May 2026 - This pub closed on May 4th. A notice on the pub doorway states that staff are being redeployed to other Northern Union sites.Fuller details have been requested. We have heard to reopen - Haverstock Tavern set to become Belsize Bar and Brasserie - see

https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/26153787.haverstock-tavern-set-become-belsize-bar-brasserie/

Handy for a pre-gig event if visiting the Roundhouse. At the end of 2019 it reopened as the Haverstock Tavern. Confirmed three cask beers on. Suspect a beer from Leeds might be a regular and but we shall see. Beer Writer Des de Moor writes in April 2025, ": three casks with guests that might be from Harvey’s, Redemption or Thornbridge."

This is how it was -

Est 1721. Rebuilt in 1863. Reverted to its original name (Load of Hay) in 2016 after 14 years as the Hill. Cosmetically changed in the last incarnation (Belrose). Fairly spacious with a small room adjoining the main bar, grey and cream decor, tall bar-back with mirrors and pilasters. One of the pictures shows it as The Hill.