Ye Olde Fighting Cocks, St Albans, around 1600 Reputedly the 'oldest public house in England', Ye Olde Fighting Cocks in St Albans, Hertfordshire, has the most substantial claim to be England's oldest pub.
Sean's Bar, which dates back to the Middle Ages! Also listed in the Guinness Book of Records for the historicity of the building that houses it, Sean's Bar has been recognised as the oldest bar in the world. It is located in Athlon, a small town on the banks of the Shannon River, in the centre of Ireland.
Ale was a native British drink before the arrival of the Roman Empire in the first century, but it was with the construction of the Roman road network that the first pubs, called tabernae, began to appear. The word survives in Modern English as "tavern".
The Surveyor General Inn – Australia's Oldest Continuously Licensed Inn.
Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem, Nottingham
Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem has 'the oldest inn in England' boldly plastered over their pub for all passers-by to see, much to the delight of other pubs fighting for this title! However, if you write something on a building, it doesn't necessarily mean it's true!
Stalybridge has two known entries in the Guinness Book of Records for 1995 - the pubs with the longest and shortest names in the United Kingdom! The longest named is: "The Old Thirteenth Cheshire Astley Volunteer Rifleman Corps Inn", on Astley Street, and the shortest is: The "Q" Inn, on Market Street!
Located near the rugged Flinders Ranges, Prairie Hotel is one of Australia's most iconic pubs.
ELEVATE Sydney 2023 kicks off on January 3, featuring Australia's longest bar, stretching 127 metres along the Cahill Expressway.
But now Parachilna in far north South Australia is home to the state's most remote brewery. The Prairie Hotel is attracting a new crowd.
The rugged Port Albert Hotel, licensed in 1842, claims to be the oldest pub continually in operation in Victoria and in some literature the actual oldest Pub still operating.
Alehouses, inns and taverns collectively became known as public houses and then simply as pubs around the reign of King Henry VII. A little later, in 1552, an Act was passed that required innkeepers to have a licence in order to run a pub.
Accommodation was another vital facet of Australian pub operation, and indeed it is the origin of the pub's "proper" business title, often required by licensing requirements – Australian pubs are usually registered for business under the formal name "hotel", and the more upmarket pubs often reversed this, placing the ...
Officially the oldest pub in Melbourne, The Duke has been standing on this spot since 1850, and serving beers since 1853.
Yes, like most things in our western culture our modern-day drinking establishments were no exception from Roman influence. While different alcoholic beverages have existed throughout different cultures as long as humans have been around, the creation of pubs can be traced back about 2,000 years to the Roman era.
In truth, there are probably a number of derivations of the Red Lion, which might explain why it is the most common pub name, with nearly 600 examples dotted all around Britain.
It's Australia's smallest bar! Roadhouse at Lynd Junction, North Queensland.
Australia's smallest cocktail bar – Tiny Tails – is popping up in Melbourne and Sydney in the coming weeks.
“Ballarat has a renowned history as being a pub town – in 1870 boasting over 500 pubs in the district as a result of the Gold Rush. “It is also well known for the brew “Ballarat Bertie” which unfortunately is only made now in special batches.
The Ettamogah Pub claims to be the most photographed in the world. There are actually four Ettamogah Pubs in Australia. Discover the history behind the quirky design of these Australian icons.
A landmark pub on Sydney's prestigious Lower North Shore is reported to have been sold to a mystery buyer in a deal believed to be around the asking price of $175 million. The Oaks Hotel at Neutral Bay was put on the market last August by its long-time owners, the Thomas family.
ALH Group is Australia's leading pub operator. Endeavour is Australia's leading liquor retailer. Its operations include Dan Murphy's and BWS.
The Hotel Windsor, Melbourne
The Windsor is the oldest hotel in Australia, its Renaissance Revival facade making it a major Melbourne landmark, still proudly standing opposite the Gold Rush-era Parliament House and Treasury.
The Marisco Tavern is Lundy's only pub and as such has to be all things to all people. It's the pub that never shuts, although alcohol is only served during permitted hours, and is the only building on the Island to have lighting after the generators shut down for the night.
Memorialized by frequent patron Ernest Hemingway in his book The Sun Also Rises, Madrid's Botín—open since 1725—holds the Guinness World Record for oldest restaurant.