Few things are cosier than curling up by a fire. Perhaps it speaks to some ancient ritual of togetherness when the light and warmth of fires nourished our ancestors. Or perhaps it’s just a relief when the outside is frigid, and the rain’s coming down, and heading back to a damp flat hardly appeals.
Outside London, countryside pubs are marked by their fireplaces as gathering spots to nest in for a few hours, ideally with a game or a book, and definitely a few pints. In London though, the absence of a fire is more of a hallmark of a city which broadly prohibits burning logs under the Clean Air Act.
