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The best hotel in London with the best service and the most elegant of bars can’t compete with the atmosphere of a London pub. For a true taste of the city, you can stay in the cheapest hotel in London and explore pubs steeped in colourful histories.
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese on Fleet Street is one of the oldest. Rebuilt in 1667, the year after it was destroyed by the Great Fire of London, there are records of a tavern on the site in 1538 and the cellars are thought to belong to a guesthouse of a 13th century Carmelite Monastery.
Inside is a maze of narrow corridors and staircases leading to cosy bars and dining rooms panelled in dark wood and down into the ancient stone cellars. Famous patrons through the ages include Dr. Johnson, Voltaire and Charles Dickens – there’s even a copy of Dr Johnson’s dictionary (English’s first) on display. Read the rest of this entry »