Fleet Street's Lost Newspaper Pubs

Fleet Street's Lost Newspaper Pubs

When Fleet Street was the home of the British press, every pub had a phone for filing copy and a back room for editors. The journalists have gone but the pubs are still there, and they're some of the oldest in London.

🍺 5 stops🚢 1km⏱ ~3 hoursπŸ“ Meet at Chancery Lane or Blackfriars
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4 of 5 stops shown on the map (the rest are breweries / venues not yet in our pub data).

Stops

  1. 1

    145, Fleet Street, London, EC4A 2BU

    Rebuilt 1667. Dickens drank here. So did Mark Twain.

  2. 2

    The Tipperary

    β˜… 4.2

    66, Fleet Street, London, EC4Y 1HT

    Allegedly the first Irish pub in England

  3. 3

    99, Fleet Street, London, EC4Y 1DE

    Where Punch magazine was founded over lunch

  4. 4

    The Old Bell

    β˜… 4.5

    95, Fleet Street, London, EC4Y 1DH

    Built for Christopher Wren's stonemasons

  5. 5

    The Black Friar

    Wedge-shaped Art Nouveau gem opposite the station

    Not yet in our pub database β€” search Google Maps for directions.

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