What is the most Christmassy pub in the UK?

The Churchill Arms Christmas display sees some 80 Christmas trees festoon the west London pub, with a whopping 22,000 lights covering the exterior. The warm glow of softly-illuminated Christmas trees are sure to just beckon you to escape the cold and prop up the bar with a pint.
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What pub has the best Christmas decorations?

The Churchill Arms has added more lights and Christmas trees than ever before with a whopping 97 trees and 21,500 lights, earning it the title of the “most festive pub” in the United Kingdom, according to ABC News. The Fuller's pub in west London has become famous for its extravagant Christmas decorations each year.
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What is the best pub in London for Christmas dinner?

10 of the best London pubs for the Christmas season
  • The Harlequin, near Angel. Photograph: Alamy. ...
  • Simpson's Tavern, the City. ...
  • Argyll Arms, Oxford Circus. ...
  • Little Nan's, Deptford. ...
  • The Wellington, Fulham. ...
  • The Antelope, Tooting. ...
  • The Flask, Highgate. ...
  • The Queen of Hoxton, Shoreditch.
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What is the most Christmas decorated pub in Derbyshire?

The Angel in Ripley is 'England's most Christmassy pub'
  • A pub owner believes he has "the most Christmassy pub in England" after spending four days and thousands of pounds festooning it with decorations.
  • The pub in Ripley, Derbyshire, fittingly named The Angel, has 53 Christmas trees of various sizes.
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Who owns The Churchill Arms London?

If you haven't already heard of The Churchill Arms, the pub is famous for several reasons. Winston Churchill's grandparents frequented the pub in the 1800s, back when it was the Bedford Arms, and Fuller's has owned the pub for almost 100 years.
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What is the pub with all the flowers in London?

Dripping in flowers and crammed with memorabilia, The Churchill Arms is one of London's most recognisable and famous watering holes. Built in 1750, the pub was frequented by Churchill's grandparents and is known for serving real ales and authentic Thai cuisine.
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What pub did Churchill go to?

Standing so close to Downing Street and the Houses of Parliament, The Red Lion also became a popular haunt for British Prime Ministers. Indeed, the pub served every British Prime Minister up until Edward Heath in the 1970s - welcoming the likes of Sir Winston Churchill and Clement Atlee for a drink.
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What is the oddest pub in England?

So long, Crooked House: a guide to Britain's oddest pubs
  • The Temple of Convenience, Manchester. ...
  • The Ship and Shovell, London. ...
  • The Dyffryn Arms, Fishguard. ...
  • The Nag's Head, London. ...
  • Canny Man's, Edinburgh. ...
  • The Nutshell, Bury St Edmunds. ...
  • Ye Olde Fighting Cocks, St Albans. ...
  • The Lion, Llanymynech.
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What is the most photographed pub in England?

The Angel on the Bridge is an iconic pub. Dating back to 1728, this grade II listed pub is one of the most photographed and painted pubs in England, because of its architecture and the amazing riverside location on the River Thames.
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What is London most festive pub?

The Churchill Arms Christmas lights

The Churchill Arms Christmas display sees some 80 Christmas trees festoon the west London pub, with a whopping 22,000 lights covering the exterior. The warm glow of softly-illuminated Christmas trees are sure to just beckon you to escape the cold and prop up the bar with a pint.
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What pub did Dickens drink in London?

George & Vulture, The City

Dating back to 1748, the George & Vulture became a favourite of Dickens, who visited often. The pub is mentioned at least 20 times in The Pickwick Papers, perhaps Dickens most alcohol-fuelled work.
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What is the most difficult pub to find in London?

Often touted as the hardest pub in London to find, the Mitre can only be reached via a near invisible passage. This is a pub with some history. Its origins lay in the 16th century, when Queen Elizabeth I is said to have danced around a tree in its garden (which belonged to her favoured subject, Sir Christopher Hatton).
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What is the most beautiful London pub?

35 Of The Prettiest Pubs In London For A Picturesque Pint
  1. The Churchill Arms, Kensington. Photo: AC Manley, Shutterstock. ...
  2. The Holly Bush, Hampstead. Credit: The Holly Bush. ...
  3. Trafalgar Tavern, Greenwich. ...
  4. The Pig & Butcher, Islington. ...
  5. Lord Napier Star, Hackney Wick. ...
  6. The Crown, Bow. ...
  7. Cadogan Arms, Chelsea. ...
  8. The George, Fitzrovia.
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What is the most Christmassy pub in London?

The Churchill Arms Christmas lights

The Churchill Arms Christmas display sees some 80 Christmas trees festoon the west London pub, with a whopping 22,000 lights covering the exterior.
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Which city has the best Christmas decorations UK?

12 Magical Places to Visit at Christmas in the UK
  1. Broadway. Broadway is one of the most beautiful villages in England, so it is no surprise to see it on our magical places to visit at Christmas guide! ...
  2. Ludlow. ...
  3. Whitby. ...
  4. Conwy. ...
  5. Bakewell. ...
  6. Ambleside. ...
  7. Mousehole. ...
  8. Staithes.
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Which restaurant has Christmas baubles London?

34 Mayfair is celebrating the start of Christmas by decorating their London restaurant in over 8,000 baubles. WOW.
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What is the most expensive pub in the UK?

The Most Expensive Pubs In Britain
  • 1.Singer Tavern, London. ...
  • 2.Coach & Horses, London. ...
  • 3.The Butchers Arms, Reading. ...
  • 4.The White Horse of Hermitage, Berkshire. ...
  • 5.Hawksmoor Spitalfields, London. ...
  • 6.NY-LON Lounge Bar, The O2, London. ...
  • 7.Beaufort Bar, London. ...
  • 8.Artesian, London.
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What is the oldest pub in England?

Ye Olde Fighting Cocks, St Albans, around 1600

Reputedly the 'oldest public house in England', Ye Olde Fighting Cocks in St Albans, Hertfordshire, has the most substantial claim to be England's oldest pub.
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What is the most popular named pub in the UK?

The Red Lion is the king of pub names

This is the most common pub name in the UK with the FSA data showing over 500 venues adopting the moniker.
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What is the funniest pub name in the UK?

The Bucket of Blood

Once voted as the “quirkiest pub name” in the country, we'd say it's pretty out there. Even a bit scary, to be honest. Apparently, the landlord here once went to get water from a well, brought it up and had only blood in the bucket (there was a badly injured smuggler at the bottom, allegedly).
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What is the most crooked pub in Britain?

The Crooked House was a pub in South Staffordshire, England. Its name and distinctive appearance were the result of 19th-century mining subsidence which caused one side of the building to be approximately 4 feet (1.2 m) lower than the other.
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What is the world's roughest pub?

The Pier Hotel, which was once dubbed 'the world's toughest' by an English journalist in the mid 1970s, took to Facebook to inform locals “the rumours were actually true”.
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What pub does the Queen own?

The pub-to-be is situated in the village of West Newton on Sandringham Estate, which is privately owned by the Queen, according to the Daily Mail. "The premises were operated by an estate Club up until circa 2020," the Landles website reads.
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What pub was the pub with no beer written about?

The legendary song, originally based on Dan Sheahan's poetic ode to the Day Dawn Hotel (now known as Lee's Hotel), gained fame after Gordon Parsons rewrote it in 1956 and Slim Dusty popularized it.
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What pub survived the Great Fire of London?

THE GEORGE PUB in Fleet Street is the only wooden building survived the Great Fire of London in 1666. The Great Fire of London was a major conflagration that swept through the City of London from 2 September to 5 September 1666, and resulted more or less in the destruction of the city.
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