The Hare Public House

The Hare Public House is a traditional three-bar inn located at 100 Hare Street Springs in Harlow, Essex, United Kingdom, directly opposite Princess Alexandra Hospital and a short distance from the town centre. It is one of the pubs operated by McMullen & Sons Limited, a family brewing and pub company founded in 1827 and informally known as "Mac's". The Hare has been a Mac's pub since 1897, the same year that P. McMullen & Sons incorporated as McMullen & Sons Limited. Within the McMullen estate it is positioned as part of the "Mac's Classic Pubs" family, a grouping of traditional community locals. The pub presents itself as "a true country local in the heart of Harlow", combining traditional pub values with a modern offer. Its interior is divided into three distinct bars: a public bar with pool and darts, a more private Snug, and a lounge dedicated to dining. There is also an outdoor patio for alfresco dining and an event space available for groups, meetings or private hire. The kitchen serves an extensive, value-oriented menu, and the bar offers locally brewed real ales, cocktails and wines. As a listed building, the pub notes that wheelchair access and an accessible toilet are available only in the smaller bar. Children are welcome in the public bar until 8:30pm and in the lounge bar until 10pm when accompanied by a parent or guardian. The Hare is a community-focused, wet-led and food-serving local rather than a destination gastropub. Its location opposite a major hospital and its long history in Harlow give it a steady local trade. It is managed as part of the McMullen & Sons estate, a seventh-generation family business that has been brewing beer and running pubs in Hertfordshire and Essex since 1827. The pub's official page is hosted on the McMullen website and lists opening hours, menus, Christmas bookings, parking, private hire and events.

The Hare Public House has been part of the McMullen & Sons estate since 1897, the year in which the McMullen family partnership P. McMullen & Sons incorporated as McMullen & Sons Limited. The company itself was founded in 1827 by Peter McMullen, the fourth son of eleven children, and has remained a family business for seven generations. McMullen's grew through the Victorian era under Peter's younger sons, particularly Osmond H. McMullen, acquiring pubs across Hertfordshire and Essex; the company notes that it has on average owned its existing pubs for over a century. The Hare is one of the older pubs in that estate. It sits on Hare Street Springs in Harlow, Essex, opposite Princess Alexandra Hospital, and is described by its operator as "a true country local in the heart of Harlow". The building is a listed structure with three bars — a public bar with pool and darts, a Snug, and a dining lounge — plus a patio and an event space. Its listed status affects accessibility: wheelchair access and an accessible toilet are available only in the smaller bar. In the modern era the pub has been grouped within McMullen's "Mac's Classic Pubs" family, a collection of traditional community locals. McMullen's itself continues to brew beer and operate pubs, with a portfolio that includes heritage ales and the contemporary Rivertown range. The Hare's official page on the McMullen website provides opening hours, menus, Christmas booking information, parking details, private hire options and a what's-on listing, reflecting its role as a full-service local pub serving both the hospital community and Harlow residents.

• 2024

  The Hare operates as part of the Mac's Classic Pubs family, offering food, real ales and private hire.

• 1897

  P. McMullen & Sons incorporates as McMullen & Sons Limited; The Hare becomes a Mac's pub.

• 1827

  McMullen's brewing and pub business founded by Peter McMullen.

A traditional, community-focused country local in the heart of Harlow, part of McMullen & Sons' Mac's Classic Pubs family, offering value food and drink in a historic listed building.

• Real ales

  Locally brewed real ales served at the bar.

• Cocktails and wines

  A selection of cocktails and popular wines.

• Pub food menu

  An extensive, great-value menu served in the lounge and patio.

• Pool and darts

  Available in the public bar.

• Private hire and events

  Event space available for groups, meetings or privacy.

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