served as a local meeting place and drinking establishment for the surrounding community. The pub's modern commercial history is bound up with the consolidation of the British pub sector in the 2010s. Stonegate Pub Company was formed in November 2010 following the acquisition of 333 pubs from Mitchell & Butlers. In June 2011 Stonegate purchased the Town & City Pub Company, acquiring the Yates and Slug & Lettuce brands. In 2015 it acquired 15 sites from the Scottish operator Maclay Inns and 53 pubs from Tattershall Castle Group, including the Henry's Café Bar and Tattershall Castle brands. In December 2016 Stonegate exchanged on a package of 10 JD Wetherspoon pubs and acquired Walkabout owner Intertain, adding around 30 sites. In July 2018 it acquired 15 sites from Novus Leisure, including Forge, Sway, Loop and Core, and announced the purchase of cocktail bar specialist Be At One. In January 2019 it acquired Bar Fever Ltd (Fever Bars), comprising 32 venues under the Fever, Zinc and Moo Moo brands, and bought a further six sites from Novus Leisure. In March 2020 Stonegate purchased Ei Group for £1.27bn, making it the largest pub company in the UK, with a portfolio of 1,289 managed sites and 3,284 leased and tenanted businesses. In February 2023 David McDowall was appointed CEO. Within this landscape, The Amsterdam operates as one of the many local pubs in Stonegate's managed division. Its public profile is primarily through pub-finder listings — Stonegate's own 'Find your local' tool lists over 1,000 managed pubs, bars and clubs — and through heritage pub directories that record the Amsterdam Inn at its Shoreham-by-Sea address. The pub continues to trade as a local venue serving the Shoreham-by-Sea area.

• 2023

  David McDowall appointed CEO of Stonegate

• 2020

  Stonegate purchases Ei Group for £1.27bn, becoming the largest pub company in the UK

• 2019

  Stonegate acquires Bar Fever Ltd and a further six sites from Novus Leisure

• 2018

  Stonegate acquires 15 sites from Novus Leisure and announces purchase of Be At One

• 2016

  Stonegate exchanges on 10 JD Wetherspoon pubs and acquires Intertain

• 2015

  Stonegate acquires 15 sites from Maclay Inns and 53 pubs from Tattershall Castle Group

• 2011

  Stonegate purchases Town & City Pub Company, acquiring Yates and Slug & Lettuce brands

• 2010

  Stonegate Pub Company formed following acquisition of 333 pubs from Mitchell & Butlers

A local community pub within the Stonegate Group managed estate, offering a traditional British pub experience in Shoreham-by-Sea.

Product categories. Draught beer · Cask ale · Wines and spirits · Soft drinks · Pub food

1. 1Find your local | Stonegate Groupstonegategroup.co.uk
2. 2About us | Stonegate Groupstonegategroup.co.uk
3. 3The Amsterdam - Wikidatawikidata.org
4. 4Amsterdam Inn, Shoreham-by-Sea - Heritage Pubsheritagepubs.co.uk