If I knew one thing about England before ever setting foot on its soil, it was that drinking is practically the national pastime.\u00a0 I say that with only the utmost admiration.\u00a0 Pubs are one of the most entertaining and social places ever invented.\u00a0 There is hardly a street corner you pass where there is not a pub; they are literally everywhere.\u00a0 What is amazing about pub life is that almost every pub is aesthetically pleasing and different; historic or modern, the sheer amount of pubs means that you can find one that suits you.\u00a0 Yet what all pubs share in common is that making friends involves just striking up a conversation.\u00a0 Whether meeting recent graduates at the Marlborough Arms or a student with a Brazilian flag tied around his neck at The Court, pubs are bound to show you a good time.<\/p>\n
As I mentioned before, the variety of pubs in London is amazing.\u00a0 I would talk about the Marlborough and The Court but I think the vast majority of us have been to both.\u00a0 So, if you want to go historic there are plenty of pubs with rich history all about the city.\u00a0 Check out the Ye Olde Mitre hidden down an alleyway on Hatton Garden if you would like to get a true pub experience.\u00a0 This particular tavern was built in 1547 but was rebuilt after being demolished in 1772.\u00a0 Interestingly, if you ever saw the film \u201cSnatch,\u201d you may notice that a certain pub in the film resembles the Ye Olde Mitre (because it was filmed there).<\/p>\n
For a simply beautiful pub you should check out the Black Friar.\u00a0 This pub was built in 1875 near a 13th<\/sup> century Dominican Priory.\u00a0 As a result, the pub was designed to look like a monastery.\u00a0 A large monk stature greets you from above just before you enter.\u00a0 Inside are spectacular scenes of monastic life with incredible amounts of detail.<\/p>\n If you like to dress up in business attire check out the Viaduct Tavern just after working hours.\u00a0 Almost everyone is dressed in a suit, so if you want to stand out jeans and a t-shirt are recommended.\u00a0 Though the Viaduct is a fancy looking place, inside it is a bit small.\u00a0 Nonetheless, the Viaduct is actually a \u201cgin palace\u201d so if you would like a variety of gin, this is the place for you.\u00a0 In the end, if you want a historic pub or even a \u201cmodern\u201d one, London has whatever suits your needs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" If I knew one thing about England before ever setting foot on its soil, it was that drinking is practically the national pastime.\u00a0 I say that with only the utmost admiration.\u00a0 Pubs are one of the most entertaining and social places ever invented.\u00a0 There is hardly a street corner you pass where there is not […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[733],"tags":[803,1346,15241],"class_list":["post-1839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-andrew-f","tag-history","tag-pub-culture","tag-pubs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/norwichhumanities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/norwichhumanities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/norwichhumanities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/norwichhumanities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/norwichhumanities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1839"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/norwichhumanities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1839\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/norwichhumanities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/norwichhumanities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/norwichhumanities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}