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Themes and trails
- Haunted pubs
- Thatched pubs
- Coaching inns
- Riverside and waterside pubs
- Old pubs with rooms
- Historic brewery taps
- A walk through London’s genuinely old pubs
- Nottingham’s three-way oldest pub dispute
- Oxford’s oldest taverns
- Amsterdam’s oldest brown cafés
- Prague’s historic beer halls
- The Rocks: Sydney’s oldest pubs
- Melbourne’s oldest pubs
- New York City’s oldest bars
- Boston’s oldest bars, Charlestown to the Blackstone Block
- Lisbon in six hundred metres: a beer hall and two ginjinhas
- Buenos Aires: three bares notables from Parque Lezama to Avenida de Mayo
- Edinburgh’s oldest pub claims
- Belfast’s three oldest bar claims
- Dublin’s oldest pubs, Bridge Street to Camden Street
- Vienna’s oldest rooms: a beisl, a counter and a cellar
- Hobart’s oldest pubs, Murray Street to Battery Point
- Canterbury, St Stephen’s Green to the Stour marshes
- Lima, Pueblo Libre to the old Desamparados station
- Two church houses and a thatched longhouse, Rattery to Dartington
Myths and guides
- Is Sean’s Bar really the oldest pub in the world?
- Is Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem really from 1189?
- Which is Nottingham’s oldest pub? The Trip, the Salutation or the Bell
- Is the Porch House England’s oldest inn?
- Has the Old Ferry Boat Inn really served ale since AD 560?
- Ye Olde Fighting Cocks and the 793 date
- What is London’s oldest pub, really?
- What is the oldest bar in America?
- Australia’s oldest pub: Hope and Anchor, Bush Inn or Woolpack?
- Has the Bingley Arms poured ale since AD 953?
- The Skirrid Inn and the 1110 date
- Is the Brazen Head in Dublin really from 1198?
- Was the George & Dragon in Beaumaris built in 1410?
- Do the White Hart’s Edinburgh records go back to 1516?
- Was the Crosskeys Inn tree-ring dated to before 1654?
- Does the Groes Inn hold the first licence granted in Wales?
- Has St Peter’s in Salzburg served guests since AD 803?
- Is Zum Roten Bären in Freiburg Germany’s oldest inn?
- Has the Olde Bell at Hurley been an inn since 1135?
- Were Henry V’s plotters tried in the Red Lion at Southampton?
- Has the Angel and Royal at Grantham taken guests since 1203?
- Has the Bear in Oxford been a pub since 1242?
- Has the Mermaid at Rye been an inn since 1156?
- Why are pubs called public houses?
- What is a coaching inn?
- Inn, tavern or alehouse: what is the difference?
- Why are so many pubs called the Red Lion?
- What does “Ye Olde” actually mean?
- What is a free house?
- Why do so many pub names end in “Arms”?
- How historians date an old pub
- Pub signs and what they mean
- A short history of the British pub
- Why are so many pubs called the Railway?
- Why are so many pubs called the George?
- Why are so many pubs called the Bell?
- Why are so many pubs called the New Inn?
- Why are so many pubs called the Swan?
- Why are so many pubs called the Ship?
- Why are so many pubs called the Crown?
- Why are so many pubs called the Plough?
Pubs, A to Z (366)
The ranked order lives on the Top 100. This list is alphabetical, ignoring "The" and "Ye Olde".
