The Stories Behind the 10 Most Popular British Pub Names
The story behind Royal Oaks, Red Lions and White Harts.
Given many of the stories revolve around English heraldry, you won’t be surprised to learn that they’re not quite as popular in Scotland. In fact, using the Pubs Galore list of Edinburgh pubs, there are only four venues in the city with names in the top 10 list. Points to anyone who can name all four.
But you may be interested nonetheless in the stories behind Red Lions, White Harts and Royal Oaks.
Here’s the list:
1. Red Lion
2. Crown
3. Royal Oak
4. White Hart
5. Railway
6. Plough
7. Swan
8. White Horse
9. King’s Arms
10. New
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Cosy Christmas pubs
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