Themed trip
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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The Lamb & Flag

Nearby: Cecil Court. Photo: Daniel X. O'Neil, CC BY 2.0 A historic pub on a narrow Covent Garden alley.
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George Inn

Nearby: George Inn. Photo: Ewan Munro from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0 A pub on Borough High Street.
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The Old Wellington Inn

Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0 A Grade II listed public house in Shambles Square.
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Turf Tavern

Photo: Julian Herzog (Website), CC BY 4.0 A pub on Bath Place.
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The Eagle

Photo: John Sutton, CC BY-SA 2.0 A pub at 8 Bene't Street.
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Bow Bar

Photo: rboed*, CC BY 2.0 A real ale and whisky bar on West Bow.
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The White Hart Inn

Photo: rboed*, CC BY 2.0 A pub on the Grassmarket.
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The Lygon Arms

Photo: Jeff Buck, CC BY-SA 2.0 An inn dating from the 1600s.
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The Golden Pheasant Inn

Photo: bongo vongo, CC BY-SA 2.0 An eighteenth-century coaching inn.
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The Talbot

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.
- London (2 stops): The Lamb & Flag and George Inn. London guide.
- Manchester (1 stop): The Old Wellington Inn. Manchester guide.
- Oxford (1 stop): Turf Tavern. Oxford guide.
- Cambridge (1 stop): The Eagle. Cambridge guide.
- Edinburgh (2 stops): Bow Bar and The White Hart Inn. Edinburgh guide.
- The Cotswolds (3 stops): The Lygon Arms, The Golden Pheasant Inn and The Talbot. The Cotswolds guide.
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.
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