Ye Olde Fighting Cocks (pictured) in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, is one of several pubs that lay claim to the title of oldest pub in England. It claims to have been in business since 793 AD.
However, there are many other pubs in contention, with claims of their own to be England’s or Britain’s Oldest Pub –
Ye Old Trip to Jerusalem, in Nottingham, England (c.1189); Ye Olde Salutation Inn, Nottingham, England (c. 1240); The Royal Standard of England, in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England (c.1086); The Porch House, Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, England (c.947); The Old Ferry Boat Inn, Holywell, Cambridge, England (c.560); The Bingley Arms, Bardsey, Leeds, England. (c.905); Adam and Eve, Bishopgate, Norwich, England. (c.1249); Ye Olde Man & Scythe, Bolton, England. (c. 1251); The Prospect of Whitby, London, England. (1520) claims to be Britain’s oldest riverside pub; The Skirrid Mountain Inn, Abergavenny, Wales (1110) .
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