Ye Olde Fighting Cocks appears in the Guinness Book of Records as England's oldest pub, in which town or city is it?
"the Yorkists seem to have ended up fighting each other, the Lancastrians won the battle. The Kingmaker was captured and executed, and Edward's authority was never again seriously challenged. England's oldest surviving pub is in Hertfordshire and dates to this period. Ye Olde Fighting Cocks, which is in St Albans, was rebuilt in 1485. Some of the foundation stones are even older, allegedly going back to the 8th century. One of the first three printing presses in England was in St Albans. England's first paper mill, which was the property of John Tate, stood in Hertford opposite today's County Hospital"
"known as The Fort reflects a supposed resemblance to the East India Company's Fort St George at Madras (now Chennai) in India. Fort St George In England The Fort St George In England is the oldest pub on the River Cam in Cambridge, England. The Grade II listed timber framed building on Midsummer Common dates in part from the 16th century, and although ""much altered and enlarged over the years, still has considerable charm. Especially notable is the snug to the right of the main entrance which has some wonderful ancient panelling and a good tiled floor."" The pub is"
"Fort St George In England The Fort St George In England is the oldest pub on the River Cam in Cambridge, England. The Grade II listed timber framed building on Midsummer Common dates in part from the 16th century, and although ""much altered and enlarged over the years, still has considerable charm. Especially notable is the snug to the right of the main entrance which has some wonderful ancient panelling and a good tiled floor."" The pub is owned by the Greene King brewery. The unusual name of the pub, commonly abbreviated to just 'Fort St George', but, now better"
"Tom Cobley Tavern The Tom Cobley Tavern is a pub in Spreyton, Devon, England. It dates back to the 16th century, and may be the 1802 starting point of Uncle Tom Cobley and his companions for the journey to Widecombe Fair, in the well-known folk song. It was CAMRA's National Pub of the Year for 2006, and a finalist in 2012. The pub dates back to the 16th century, and was renamed in the 1950s to capitalise on Spreyton's connection to Uncle Tom Cobley. On the pub's website, it is stated that the famous song is based on a journey"
"Cellars are opened to the public on regular guided tours. In 1998, Channel 4 television series ""History Hunters"" examined the claims of The Bell Inn, Ye Olde Salutation Inn and Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem to each be the oldest pub in Nottingham. The programme, first broadcast on 5 December 1998, concluded that of the three, Ye Olde Salutation was the oldest ""building"" but the Bell had been the earliest in use as a pub. The Bell Inn The Bell Inn is an ancient pub in Nottingham, England. Dating from around 1437, it claims, along with Ye Olde Trip to"
"The Bingley Arms The Bingley Arms is a public house in Bardsey, Leeds, England. It claims to be both the oldest surviving business and oldest surviving pub in the UK. The Bingley Arms was originally named The Priests Inn. The Bingley Arms calls itself the oldest pub in Britain, with a history dating back to between AD 905 and AD 953, and says that it served as a safe house for persecuted Catholic priests, and also as a courthouse from around AD 1000 from which offenders were taken to the pillory across the road. The Bingley Arms was featured in"
"Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem is a public house in Nottingham which claims to have been established in 1189; however, there is no documentation to verify this date. The building rests against Castle Rock, upon which Nottingham Castle is built, and is attached to several caves, carved out of the soft sandstone. These were reputedly originally used as a brewhouse for the castle, though there is no evidence for this, but they may date to the medieval period. Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem is one of several pubs claiming to be the oldest in England"
"The Bell Inn The Bell Inn is an ancient pub in Nottingham, England. Dating from around 1437, it claims, along with Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem and Ye Olde Salutation Inn, to be the oldest pub in the city. In 1982 the pub became a Grade II listed building. Sometime before 1271 Nottingham Whitefriars established a friary on what is now Friar Lane with lands that included a guesthouse on the site of what is now the Bell Inn. The building was constructed as a refectory for the monks of the monastery on Beastmarket Hill; according to dendrochronological dating of"
