Join a guided tour of London's historic pubs and discover the city's rich cultural heritage. Visit some of the city's most iconic historic and atmospheric pubs and learn about the history of each one.
Begin your tour in Blackfriars, right by the station, at an unusual pub boasting ornate interiors and a rich history dating back to 1875. Admire its famous Victorian look, inside and out, and learn how Sir John Betjeman saved it from demolition in the 1960s.
Next, visit a great old 17th-century pub in the old leatherworking district. The pub was used as an office by Sir Christopher Wren and the masons of St Paul's ate and drank here.
After this, visit another Wren pub from the 17th century, which has been popular with writers and journalists for centuries. Full of dark wood rooms and fireplaces, it's a great place to relax and enjoy a drink.
No tour would be complete without an actual proper Irish pub in central London. This pub was where many Irish soldiers drank and continued to drink after World War 1, as many of them worked in the printing industry in Fleet Street. It’s allegedly one of the first pubs outside of Ireland to serve Guinness.
The final pub on this tour is nothing short of astonishing. Frequented by Dickens, Johnson, Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, and other notables, it was established around 1667. Rich with atmosphere, it's full of dark wood paneling, nooks and crannies, lots of stairs, and low ceilings to bang heads on. It also has a stuffed naughty parrot called Polly.
