Historic London Pubs
7 historic pubs: across 6 districts, 7 with guided pub crawls available. Opening hours, editorial notes, reviews and map for every pub. Updated hourly.
All Historic London Pubs (7)
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Art Nouveau Pub
#1
The Blackfriar
The Blackfriar is the most visually theatrical pub in this set: an Art Nouveau wedge of mosaics, reliefs, carved friars and polished City bustle. Visitors prais...
Literary Pub
#2
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese is the Fleet Street pub to choose when atmosphere matters more than polish: low ceilings, dark timber, cellars, little rooms and a sense...
Historic Tavern
#3
The Ship Tavern
The Ship Tavern is a historic Holborn pub with enough food credibility to work as dinner, not just a pint. Its strongest visitor themes are atmosphere, friendly...
Fleet Street Pub
#4
The Old Bell Tavern
The Old Bell Tavern is a compact Fleet Street stop with a Wren-era backstory and the feel of a traditional central London pub rather than a destination dining r...
Dining Pub
#5
The George
The George is the most contemporary dining-led pub in the set, but it still carries serious historic weight: a Grade II Great Portland Street building with rest...
Gin Palace
#6
The Viaduct Tavern, EC1
The Viaduct Tavern is the pub to choose for Victorian gin-palace atmosphere and Newgate lore. Fuller's positions it as a historic pub near St Paul's with a stro...
City Pub
#7
The Cockpit
The Cockpit is the least polished and most pub-like of the historic City stops: tucked away on St Andrew's Hill, small, friendly and full of cockfighting refere...