"a 2005 book review discussion on the invention of traditional public house history, ""Great Pub Myths"", and ""claims to be... the oldest pub in Britain"", published in the ""Yorkshire Evening Post"". The Bingley Arms is also a restaurant, and a former winner of the ""Yorkshire Evening Post"" Restaurant of the Year Award. The Automobile Association states it provides ""charm"" and ""excellent food"". The beer garden is home to a yew tree that pre-dates the Bingley Arms. The Bingley Arms The Bingley Arms is a public house in Bardsey, Leeds, England. It claims to be both the oldest surviving business and"
"mosaic floor were discovered. The Hypocaust Mosaic is on view to the public and currently protected from the elements by a purpose-built building in the park. On the outskirts of the park is Verulamium Museum, which contains hundreds of archaeological objects relating to everyday Roman life in what was a major Roman city. A pub, Ye Olde Fighting Cocks, is also located on the edge of the park. This pub has been listed in the ""Guinness Book of Records"" as the oldest such establishment in England. A main feature of the park is the ornamental lake. Construction started on this"
"each year, under an open submissions policy. Old Red Lion Theatre won the Dan Crawford Pub Theatre Award for 2006. The Old Red Lion, Islington The Old Red Lion is a pub and fringe theatre, at Angel, in the London Borough of Islington. The theatre was founded in 1948 as the Old Red Lion Theatre Club. The pub was Grade II listed in 1994 by Historic England. The pub in itself is one of the oldest in London, having first been built in 1415 in what was then the rural village of Islington in open countryside and fields. A house"
"The Old Red Lion, Islington The Old Red Lion is a pub and fringe theatre, at Angel, in the London Borough of Islington. The theatre was founded in 1948 as the Old Red Lion Theatre Club. The pub was Grade II listed in 1994 by Historic England. The pub in itself is one of the oldest in London, having first been built in 1415 in what was then the rural village of Islington in open countryside and fields. A house called Goose Farm and some nearby cattle pens (for herds being driven to Smithfield Market) were the only structures to"
"photographs. It has been frequented by Samuel Pepys, Alfred Tennyson and Charles Dickens. Ye Olde Cock Tavern Ye Olde Cock Tavern is a Grade II listed public house at 22 Fleet Street, London EC4. It is part of the Taylor Walker Pubs group. Originally built before the 17th century, it was rebuilt, including the interior (which is thought to include work by carver Grinling Gibbons), on the other side of the road in the 1880s when a branch of the Bank of England was built where it stood. However, in the 1990s a fire broke out and destroyed many of"
"Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese is a Grade II listed public house at 145 Fleet Street, on Wine Office Court, City of London. Rebuilt shortly after the Great Fire of 1666, the pub is known for its literary associations, with its regular patrons having included Charles Dickens, G.K. Chesterton and Mark Twain. The pub is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese is one of a number of pubs in London to have been rebuilt shortly after the Great Fire of 1666. There has been a pub at"
"that Tom Cobley and his companions took to Widecombe Fair in 1802, starting out from the pub. According to the BBC, local history research does support this account. It was CAMRA's National Pub of the Year for 2006. It was Pub of the Year for Exeter and East Devon, and one of four national finalists in the competition for 2012, which was won by The Baum, Rochdale. Tom Cobley Tavern The Tom Cobley Tavern is a pub in Spreyton, Devon, England. It dates back to the 16th century, and may be the 1802 starting point of Uncle Tom Cobley and"
"Cynthia when they were at art school) and The Dissenters (to whom a plaque hangs in the bar). Doctors Thomas Cecil Gray and John Halton conceived the techniques described in their 1946 book ""A Milestone in Anaesthesia"" while in the pub. Ye Cracke Ye Cracke is a pub in Rice Street off Hope Street, Liverpool, England. The 'Y' is a Thorn (Þ), thus the name is pronounced 'The Crack'. Despite the faux Old English name, Ye Cracke is in fact a 19th-century public house. The ""War Room"" is a small room in the pub, which is the oldest part of"
