Manchester Town Hall and its clock tower beside Albert Square
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Historic pubs and old inns

Pubs and coaching inns from Covent Garden to Edinburgh.

10 stops on the map

Pubs and inns from the city guides. Only entries our guides call historic, or give a date for, are described that way.

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Places: London, Manchester, Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh, The Cotswolds. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (opens in new tab).

The stops

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  1. The Lamb & Flag

    Historic pub · Soho & Covent Garden

    Cecil Court, Covent Garden, London
    Nearby: Cecil Court. Photo: Daniel X. O'Neil, CC BY 2.0

    A historic pub on a narrow Covent Garden alley.

  2. George Inn

    Pub · Borough & Bermondsey

    George Inn, Borough, London
    Nearby: George Inn. Photo: Ewan Munro from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0

    A pub on Borough High Street.

  3. The Old Wellington Inn

    Historic pub · Northern Quarter & Cathedral

    The Old Wellington Inn, Northern Quarter & Cathedral
    Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0

    A Grade II listed public house in Shambles Square.

  4. Turf Tavern

    Pub · Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St Giles

    Turf Tavern, Radcliffe Square, Broad Street and St Giles
    Photo: Julian Herzog (Website), CC BY 4.0

    A pub on Bath Place.

  5. The Eagle

    Pub · King's Parade and Market Square

    The Eagle, King's Parade and Market Square
    Photo: John Sutton, CC BY-SA 2.0

    A pub at 8 Bene't Street.

  6. Bow Bar

    Pub · Grassmarket & Southside

    Bow Bar, Grassmarket & Southside
    Photo: rboed*, CC BY 2.0

    A real ale and whisky bar on West Bow.

  7. The White Hart Inn

    Pub · Grassmarket & Southside

    The White Hart Inn, Grassmarket & Southside
    Photo: rboed*, CC BY 2.0

    A pub on the Grassmarket.

  8. The Lygon Arms

    Historic building · Broadway

    The Lygon Arms, Broadway
    Photo: Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0

    An inn dating from the 1600s.

  9. The Golden Pheasant Inn

    Coaching inn · Burford

    The Golden Pheasant Inn, Burford
    Photo: bongo vongo, CC BY-SA 2.0

    An eighteenth-century coaching inn.

  10. The Talbot

    Historic building · Stow-on-the-Wold

    The Talbot, Stow-on-the-Wold
    Photo: Rodw, CC BY-SA 4.0

    Built about 1714 as a coaching inn.

Planning this trip

The 10 stops fall in 6 parts of Britain, and the two furthest apart, George Inn and Bow Bar, are about 535 km apart in a straight line. Treat it as a menu rather than one journey: pick the stops in one or two destinations and give each a day or more.

To travel between destinations, see getting between regions and our rail tickets guide. For weather and daylight by month, see when to go to London, Manchester, Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh or The Cotswolds. Opening times change with the seasons, so check each stop's own website before you set out.

Access and family notes come from the same data as our area guides: 0 of the 10 stops are reported as fully or partly step-free, and 0 are marked family-friendly. Reports come from venues or OpenStreetMap contributors, so confirm with the place before you travel.