The Skirrid Mountain Inn claims to be the oldest pub in Wales but only dates from 1640 at the earliest. Here is a list of older Welsh pubs:Llanthony Abbey Hotel, Monmouthshire, dates from 1107, though first mention as an inn, the Travellers Rest, is in 1852. Which still makes it 7 years older than the first mention of the Skirrid Inn as a beerhouse in 1859.
Priory Inn, Lower Priory, Nr Milford Haven, 1100s, though only became a pub around 1986.
King's Head, Llandovery, 1100s
Old House, Llangynwydd, 1147Llindir Inn, Henllan 1200s
Old Nag's Head, Monmouth, 1200s,
Cross Keys Inn, Swansea, 1300sRhydspence Inn, Rhydsence, 1300s
Blue Anchor, East Aberthaw, 1380
Plough & Harrow, Monknash 1383Duke's Arms, originally the Talbot, Presteigne 1480
Red Lion, Llanafan Fawr, 1400sHarp, Old Radnor, 1400s
Kings' Arms, Abergavenny, 1500sRobin Hood, Monmouth, 1500s
Murenger House, Newport, 1520s
Black Boy, Caernarfon, 1522Radnorshire Arms, Beguildy, 1500s
Old Swan, Llantwit Major 1500sPlough & Harrow, Murton, Gower, 1500s
Duke of Wellington, Cowbridge , was the Half Moon, 1500sThree Tuns, Hay on Wye, 1500s
Hanbury Arms, Caerleon, 1560s, though the tower is Norman!Red Lion, Llanfihangel-Nant-Melan, 1500s
Fforest Inn, Llanfihangel-Nant-Melan, 1500s
Wheelwright Arms, Erwood, 1500s
New Inn, Newbridge, Radnor, 1500sLlanerch Inn, Llandrindod Wells, 1500s
Crown, Rhayader, 1500s,Radnorshire Arms, Presteigne, 1530s, but only became a pub 1792
Cornhill, Rhayader, 1540
Lion, Trellech, 1560
Groes Inn Hotel, Conwy, 1573
Lion Royal Hotel, Rhayader 1600s
So there we have the list of 34 Welsh pubs that date to before the Skirrid Inn was built.
**So hopefully they will be withdrawing their claims and not telling urban legends, porkie pies and half truths to Japanese tourists any more.
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Mmmm, Just a slight oversight there then!
I too enjoy a wildly exaggerated claim being subsequently disproved which reminds me of the WMD issue. We are now 6 years on and has anyone found them yet?
Have they fuck.
But that twat Bush is still going to pin a medal on his partner in crime, Blair.
Pair of fucking warmongering wankers.
I like the old pub names - none of your 'Slug and Lettuce' bullshit here.
Grumpy, now come on what a sexxed up dossier, some spin and a weapons expert hounded to his death between friends.
Besides has not Blair gone on to be a latter day snake oil salesman and will no doubt walk across water one day.
". . . latter day snake oil salesman . . ."
Made I larf!
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