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- ØlhallenTromsø, Norway
- Ölhallen 7:anGothenburg, Sweden
- The '76 HouseTappan, United States
A
- A GinjinhaLisbon, Portugal
- Abbey TavernHowth, Ireland
- Adam and EveNorwich, England
- Al BrindisiFerrara, Italy
- Albany HotelAlbany, Australia
- Albion House TavernSt Peter Port, Guernsey
- Anne of ClevesMelton Mowbray, England
- Antigua Taberna QueiroloLima (Pueblo Libre), Peru
- Au Chien qui FumeParis, France
- Au Vieux Spijtigen DuivelBrussels, Belgium
- Auerbachs KellerLeipzig, Germany
- Augustiner Bräu Kloster MüllnSalzburg, Austria
- The Angel and RoyalGrantham, England
- The Angel InnAddington, England
B
- Bar BritánicoBuenos Aires, Argentina
- Bar CinzanoValparaíso, Chile
- Bar CordanoLima, Peru
- Bar El FederalBuenos Aires, Argentina
- Bar La ÓperaMexico City, Mexico
- Bell in Hand TavernBoston, United States
- Black Boy InnCaernarfon, Wales
- Black Bull InnMoffat, Scotland
- Bratwurst RösleinNuremberg, Germany
- Brauerei SpezialBamberg, Germany
- Bremer RatskellerBremen, Germany
- Buckhorn ExchangeDenver, United States
- Bushranger HotelCollector, Australia
- The Barley MowClifton Hampden, England
- The Bear InnOxford, England
- The Bell InnAldworth, England
- The Bell InnNottingham, England
- The Bingley ArmsBardsey, England
- The Black Bull InnBoroughbridge, England
- The Black SwanYork, England
- The Bleeding HorseDublin, Ireland
- The Blue Anchor InnEast Aberthaw, Wales
- The Boot InnChester, England
- The Brazen HeadDublin, Ireland
- The BritanniaSt Peter Port, Guernsey
- The Brocket ArmsAyot St Lawrence, England
- The Bush InnMorwenstow, England
- The Bush InnNew Norfolk, Australia
- Ye Olde Bell & SteelyardWoodbridge, England
- Ye Olde BeverlieCanterbury, England
- Ye Olde Bull Ring TavernLudlow, England
- Ye Olde Bulls Head InnBeaumaris, Wales
C
- Café 't PapeneilandAmsterdam, Netherlands
- Café 't RozenhoedjeMaastricht, Netherlands
- Café ChrisAmsterdam, Netherlands
- Café De DruifAmsterdam, Netherlands
- Café De KarpershoekAmsterdam, Netherlands
- Café de la Table RondeGrenoble, France
- Café De PresseGeraardsbergen, Belgium
- Café Den TurkGhent, Belgium
- Café HoppeAmsterdam, Netherlands
- Café In de Blaauwe HandNijmegen, Netherlands
- Café VlissingheBruges, Belgium
- Caffe CordinaValletta, Malta
- Caledonian InnPort Fairy, Australia
- Cantina Do MoriVenice, Italy
- Cantina Do SpadeVenice, Italy
- Cardrona HotelCardrona, New Zealand
- Casa AlbertoMadrid, Spain
- Casa MoralesSeville, Spain
- Casa PedroMadrid, Spain
- Castle ArmsCastletown, Isle of Man
- Central HotelHobart, Australia
- Cervejaria TrindadeLisbon, Portugal
- Church House InnStoke Gabriel, England
- Cittie of YorkeLondon, England
- City of London BarSt Julian's, Malta
- Clachaig InnGlencoe, Scotland
- Confitería TorresSantiago, Chile
- Cramond InnEdinburgh, Scotland
- Crown & Anchor InnFindhorn, Scotland
- Customs House HotelHobart, Australia
- The Castle InnNewport, England
- The CentralRamsey, Isle of Man
- The Chapel InnCoggeshall, England
- The ChequersOxford, England
- The Chequers InnLamberhurst, England
- The Chequers InnLedsham, England
- The Cherub InnDartmouth, England
- The Church House InnRattery, England
- The Church House InnHarberton, England
- The Clachan InnDrymen, Scotland
- The Coopers ArmsRochester, England
- The Cott InnDartington, England
- The Coylet InnLoch Eck, Scotland
- The Cridford InnTrusham, England
- The Crosskeys InnToomebridge, Northern Ireland
- The Crown InnLanlivery, England
- The Crown InnChiddingfold, England
- Ye Olde Cheshire CheeseLondon, England
D
- Daijin HontenNagoya, Japan
- De Drie FleschjesAmsterdam, Netherlands
- DovrehallenOslo, Norway
- Duke of Marlborough HotelRussell, New Zealand
- Duke of Wellington HotelMelbourne, Australia
- Durty Nelly'sBunratty, Ireland
- The Dolphin TavernPenzance, England
- The Drovers InnInverarnan, Scotland
- Ye Olde Dog and PartridgeTutbury, England
- Ye Olde Dolphin InneDerby, England
E
