12 of the oldest Edinburgh pubs which still serve the pints, including some from the 1300s
Edinburgh Evening News
·2-min read
The Oxford Bar is housed within an original Georgian dwelling and has served as a public house for many a generation, the pub is chiefly notable for having been featured in Ian Rankin's Inspector Rebus series of novels as the inspector's favourite watering hole. (Photo: JPIMedia)
These longstanding boozers have fascinating back stories, particularly when it comes to how they got their names and some of the famous names who frequented them.
We’ve dug into the Evening News archives to bring you images showing a dozen of the oldest drinking establishments in Auld Reekie –some of them dating all the way back to the 1300s.
Duddingston's Sheep Heid Inn is considered to be the oldest pub in all of Scotland. There's been a drinking establishment on this site since around 1360 and has served sorts - including the Queen in early 2016. (Photo: JPIMedia)
The White Horse has been located on the Royal Mile since the 17th century making it the oldest watering hole on the Royal Mile.These days, it is called the White Horse Oyster & Seafood Bar. (Photo: JPIMedia)
Just down from the White Hart in the Grassmarket is the Beehive Inn which can trace its origins back to the 15th century when a coaching inn was opened on the site. (Photo: JPIMedia)
While the building that houses the Kings Wark on Leith's Shore dates back to the 1700s. It is steeped in history and it actually sits on foundations which are significantly older and were begun by James I in 1434 to serve as a royal residence. (Photo: JPIMedia)
Market Street's Doric Bar is named after the ancient dialect common to the Aberdeenshire region of Scotland. There's been a pub on this site since the 17th century. (Photo: JPIMedia)
On the corner of the top of the Mound where the street meets the Royal Mile is Deacon Brodie's tavern, named after the crooked councillor himself. The original Brodie family lived on Brodie's Close on the opposite side of the Lawnmarket. (Photo: JPIMedia)
The earliest written records for supposedly haunted The White Hart Inn on this site date to 1516 and has welcomed the likes of Robert Burns, Burke and Hare and King David I. (Photo: JPIMedia)
The Cafe Royal on West Register Street boasts an equally grand interior in an exuberant French style that captures the best in late 19th century pub architecture. (Photo: JPIMedia)
Ye Olde Golf Tavern, situated opposite Bruntsfield Links and has been popular with local amateur golfers since the dawn of the sport. The pub was established in 1456. (Photo: JPIMedia)
JetBlue's on-board pantry system and United Airlines' "Grab-N-Go" station on long-haul flights make exhausting journeys more bearable, Business Insider's reporter finds.
The window seat in the White Horse is ruined and it’s all Jude Law’s fault. Since he sat there in 2006, eyeballing Cameron Diaz for a scene in the Baileys-sweet romcom The Holiday, film fans have flocked to the pub to park their own derrières on the now-devastated leather. It’s a pilgrimage of sorts, a homage to the Christmas flick that’s back on the box.
Just an hour along the Ligurian coast from the original tourist honey trap, Sian Meades-Williams discovers in the Bay of Poets a less-crowded destination with just as much charm
It’s one thing gliding gracefully off a moving chairlift with skis on. It is quite another without. This was why I spent the ride up the mountain pondering how best to tackle the impending clumsy descent in ski boots with dignity, instead of drinking in the kaleidoscopic Alpine views – toy-size painted church framed by white pastures underfoot, the wild Chaîne de Fiz sawtooth ridge across a bluebird sky to the north and Mont Blanc peeping over Dômes du Miage in the east.
Travel giant Tui is considering plans to scrap its listing on the London Stock Exchange, dealing a fresh blow to the City as ministers battle to revive its reputation as a financial hub.
Manuel Silvestri/ReutersA group of tourists enjoying a gondola ride in Venice abruptly finished their trip in the waters of the canal after they tipped over the vessel by moving around to take selfies. According to The Guardian, the gondolier had told the visitors to sit down before he steered the boat under a bridge near St Mark’s Square, a move that necessitated balance to work, but they refused to listen. The Instagram account Venezia Non è Disneyland, which translates to Venice is not Disney
Christmas at a hotel has a certain luxurious low-hassle allure. Here are 16 of the best hotels around the world that go all-out for the holiday in lavish style.
With its sunny weather and scenic landscapes, Arizona is a go-to retirement destination. However, rising costs have priced some retirees out of the market. Florida's Retirees Are Fleeing: Here's Where...
The newest branch of Hays Travel won’t have any customers – in fact, you couldn’t book a holiday there if you tried. But it might just be its most high-profile opening, in a location visited by millions of Britons every day: Weatherfield, the fictional northern town setting of Coronation Street.
BEAR Scotland, Trunk Road operator working on behalf of Transport Scotland, is continuing with work this week at Aray Bridge on the A83 immediately north of Inveraray in Argyll and Bute.