The Crooked Chimney Public House

The Crooked Chimney Public House is a pub located in Hatfield, in the Welwyn Hatfield district of Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom. It operates as part of the Vintage Inns collection, a managed pub brand within Mitchells & Butlers plc, one of the UK's largest operators of pubs, bars and restaurants. The pub trades under the name The Crooked Chimney and is listed on the Vintage Inns website under the Welwyn Garden City location. As a Vintage Inns site, The Crooked Chimney follows a format focused on warm, characterful surroundings, cask ales, wines and a menu of traditional British pub dishes, often with seasonal specials. The brand positions itself as a destination for casual dining, Sunday roasts and drinks, appealing to local residents and visitors to the Hertfordshire area. The pub's name and building give it a distinct identity within the Vintage Inns estate, which includes hundreds of pubs across the United Kingdom. Ownership sits with Mitchells & Butlers, a FTSE-listed company whose portfolio spans brands such as Harvester, Toby Carvery, All Bar One, O'Neill's and Vintage Inns. Because The Crooked Chimney is a managed house rather than an independent free house, its menus, pricing, promotions and service standards are largely set at brand level, while the individual pub retains a local character shaped by its building and community. The Crooked Chimney is not a standalone company; it is a trading location and brand name within a larger hospitality group. Its public presence is primarily through the Vintage Inns website and listings, and it serves as a local pub and dining destination in Welwyn Hatfield.

The Crooked Chimney Public House is recorded as a pub in Hatfield, within the Welwyn Hatfield district of Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom. Its identity in structured data sources such as Wikidata places it among the many historic and contemporary public houses of Hertfordshire. At some point the pub became part of the Vintage Inns estate, the managed pub brand of Mitchells & Butlers plc. Vintage Inns was developed by Mitchells & Butlers as a collection of individual pubs with distinct names and characters, unified by a common food and drink offer. Under this model, The Crooked Chimney operates as a managed house: the company owns or leases the premises, employs the staff, and sets the menu, while the pub keeps its own name and local following. Mitchells & Butlers itself is one of the largest operators in the UK hospitality sector, with a portfolio that has included Harvester, Toby Carvery, All Bar One, O'Neill's, Miller & Carter and Vintage Inns. The group's scale allows individual pubs such as The Crooked Chimney to benefit from centralized purchasing, marketing and reservations systems, including the Vintage Inns website where the pub is listed under its Welwyn Garden City location. The pub's name, The Crooked Chimney, suggests a building feature or local landmark, a common naming tradition among British inns and taverns. While the precise founding date and early history of the building are not established in the available evidence, its inclusion in Wikidata and its presence on the Vintage Inns site confirm its status as an active licensed premises in the Welwyn Hatfield area. Today The Crooked Chimney serves as a local pub and dining destination, offering cask ales, wines and a traditional British pub menu within the Vintage Inns format. It remains part of Mitchells & Butlers' managed estate and continues to trade under the Vintage Inns banner.

• Recorded as a pub in Hatfield, Welwyn Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, UK

• Listed on the Vintage Inns website under the Welwyn Garden City location

A characterful, managed Vintage Inns pub offering traditional British pub dining and drinks in Welwyn Hatfield.

• Cask ales

• Wines

• Classic British pub food

• Sunday roasts

• Seasonal specials

1. 1The Crooked Chimney Public House - Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2Vintage Inns - The Crooked Chimney, Welwyn Garden Cityvintageinn.co.uk