Guide19 April 2026 · Richmond-upon-Thames · Pub crawl

Walking the Ted Lasso pub trail in Richmond

From the Crown & Anchor exterior on Richmond Green up to the view from Richmond Hill — and what else is worth a pint while you're there.

Richmond-upon-Thames had the kind of identity problem most London neighbourhoods would kill for. It was a beer destination — riverside pubs, a working brewery scene, a Cask Marque density above the London average — but its postcode ambiguity (TW9/TW10 straddles the Greater London / Surrey psychological boundary) meant a lot of "London beer map" coverage skipped it entirely. Then a fictional American football coach took over a fictional Premier League club here, and Richmond stopped being skippable.

The Crown & Anchor — AFC Richmond's local in Ted Lasso — has a real-life exterior, and it's The Prince's Head on the south-east corner of Richmond Green. Built around 1705, Fuller's-tied, red phone boxes outside, fairy lights down the alley. The interior pub set was a full-size studio replica, so you'll never quite step into the show. But you can stand on the green and look at the door Ted walks through, which for a lot of people is the whole point of the trip.

Below is a four-stop walking trail: one direct Ted Lasso location, two other Richmond Green pubs to reset between sittings, and a Richmond Hill finisher with the kind of Thames-bend view the show keeps coming back to. After that, a shortlist of the wider Richmond beer scene worth knowing about while you're already in TW9.

Where was Ted Lasso filmed? The Crown & Anchor pub exterior is The Prince's Head at 28 The Green, Richmond TW9 1LX. Ted's flat doorway is 11½ Paved Court, the cobbled alley directly off Richmond Green. The Roy & Keeley first-date scene is at Richmond Riverside in front of the Old Town Hall. Rebecca's house is 1 Pembroke Villas. Most other filming took place within a square mile of Richmond Green — the full address list is in the Fan Extras section below. Season 4 premieres on Apple TV on Wednesday 5 August 2026.

The trail

STOP 01
The Prince's Head
28 The Green, TW9 1LX
The exterior of the Crown & Anchor. Built around 1705, Fuller's pub, red phone boxes outside. Stand on the green opposite, take the photo, then go in for a London Pride and the kind of unfussy English pub interior the show was specifically trying to evoke. Not a craft destination — that's not the point of this stop. This is the pilgrimage stop. The bench just outside the door is where Ted and Beard share a beer after Michelle leaves in S1E5; the fountain across the road is where Cam Cole busks in S1E2. Walk a few steps round to Paved Court, the cobbled alley off The Green — fairy lights overhead, independent shops on both sides. 11½ Paved Court is the doorway to Ted's flat (interior was likely a studio set, but the door is the door). La Reale Camiceria on the same alley sells Ted-related souvenirs if that's your thing.
STOP 02
The Cricketers
24 The Green, TW9 1LX
Forty seconds' walk along the same edge of the green. Greene King-tied, but a good one — proper pub atmosphere on a busy Richmond afternoon, looking out across the cricket ground that's still in active use. Sit outside in summer for the green-side experience the Ted Lasso production crew were photographing every shot.
STOP 03
The White Cross
Riverside, TW9 1TH
Down to the Thames. The White Cross is a Young's pub on the riverside path, famous for flooding at high tide (the front bar's set up with a step you cross at high water). The towpath running past the pub doubles as Dr Sharon's bike-ride route in S2E8 — Cholmondeley Walk and the riverbank either side of the pub are both in shot. From the pub door, walk south along the towpath: 200 yards down at Richmond Riverside (the broad paved area in front of the Old Town Hall) is where Roy and Keeley's first date was filmed in S1E8 — including the stairs where the paparazzi stood and Roy took the film out of the photographer's camera. Bonus: another 400 yards south is Gaucho, where the John Wingsnight double date was shot.
STOP 04
The Roebuck
130 Richmond Hill, TW10 6RN
Walk up Richmond Hill. The Roebuck is Richmond's oldest pub (1717), at the top, with the cross-the-road terrace facing the protected Thames bend that William Turner painted, that Wordsworth wrote about, and that Ted Lasso uses as a reflection-shot every time the writers want their American to have a quiet moment about home. The view is doing real editorial work in the show. It does it for you too.

Fan extras: specific filming locations within the same square mile

If you've come for the show specifically rather than the pints, the same loop hits these — most identified by Charles North's painstaking Reddit walking guide and confirmed by other fan tours. We've tested them on Google Maps not feet, so addresses are approximate where noted:

Bonus across the river: Church Street, Twickenham is where the S2E3 scene with Rebecca, Nora, Roy and Phoebe is filmed. It's the most ye-olde-England street you can find this close to central London — period dramas film there constantly. About a 25-minute walk over Richmond Bridge or one stop on the train from Richmond.

If you've made it this far, here's what else is in Richmond

Richmond has a small but real craft-beer scene that isn't on the Ted Lasso trail but is two minutes' walk off it. Worth lining up before or after the pilgrimage:

Practical notes

Start at Richmond station (District line + South Western Railway) — it's two minutes from Richmond Green. The trail above is roughly 1.5 miles end-to-end, mostly flat except the Richmond Hill climb at the end (which is the bit that earns you the view). Allow three to four hours if you stop at every pub, longer if you take the Kew detour.

Inside PINtPOINT, every venue card on this page deeplinks to a live tap-list page — useful for working out whether your favourite small brewery is on at the Tap Tavern before you walk up the hill. Beer Alerts can ping you the moment a watched beer goes on a tap line at any Richmond venue.

Frequently asked questions

Where is the Crown and Anchor pub from Ted Lasso?

The exterior is The Prince's Head, a Fuller's pub at 28 The Green, Richmond TW9 1LX, on the south-east corner of Richmond Green. Built around 1705. The interior in the show is a studio set, but the doorway, the bench outside and the red phone boxes are all the real building.

Can you go inside the Crown and Anchor?

You can go inside The Prince's Head, the real pub, and order a pint of London Pride. The interior layout differs from the show set, but the unfussy English-pub mood the show was trying to evoke is the same. Worth booking ahead on weekends, especially around the August 2026 Season 4 release.

Where was Ted's flat filmed?

11½ Paved Court — the cobbled alley directly off Richmond Green, next door to The Prince's Head. The interior was a studio set, but the front door is the real one and is the canonical Ted's-flat photo stop on every fan walking tour.

How long is the Ted Lasso pub trail?

The four-pub spine is 1.5 miles end-to-end, three to four hours if you stop properly at each pub. Adding the Fan Extras filming-locations loop adds about another mile but stays inside the same square mile of Richmond Green. Doable in an afternoon either way.

When does Ted Lasso Season 4 come out?

Wednesday 5 August 2026 on Apple TV, with new episodes weekly through 7 October. Ted's back in Richmond, this time coaching a second-division women's team. Original cast all returning. Worth planning the Richmond trip for the week of the premiere if you want maximum vibe.

How do I get to Richmond?

Train to Richmond Station — District line from central London, or South Western Railway from Waterloo (16 mins). Two minutes' walk to Richmond Green from there. Five minutes to The Prince's Head straight down Old Station Passage and Little Green.

Full disclosure: independent editorial. We have no commercial relationship with any of the pubs mentioned, with Apple TV, with the production team behind Ted Lasso, or with Richmond's tourism board. The pub-trail spine is our own; the specific filming-location addresses in the Fan Extras section owe a lot to Charles North's Reddit walking guide (and the Twickenham resident who helped him verify them in person). Ted Lasso is © Apple Inc., used here under fair editorial reference.