Food & Drink

The Old George Inn

Tucked down a cobbled yard off the Cloth Market, the Old George is widely regarded as Newcastle's oldest surviving pub, a Grade II listed inn dating from the late 16th century.

Old George Yard, Cloth Market, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1EZ Visit website

About The Old George Inn

Hidden down Old George Yard off the Cloth Market, the Old George Inn is generally cited as the oldest surviving pub in Newcastle, with a history reaching back to the late 16th century. It is Grade II listed on the National Heritage List for England, and its low-beamed, multi-room interior still carries the feel of a much older coaching inn than the busy Bigg Market streets that now surround it. The pub keeps a room named after Charles I, who is said to have drunk here in 1646 while held prisoner by the Scots in Newcastle, and a chair traditionally linked to him.

The yard setting keeps it slightly apart from the noise of the Cloth Market and Bigg Market, and it trades today as a traditional pub serving cask ales and pub food rather than trading on its history alone. It sits within a couple of minutes of Grey's Monument and the Monument Metro, and forms a natural stop on any walk around the city's historic drinking houses alongside the nearby Blackie Boy and the pubs of High Bridge.

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