Tackling the 220 pubs of Norwich
The Coachmakers Arms. This pub is situated right by the old city's tax wall and would have been the equivalent of a modern day car garage. YOMOT (Ye Olde Ministry of Transport) tests would have been carried out here to check that your coach wheels had enough tread and the horse emissions weren't too high.... Continue Reading →
The Pit and Pendulum, Nottingham. On a dark and eerily quiet night in Nottingham we found sanctuary in this very unsanctified place. We didn't actually plan to come here and only stumbled across the ghoulish green glow gleaming from this gothic glazed gathering. When we were allured in by the initial juxtaposition we realise that... Continue Reading →
Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem. This Nottingham Inn comes with a rather bold statement brandished across it, "The Oldest Inn in England" but it is subject to much speculation. There are stories in the inn from over centuries and even plaques on the wall stating that the Crusaders stopped there. So before the Knights Templar's... Continue Reading →
The Murders Pub (The Gardeners Arms). One of most famous in Norwich because of nickname and dark history. In 1895 the landlady's daughter was murdered by her estranged husband in pub with a bung picker, a similar hammer is actually display on the one of the walls. The long-standing landlord is extremely knowledgeable on the... Continue Reading →
Pubs of Norwich 