- Edinburgh Castle HotelAdelaide, Australia
- Eight BellsChipping Campden, England
- El RinconcilloSeville, Spain
- Engebret CaféOslo, Norway
- EsterházykellerVienna, Austria
- The Ear InnNew York City, United States
F
- Farmers Arms TavernCabarlah, Australia
- Fortune of War HotelSydney, Australia
- Fraunces TavernNew York City, United States
- The Fleece InnBretforton, England
- The Fox InnCorfe Castle, England
- Ye Olde Fighting CocksSt Albans, England
- Zum FranziskanerStockholm, Sweden
G
- Garrick's Head PubVictoria, Canada
- Gasthaus Zum RiesenMiltenberg, Germany
- Gaststätte RöhrlEilsbrunn, Germany
- Genoa Bar and SaloonGenoa, United States
- George & DragonHoughton, England
- George & DragonSpeldhurst, England
- George & DragonBeaumaris, Wales
- German Arms HotelHahndorf, Australia
- Ginjinha Sem RivalLisbon, Portugal
- Ginza Lion Beer HallTokyo, Japan
- Gleneagles BarMġarr, Gozo, Malta
- Gordon HotelPortland, Australia
- Gospoda Pod Modrym FartuchemToruń, Poland
- Grace Neill'sDonaghadee, Northern Ireland
- Grand View HotelCleveland, Australia
- Green DragonWymondham, England
- GriechenbeislVienna, Austria
- The Garrick InnStratford-upon-Avon, England
- The GeorgeCranbrook, England
- The GeorgeCastletown, Isle of Man
- The George InnLacock, England
- The George InnNorton St Philip, England
- The George InnLondon, England
- The Globe InnDumfries, Scotland
- The Golden FleeceYork, England
- The Golden LambLebanon, United States
- The Golf TavernEdinburgh, Scotland
- The GrapesLondon, England
- The GreyhoundKinsale, Ireland
- The Griswold InnEssex, United States
- The Groes InnTy'n-y-Groes, Wales
- Ye Olde George InnChristchurch, England
H
- Hadley's Orient HotelHobart, Australia
- Hanbury ArmsCaerleon, Wales
- Hand & ShearsLondon, England
- Hero of Waterloo HotelSydney, Australia
- Hofbräuhaus am PlatzlMunich, Germany
- Hole i' the Wa'Dumfries, Scotland
- Hole in the WallArmagh, Northern Ireland
- Holly Bush InnSalt, England
- Holohan'sEnniscorthy, Ireland
- Hope and Anchor TavernHobart, Australia
- Horeke HotelHoreke, New Zealand
- Hortobágyi NagycsárdaHortobágy, Hungary
- Hussong's CantinaEnsenada, Mexico
- Hviids VinstueCopenhagen, Denmark
- The Harp InnOld Radnor, Wales
- The Haunch of VenisonSalisbury, England
- The Hawes InnSouth Queensferry, Scotland
- The Hole in the WallDublin, Ireland
- The Horse You Came In On SaloonBaltimore, United States
I
- In den Ouden VogelstruysMaastricht, Netherlands
- The Inn at HancockHancock, United States
- The Iron Door SaloonGroveland, United States
J
- Jama MichalikaKraków, Poland
- Jaškovská krčmaTěrlicko, Czechia
- Jean Bonnet TavernBedford, United States
K
- Kafana LončićSombor, Serbia
- Kafana Znak PitanjaBelgrade, Serbia
- Kamiya BarTokyo, Japan
- Kelly's CellarsBelfast, Northern Ireland
- KindliZürich, Switzerland
- King George II InnBristol, United States
- King's HeadAylesbury, England
- Klosterschenke WeltenburgKelheim-Weltenburg, Germany
- KlötzlikellerBern, Switzerland
- Knickerbocker SaloonLafayette, United States
- Kondorosi CsárdaKondoros, Hungary
- KvarnenStockholm, Sweden
- Kyteler's InnKilkenny, Ireland
- The Kentish HotelWaiuku, New Zealand
- The King's HeadGalway, Ireland
- The King's WarkEdinburgh, Scotland
- Ye Olde King's HeadChester, England
L
- Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop BarNew Orleans, United States
- Lion & UnicornThornhill, Scotland
- Llindir InnHenllan, Wales
- Long BarSingapore
- Longfellow's Wayside InnSudbury, United States
- Lord Crewe ArmsBlanchland, England
- Lord Nelson Brewery HotelSydney, Australia
- LorryOslo, Norway
- Los 36 BillaresBuenos Aires, Argentina
- The Lamb InnEastbourne, England
- The Lion InnBlakey Ridge, England
- The Lion InnTrellech, Wales
- The Locke BarLimerick, Ireland
- The Luttrell ArmsDunster, England
- Zur letzten InstanzBerlin, Germany
M
- Ma Cameron'sAberdeen, Scotland
- Macquarie Arms HotelWindsor, Australia
- McGillin's Olde Ale HousePhiladelphia, United States
- McHugh's BarBelfast, Northern Ireland
