2007-02-12 03:07:52 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
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As a number of people have said, the Old Trip to Jerusalem lays claim to the title, and certainly the rooms hollowed out of the rock are very ancient - but I think there is no real proof it has been an Inn for that long. Often there will have been an Inn on a site since before recorded history, but the present building may not be that old, there having been a number of rebuilds over the years. Be suspicious of any pub claiming to date from 14 so and so, or whatever!
One building that really is old, and has been an Inn since 'time immemorial' is the George at Norton St Philip, Somerset. This is a genuine medieval building and today is owned by the National Trust and still trading as an Inn. I think this is a prime contender for the oldest largely unaltered and continuously trading inn in Britain. But only a contender!
2007-02-12 07:36:33 · answer #1 · answered by david f 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Trip to Jerusalem in Nottingham is reputed to be the oldest pub in Britain.
2007-02-12 11:19:14 · answer #2 · answered by Lynda Lou 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are several claims, but "Ye Old Trip to Jerusalem" built into the rock beneath Nottingham Castle, which is dated on the inn sign to 1189AD has the best claim.
"The Royal Standard of England" in Beaconsfield also lays claim to this title, though I don't believe there are any supporting records like Nottingham - the 'Trip to Jerusalem' has clearly always been in the same place attached to the castle - the "RSOE" is likely to have been rebuilt many times over the centuries and probably moved from its original site completely.
2007-02-12 11:27:44 · answer #3 · answered by Mental Mickey 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Olde Trip - Nottingham. In agreement with previous answers. There is a fantastic ship in a bottle resting above one of the bars which is made more of dust than anything else. There are rumours that it is haunted, too. The Salutation in Nottingham is also quite old. There is the Dolphin nearby in Derby which dates back quite some way, but is not such a serious contender.
2007-02-13 05:48:50 · answer #4 · answered by bubblybassoonist 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Trip to Jerusalem in the middle of Nottingham. Dates from the time of the Crusades.
2007-02-12 11:11:37 · answer #5 · answered by Del Piero 10 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Licences were first issued in 965 when it was decreed there could only be one pub per village. The Royal Standard of England had one of the original licences, but in accord with previous answers it is likely to have been rebuilt several times.
2007-02-12 11:50:16 · answer #6 · answered by kinvadave 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it might be The Royal Standard of England at Forty Green near Beaconsfield, Bucks. I think it is reputed to be about nine hundred to a thousand years. King Charles 2nd hid in the oak tree there and in the attic room back in the 1500s. They brew their own beer called owd roger. Very potent.
2007-02-12 11:18:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe it may be "The Trip to Jerusalem"in the centre of Nottingham,near the castle.It does indeed date back to the times of the crusades,Over 800 years.
2007-02-12 11:21:57 · answer #8 · answered by Lee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ye old trip to jerusalem
it is situated in the caves under Nottingham Castle
2007-02-13 10:08:36 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's hard, because no one really knows how old a lot of pubs are. My local one dates back to around the year 1040...but know one knows for sure, sorry
2007-02-12 11:10:52 · answer #10 · answered by pinkfudge27 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