"Great Leighs Great Leighs is a village in the City of Chelmsford district of Essex, England, halfway between Chelmsford itself and Braintree. It is part of the parish of Great and Little Leighs. Great Leighs is the location of arguably the oldest Inn in England. The Castle was called the St. Anne's Castle until its temporary closure for refurbishment at Easter 2015. It was on the junction of Main Road and Boreham Road. Another Pub, the Dog & Partridge, is at the other end of the village, on Main Road. The full history of The Castle has been lost. However,"
"Last Post on his bugle, for a student lying in the middle of the street outside the pub. Bear Inn, Oxford The Bear Inn (or just ""The Bear"") is one of the oldest pubs in Oxford, England, dating back to 1242. Its circa-17th century incarnation stands on the corner of Alfred Street and Blue Boar Street, opposite Bear Lane in the centre of Oxford, just north of Christ Church. The earliest mention of the lands and buildings subsequently occupied by ""The Bear Inn"" are found in the ""Cartularies of St Frideswide"". Christina Pady, who was part of the ruling group"
"The Old Wellington Inn The Old Wellington Inn is a half-timbered pub in Manchester city centre, England. It is part of Shambles Square, which was created in 1999, and is near Manchester Cathedral. It is a Grade II listed building. The oldest building of its kind in Manchester, it was built in 1552 next to the market square which led off what is now Market Street, in what was known as the Shambles. In 1554 part of it became a draper's shop, owned by the Byrom family, and the writer John Byrom was born there in 1692. The building had"
"currently used by New College Nottingham. The Georgian-built Shire Hall is home to the Galleries of Justice and was Nottingham's main court and prison building. ""Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem"" (the ""Trip""), partially built into the cave system beneath Nottingham Castle, is a contender for the title of England's Oldest Pub, as it is supposed to have been established in 1189. ""The Bell Inn"" in the Old Market Square, and ""Ye Olde Salutation Inn"" (the ""Salutation"") in Maid Marian Way have both disputed this claim. The ""Trip""'s current timber building probably dates back to the 17th or 18th century, but"
"It is currently owned by Sizzling Pubs. The Blue Bowl The Blue Bowl is a public house in Hanham, South Gloucestershire, situated on Hanham High Street. It is thought to be one of the oldest pubs in the UK. There are no official records as to the age, but Roman coins have been found in the area, and St Lyte wrote that it was an old established hostelry in 1480. It is thought to date back to the 14th century. The name of the pub was changed to 'The Meal House' in the late 20th century, but after public outrage"
"the room was used as a brothel in the mid-eighteenth century. Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese is a Grade II listed public house at 145 Fleet Street, on Wine Office Court, City of London. Rebuilt shortly after the Great Fire of 1666, the pub is known for its literary associations, with its regular patrons having included Charles Dickens, G.K. Chesterton and Mark Twain. The pub is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese is one of a number of pubs in London to have been rebuilt shortly after"
"town although the ""Roebuck"" (formerly known as the ""Spite""), the ""Chevin"" and the ""Royalty"" are on the outskirts, with the ""Roebuck"" located in North Yorkshire. Some of the oldest buildings have been demolished or replaced, but the Red Lion on Kirkgate dates from 1745, the Bowling Green from 1757 (originally a courthouse), the Rose & Crown (originally cottages) 1731.. The Old Grammar School is (as of 2017) the Stew and Oyster pub. The Old Cock on Crossgate (despite its name) has only recently become a pub, but inhabits former cottages from 1757. These are all Grade II listed buildings. The"
"constructed on the site of the Nottingham Castle brewhouse; the present building dates from around 1650. Likewise, The Nags Head in Burntwood, Staffordshire only dates back to the 16th century, but there has been a pub on the site since at least 1086, as it is mentioned in the Domesday Book. There is archaeological evidence that parts of the foundations of The Old Ferryboat Inn in Holywell may date to AD 460, and there is evidence of ale being served as early as AD 560. The Bingley Arms, Bardsey, Yorkshire, is claimed to date to 905 AD. Ye Olde Salutation"
"Adam and Eve, Norwich Adam and Eve is a pub in the city of Norwich, England. It is located in Bishopgate, close to Norwich Cathedral, the Great Hospital and Norwich Crown Court. It is widely claimed to be the oldest pub in the city, with the earliest known reference made in 1249. The earliest reference to a tavern on its site was in 1241 or 1249 as a brewhouse used by workmen building the nearby cathedral. The brewhouse was owned by Benedictine monks at the nearby Great Hospital. The pub seen today is a 17th-century building constructed from brick and"
