5 Historic London Pubs You Need to See 🍻

Описание: London’s oldest pubs are more than just cozy corners—they’re packed with centuries of drama, legends, and famous patrons!
Dickens wrote in them. Pirates plotted in them. One even has a connection to Jack the Ripper. 🍻
Here are 5 you don’t want to miss.

1. THE PROSPECT OF WHITBY
📍Wapping (on the Thames)
Claims to Fame:
-London’s oldest riverside pub, dating back to 1520
-Regular haunt of pirates, smugglers, and execution-watchers
-Allegedly visited by Samuel Pepys and Charles Dickens

2. YE OLDE CHESHIRE CHEESE
📍Fleet Street
Rebuilt: 1667 after the Great Fire of London
Famous Regulars:
-Charles Dickens
-Mark Twain
-Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
-Samuel Johnson

3. THE GRAPES
📍Limehouse
Built: On site since 1583
Famous Figures:
-Charles Dickens again (he walked these streets and wrote about the area)
-Now co-owned by Sir Ian McKellen
-Houses Gandalf’s staff from The Hobbit

4. THE TEN BELLS
📍Spitalfields
Established: 18th century
Famous (and infamous) Connection:
-Linked to Jack the Ripper
-Jack the Ripper victims Mary Kelly and Annie Chapman are believed to have drunk here
-Interior still has original Victorian tile work

5. YE OLDE MITRE
📍Hidden in a narrow alley near Hatton Garden
Established: 1546
Notables:
-Once part of the Diocese of Ely—technically outside London jurisdiction
-Queen Elizabeth I is said to have danced around a cherry tree in the courtyard
-Truly a hidden gem—you’ll miss it if you’re not looking

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