Spaniards Inn
Historical significance |
Poets John Keats and Lord Byron are believed to have been regulars here. |
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Established In |
1585 |
Location |
Hampstead |
Spaniards Inn is said to have been built in 1585, and has been famously mentioned in Charles Dickens’ novel The Pickwick Papers and and Bram Stoker’s Dracula. John Keats is said to have composed Ode to a Nightingale in the pleasant garden at the back. It is also believed that this pub gave free drinks to rioters during the 1780 Gordon Riots. The pub is also highly ranked for its cuisine.
List of Traditional British Pubs
No institution is more English than a pub (short for public house). The pub culture is an important part of British social life and a place to go to socialize, relax, and have a drink. A British pub traditionally has carpets, a fireplace, a jukebox, a decent selection of real ales on draft, and a bell, however with time, the traditional pubs have adapted to modernity too.
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