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It’s A-Broad In London’s London Quiz 

How well do you think you know London? Take the quiz. You are 25 questions away from impressing me.

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Things to Do, ExploreChristina FordBetween The Buttons, Lord Nelson, Quiz, Trafalgar Square, Winston Churchill, Admiral Nelson, Royal Albert Hall, Eric Clapton, Cliff Richards, Samuel Johnson, Tower of London, Great Fire of London, The Gherkin, Wimbledon, 1666, The Clash, The Tube, Tower Hill, Kensington Palace, Sketch, Olympic Stadium, West Ham, Columbia Road Flower Market, Rosetta Stone, British Museum, Grngott's Bank, Harry Potter, Australia House, Blackfriars, Bag O'Nails, Annabel's, Amy Winehouse, Camden Town, St Pauls, Fortnum and Mason, Harrods, Liberty Department Store, Big Ben, Elizabeth Tower Comments
LONDON'S OLDEST DRINKING ESTABLISHMENTS. Centuries Later They're Still Standing Although You May Not Be.

LONDON'S OLDEST DRINKING ESTABLISHMENTS

I have heard it said that London's history can be measured by two things, churches and pubs. Since I am pretty much an atheist (unless of course if I am flying through turbulence) I thought why not visit the oldest places in London where one can throw one back, get sozzled and wet your whistle...

LONDON'S OLDEST PUBS

So here is where things get a little cloudy like a pint of Hoegaarden. London's oldest pub? It depends on how you define "oldest"?  Is it the oldest name...building...location... license...?  Trying to find the definitive answer could lead oneself to drink so I have decided on a collection of the oldest noteworthy pubs of "ye olde" distinction. Just so you know the term "ye olde" is just marketing. 

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ExploreChristina FordWhite Hart, Drury Lane, Hoop and Grapes, Great Fire of London, Lamb & Flag, Covent Garden, Tavern Trauma, Charles Dickens, John Dryden, Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, Mark Twain, P.G. Woehouse, The Spaniards Inn, Hampstead Heath, Tipperary, The Boar's Head, Old Fart's Club, Smugglers Tunnel, Ye Olde Wine ShadesComment