The King’s Head has been a community cornerstone for well over 500 years, first opening its doors in 1485 as The Bull (yes, pre-Elizabethan, pint-pouring days), making it the oldest secular building in the Wandsworth Borough. It was renamed The King’s Head in 1617, and stood proud through centuries of pint-pulling, tale-telling and fire-crackling nights right up until 2006, when the pub sadly closed its doors under former ownership.

For six long, heart-aching years, the building sat empty, boarded-up, weather-worn and battered by break-ins. Applications to turn it into residential flats trickled into the council, but none were approved, this Grade II listed beauty deserved better. Thankfully, in 2010, a proper roll-up-your-sleeves collaboration between property developer St James, Young’s Pubs and Wandsworth Council got to work on a careful, full-of-love restoration. By 2012, the doors swung open once again, to cheers, hugs, and a packed-out bar full of Putney Heath regulars (old and new).

As one of Young’s oldest pubs with history stitched into every beam, The King’s Head is looked after with big-hearted, community-first care. Our latest refresh in 2024 was just a light-touch glow-up, a new lick of paint, a freshly-spruced garden, and a respectful nod to the stories etched into every wall and wonky floorboard.

Now, snugly tucked between leafy Richmond Park, open-skied Putney Heath, Roehampton Uni and the brilliant buzz of local life, we’re proud to welcome a real mix, from long-time locals to just-popped-in students, spritz-sipping dog walkers to Sunday-roast-loving families. It’s that warm, all-together-now spirit that makes us who we are, and we wouldn’t trade it for the world.