- McSorley's Old Ale HouseNew York City, United States
- Mermaid TavernHerm, Guernsey
- Merrijig InnPort Fairy, Australia
- Middleton TavernAnnapolis, United States
- Mitre TavernMelbourne, Australia
- Moulin de LecqGrève de Lecq, Jersey
- Moulin InnMoulin, Scotland
- Moutere InnUpper Moutere, New Zealand
- The Man O'WarBalbriggan, Ireland
- The Mansion HouseSt. Catharines, Canada
- The MayflowerLondon, England
- The Mermaid InnRye, England
- The Milk HouseSissinghurst, England
- Ye Olde Man & ScytheBolton, England
- Ye Olde MitreLondon, England
N
- Napoleon HouseNew Orleans, United States
- New InnGloucester, England
- Nindigully PubNindigully, Australia
- The New InnPembridge, England
- The NorsemanDublin, Ireland
O
- Old Absinthe HouseNew Orleans, United States
- Old BearCork, Ireland
- Old Canberra InnCanberra, Australia
- Old George InnNewcastle upon Tyne, England
- Old Market InnDouglas, Isle of Man
- Old Queen's HeadSheffield, England
- Old Ship InnPerth, Scotland
- Old Smugglers InnOuaisné, Jersey
- Old Swan InnLlantwit Major, Wales
- Old Talbott TavernBardstown, United States
- Osteria del SoleBologna, Italy
- The Old BellRye, England
- The Old Bridge InnRipponden, England
- The Old Court House InnSt Aubin, Jersey
- The Old CrownBirmingham, England
- The Old Ferry Boat InnHolywell, England
- The Old House 1147Llangynwyd, Wales
- The Old InnSt Breward, England
- The Old InnWidecombe-in-the-Moor, England
- The Old InnMullion, England
- The Old Nag's HeadEdale, England
- The Old ThatchKilleagh, Ireland
- The Old WellingtonManchester, England
- The Old WindmillCoventry, England
- The Olde Angel InnNiagara-on-the-Lake, Canada
- The Olde BellHurley, England
- The Original Rosslyn InnRoslin, Scotland
- The Oxenham ArmsSouth Zeal, England
P
- La PeninsularMexico City, Mexico
- La PiojeraSantiago, Chile
- Le ProcopeParis, France
- PelikanStockholm, Sweden
- Perseverance TavernCape Town, South Africa
- Pete's TavernNew York City, United States
- Piano Bar MúnichLima, Peru
- Pig and Whistle InnBathurst, South Africa
- Piwnica ŚwidnickaWrocław, Poland
- Plough & HarrowMonknash, Wales
- Prince of WalesKenfig, Wales
- Proeflokaal Wynand FockinkAmsterdam, Netherlands
- Prospect of WhitbyLondon, England
- Puhoi Pub & HotelPuhoi, New Zealand
- The Palace Restaurant and SaloonPrescott, United States
- The Pandora InnMylor Bridge, England
- The ParrotCanterbury, England
- The Pickerel InnCambridge, England
- The Pied BullChester, England
- The Pirates' HouseSavannah, United States
- The Plough InnStalisfield Green, England
- The Porch HouseStow-on-the-Wold, England
- The Purty KitchenDún Laoghaire, Ireland
Q
- Quinten MatsijsAntwerp, Belgium
- The Queen's InnKingston, Canada
- The QueensDalkey, Ireland
- The QueensDouglas, Isle of Man
R
- Red LionSouthampton, England
- Rose & Crown HotelGuildford, Australia
- Royal OakCardington, England
- The Radium BeerhallJohannesburg, South Africa
- The Red LionChalton, England
- The River InnDerry, Northern Ireland
- The RiverheadRiverhead, New Zealand
- The Royal OakWinchester, England
- The Royal Standard of EnglandForty Green, England
- Zum Roten BärenFreiburg im Breisgau, Germany
S
- Salón TenampaMexico City, Mexico
- SchlenkerlaBamberg, Germany
- Scholz GartenAustin, United States
- Scotch Piper InnLydiate, England
- Sean's BarAthlone, Ireland
- Settle InnStirling, Scotland
- Ship InnIrvine, Scotland
- Shipwrights Arms HotelHobart, Australia
- Six Mile Pub & EateryView Royal, Canada
- SkindbuksenCopenhagen, Denmark
- Spaniards InnLondon, England
- St. Peter StiftskulinariumSalzburg, Austria
- Stadsbierhuys De WaagDoesburg, Netherlands
- Stara Karczma w JeleśniJeleśnia, Poland
- Surveyor General InnBerrima, Australia
- Százéves ÉtteremBudapest, Hungary
- The Saddle InnDouglas, Isle of Man
- The Seven StarsLondon, England
- The Sheep Heid InnEdinburgh, Scotland
- The Ship InnPorlock, England
- The Skirrid InnLlanvihangel Crucorney, Wales
- The Sloop InnSt Ives, England
- The SpaniardKinsale, Ireland
