Built in 1972 as part of the Hyde Park Estate, the one room bar interior whilst spacious has the cosy feel of a Swiss chalet. A silver birch shelters the adjacent beer-garden, heated in winter. As well as cask ale (two in Winter otherwise Rosie's Cider) there's a range of bottled and draft (keg) craft ales available. Three large screens await your sporting interest: the sound levels are kept moderately low and reasonably unobtrusive. There is a downstairs Thai restaurant; it supplies the food in the bar. The internationally-famous Handlebar Club meets here on the first Friday of the month. The club was founded in 1947 in the dressing room of comedian Jimmy Edwards at The Windmill Theatre in London. There were 10 founder members, including Jimmy Edwards and script-writer and raconteur Frank Muir. The Heron has pictures from the Handlebar Club's history adorning its walls, plus a good range of interior fittings from the nearby now-closed Windsor Castle, the Club's previous home.