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Quirky pub names?

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LRavenscroft Sun 18-Jun-23 13:49:58

In conversation we were talking about quirky pub names. My favourites were The Slug & Lettuce in Worcester & the Sir Walter Raleigh in East Budleigh. Have you ever come across some quirky pub names and what would you call yours if you were the proprietor?

Ashcombe Mon 19-Jun-23 22:53:03

Pillpopper

Sexey's Arms, Somerset.
My Dad used to say he'd love to be in there. Sadly, he wasn't joking.

My ex attended Sexey's School in Bruton, Somerset!

Katek Mon 19-Jun-23 23:07:52

Aberdeen has a pub called My Father's Moustache and there's the Elbow Room in Kirkcaldy.,

Daddima Tue 20-Jun-23 09:53:44

There used to be a pub in Springburn called the Kerry Inn. Next door was an off license called the Kerry Oot.

BigBertha1 Tue 20-Jun-23 12:32:13

Anyone remember Kenny Everett? His Sid Snot character frequented the Dog and Vasectomy! smile

Callistemon21 Tue 20-Jun-23 12:51:36

BigBertha1

Anyone remember Kenny Everett? His Sid Snot character frequented the Dog and Vasectomy! smile

In the best possible tase!!

Mamissimo Tue 20-Jun-23 20:13:57

I live near The Pub With No Name πŸ™‚

Vintagenonna Tue 20-Jun-23 20:20:22

I remember a bar from my long ago youth (no idea where either my youth went or the bar was) known as the 'Brahms and Liszt'.

saltnshake Tue 20-Jun-23 20:49:14

Try Kent pubs for a few quirky names:- The Rose Revived.,
The Dirty Habit, The Milk House, The Office.

saltnshake Tue 20-Jun-23 20:57:37

I forgot to Mention The Tipsy Monk.

grandMattie Tue 20-Jun-23 21:11:34

Bishop’s finger

CanadianGran Tue 20-Jun-23 22:14:19

I love these imaginative names. In Victoria we have the Bard and Banker (in the old financial district) and The Sticky Wicket.

libra10 Sun 25-Jun-23 07:22:03

The Cock and Bottle, locally.

Gingster Sun 25-Jun-23 07:46:27

The Eels Foot
Poachers Pocket
The Unruly Pig

fiorentina51 Sun 25-Jun-23 07:52:09

In a town near me a redundant bank building was converted into a pub and named the Real Ale Tavern. Locals have now shortened it to the Rat.

Crocus5 Sun 25-Jun-23 07:55:08

The Spotted Cow

Grantanow Sun 25-Jun-23 09:05:25

In Wareham 'The Silent Woman'. There was one of the same or similar name in Widford in Essex.

Grammaretto Sun 25-Jun-23 10:50:15

Lathyrus πŸ˜…
Some great names with lovely pubs by the sounds of it.
OT but you've sent me down memory lane.

On holiday in Wales in the 1970s we would frequent the village pub each night in Llanrhaeadr ym mochnant.
Nearly all were Welsh speaking men who played dominoes and occasionally burst into song. It was a slate mining area.
Every time a pint was ordered, from behind a screen, the younger one of the 2 ancient barmaids would descend to the cellar and bring up a freshly drawn cold brew in a jug.
they were mother and daughter

The pub itself was the George. I think but probably once had a proper Welsh name. When I last saw it, it was closed and the building crumbling.

MissChateline Sun 25-Jun-23 11:03:32

Hark to Bounty in the Forest of Bowland. Upstairs is the old Lancashire law court with all the wooden benches. I believe that criminals were taken from there to Hull and Halifax to be hanged.
The saying β€œ may the lord preserve us from hell Hull and Halifax β€œ comes from this.

Blossoming Sun 25-Jun-23 11:17:05

Hark to Bounty

Good lunches there 😊

Grantanow Sun 25-Jun-23 11:21:41

Yes. We stayed at The Hark to Bounty. It was a delight. The name comes from an old farmer who used to leave his dog Bounty outside. The dog used to howl and he'd say 'Hark to Bounty' to the other patrons.

Clawdy Sun 25-Jun-23 14:13:30

Britons Protection
Lass o' Gowrie
Peveril o' the Peak

All in Manchester.

Scribbles Sun 25-Jun-23 18:14:53

The Barking Dog - (in Barking, Essex)

ParlorGames Sun 25-Jun-23 18:22:25

There's one near us named The Worlds End.

AskAlice Sun 25-Jun-23 18:27:28

When I was working I used to go to a pub after work near London Bridge called The Elusive Camel...

downtoearth Mon 26-Jun-23 07:33:55

Scribbles I grew up in Barking,think that used to be called the Spotted Dog.
Also in Barking was The Barge Aground ,Brewery Tap,and The Captain Cook,Captain Cook is buried in St Margarets,now cathedral,opposite where the pub was.
I worked in the Cook and met my husband there in 1976.