The King & Queen

Welcome to The King and Queen in Hamble, known all over the world by sailors as "The Rum Pub". Voted as The World’s Best Yachting Bar in the World in 2014, and again, in 2022 and winners of The Best Bar Team in London & The South, Great British Pub awards 2015. The King & Queen is a popular and historic pub frequented by international and local sailors alike, and a firm favourite with the locals. The name is thought to originate from the reign of the dual monarchs, William III and Mary II. The Grade Two listed building is situated in the centre of Hamble village, on the quaint cobbled High Street. The building was originally a cottage from which ale was sold, as early as 1745. The later extension is the Edwardian style rear building of the pub, now called The Lower Deck, that backs onto Rope Walk, very aptly named, as sailors used to lay out the sailing ship ropes on this stretch…