- The Speckled HenDerriaghy, Northern Ireland
- The Split CrowHalifax, Canada
- The Sun InnBeverley, England
- Ye Olde Salutation InnNottingham, England
- Ye Olde Six BellsHorley, England
- Ye Olde Starre InneYork, England
- Ye Olde SwanThames Ditton, England
- Zum Schwarzen KameelVienna, Austria
T
- Taberna Antonio SánchezMadrid, Spain
- Taverne zur KroneDietikon, Switzerland
- The Three ChimneysBiddenden, England
- The Tinners ArmsZennor, England
- The Tobie NorrisStamford, England
- The Tower InnSlapton, England
- The Turks HeadPenzance, England
- Thistle InnWellington, New Zealand
- Thomas Moore TavernWexford, Ireland
- Tomney's BarMoy, Northern Ireland
- Tri ŠeširaBelgrade, Serbia
- Turf TavernOxford, England
- Ye Olde Trip to JerusalemNottingham, England
U
- The Unicorn InnCanterbury, England
- U FlekůPrague, Czechia
- U Krále BrabantskéhoPrague, Czechia
- U MedvídkůPrague, Czechia
- U Zlatého tygraPrague, Czechia
- Union Oyster HouseBoston, United States
- Zum UerigeDüsseldorf, Germany
V
- The Village TavernLong Grove, United States
- Victory HotelBrisbane, Australia
W
- The Wheat Sheaf TavernToronto, Canada
- The White HartWitley, England
- The White Hart InnEdinburgh, Scotland
- The White Lion InnLlanelian-yn-Rhos, Wales
- The WrestlersLondon, England
- Warren TavernBoston, United States
- Weis' StueRibe, Denmark
- White HartLondon, England
- White Horse TavernNewport, United States
- White Horse TavernNew York City, United States
- White's TavernBelfast, Northern Ireland
- Woolpack HotelParramatta, Australia
- Ye Olde White HarteKingston upon Hull, England
Y
- Ye Olde Yew Tree InnWestbere, England
- Young and Jackson HotelMelbourne, Australia
Lost old pubs (43)
Houses that have closed, each page saying how it ended and what stands there now. The whole archive, including the entries too thinly recorded for a page, is on the lost pubs index.
- Au Bon Vieux TempsBrussels, closed 2025
- Austeria Miejska (Sławków)Sławków
- Bar LuizRio de Janeiro, closed 2022
- Brauerei-Gasthof HeroldPegnitz-Büchenbach, closed 2025
- Bridge CafeNew York City, closed 2012
- Bruce InnFalkland, closed 2024
- Brunswick HouseToronto, Ontario, closed 2016
- Café De Drie KoningenHoutave (Zuienkerke)
- Carlton HotelChristchurch, closed 2011
- City TavernPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, closed 2020
- Conway'sDublin, closed 2008
- Crispin and CrispianusStrood, closed 2011
- Crook InnTweedsmuir, closed 2006
- Eagle and ChildOxford, closed 2020
- El NivelMexico City, closed 2008
- Gösser BierklinikVienna, closed 2025
- Green Dragon TavernBoston, Massachusetts, closed 1832
- Hark to BountySlaidburn, Lancashire, closed 2024
- Herberge zum LöwenSeelbach-Schönberg
- Jameson TavernFreeport, Maine, closed 2024
- KárpátiaBudapest, closed 2020
- L'Estrille du Vieux-BruxellesBrussels, closed 2022
- Old College BarGlasgow, closed 2021
- Old Stone TavernPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, closed 2008
- OlympenOslo, closed 2026
- Osteria PivaroBottrighe (Adria), closed 2025
- Pod ŁososiemGdańsk, closed 2019
- Red LionWingham, closed 2015
- Royal Fountain HotelCanterbury, closed 1942
- Royal Oak HotelParramatta, NSW, closed 2020
- Royal Standard HotelToora, Victoria, closed 2025
- Seven Stars InnRobertsbridge, East Sussex, closed 2015
- Shipwright's Arms HotelBalmain East, NSW, closed 1965
- T & H Doolan'sWaterford, closed 2014
- Taverne MagnanMontreal, Quebec, closed 2014
- The Lad in the LaneBirmingham, closed 2019
- The Plough InnSt Peter Port, closed 2025
- The SalutationDover, closed 1983
- Tibbie Shiel's InnSt Mary's Loch, Scottish Borders, closed 2017
- Tun TavernPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, closed 1781
- Vörös SünBudapest, closed 1805
- White SwanHarringworth, closed 2018
- Zlatno burenceBelgrade, closed 2022
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- why britain has so many pubs
- why do london pubs close at eleven
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