"was known to enjoy. Old Stingo is also mentioned in Charles Dickens' ""Martin Chuzzlewit"" in which Mrs Gamp is known to partake in the celebrated staggering ale of Brighton Stingo. Harveys Brewery was founded in 1790 in Lewes and is the oldest brewery in Sussex. The beer cocktail named huckle-my-buff that was created in Sussex and is sometimes considered to have been the world's first cocktail. Huckle-my-buff is a hot drink consisting of brandy, eggs, beer, sugar and nutmeg. It was originally made with smuggled French brandy and Harveys porter beer. Using the slogan 'beef, beer and bacca', the Skeleton"
"Old Queen's Head The Old Queen's Head is a pub at 14 Pond Hill, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It is a 15th-century timber framed building and the oldest surviving domestic building in Sheffield. It is now Grade II* listed. Although the Old Queens Head was built , the earliest known written record of the building is in a 1582 inventory of the estate of George Talbot, 6th Earl of Shrewsbury that included the furnishings of this building, which was then called ""The hawle at the Poandes"" or ""Hall i' th' Ponds"". As a part of the Earl's estate, the building"
"flint with later additions such as Dutch gables. A Saxon well is located beneath the lower bar floor. Adam and Eve, Norwich Adam and Eve is a pub in the city of Norwich, England. It is located in Bishopgate, close to Norwich Cathedral, the Great Hospital and Norwich Crown Court. It is widely claimed to be the oldest pub in the city, with the earliest known reference made in 1249. The earliest reference to a tavern on its site was in 1241 or 1249 as a brewhouse used by workmen building the nearby cathedral. The brewhouse was owned by Benedictine"
"Inn in Nottingham dates from 1240, although the building served as a tannery and a private residence before becoming an inn sometime before the English Civil War. The Adam and Eve in Norwich was first recorded in 1249, when it was an alehouse for the workers constructing nearby Norwich Cathedral. Ye Olde Man & Scythe in Bolton, Greater Manchester, is mentioned by name in a charter of 1251, but the current building is dated 1631. Its cellars are the only surviving part of the older structure. The town of Stalybridge in Greater Manchester is thought to have had the pubs"
"The Blue Bowl The Blue Bowl is a public house in Hanham, South Gloucestershire, situated on Hanham High Street. It is thought to be one of the oldest pubs in the UK. There are no official records as to the age, but Roman coins have been found in the area, and St Lyte wrote that it was an old established hostelry in 1480. It is thought to date back to the 14th century. The name of the pub was changed to 'The Meal House' in the late 20th century, but after public outrage it was reverted to 'The Blue Bowl'"
"reported to contain eight stone coffins. The dwarf walls with iron railings attached to the property are also part of the Listed Building designation. The hotel and restaurant has been awarded the AA 3 Stars and AA 2 Rosettes. The restaurant, which serves modern British Cuisine, is run by Head Chef Richard Synan. The Old Bell, Malmesbury The Old Bell is a hotel and restaurant on the edge of the Cotswolds in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, England. Built on the remains of outbuildings of Malmesbury Abbey, it lays claim to being the oldest existing hotel in England, standing on foundations dated to"
"landlord's office until 1992, when it was converted into extra bar space. The pub became a Young's pub in 1991. King's Arms, Oxford The King's Arms (colloquially known as the KA) is one of the main student pubs in Oxford, England. It claims to be the oldest pub in Oxford. The King's Arms pub is in a prominent position on the corner of Parks Road and Holywell Street, opposite the New Bodleian Library building. Also nearby are Broad Street and the Clarendon Building, part of Oxford University. A local myth has it that the KA has the highest IQ per"
"Scotch Piper Inn The Scotch Piper Inn, Lydiate, Merseyside, England is the oldest pub of the historic county of Lancashire. The building dates from 1320 and is a Grade II* listed building. It was originally known as ""The Royal Oak"", and sections of the trunk of the oak tree around which it was built are visible from the tap room. The building retains a thatched roof. It is located on the A5147, from Liverpool and from Southport. It stands close to the site of Lydiate Hall and next to the remains of St Catherine's Chapel. There is also a well"