A Historic London Pub Tour through Some of London's Oldest Pubs
Join London guide Jessica, and her husband Matt, on a casual stroll through some of London's most historic and beautiful pubs. Learn about the history of beer brewing, London's ever changing beer scene, and discover the fascinating history of some of the most interesting pubs in the city.
01:09 - Cittie of Yorke Pub
11:00 - Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
20:26 - St Bride's Church and the Old Bell
28:55 - Temple Brew House
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Cellar temperature is well below room temperature, even in summer it’s insulated by its earth surroundings so it’s a much more stable environment than above ground with consistently low temperatures that remain cool throughout the year.
The tour was amazing! Thank you for sharing this guys.
@TheMuseumGuide
Жыл бұрын
This is Jessica, the guide. Thank you!
My husband and I are going to London for my 55th birthday this August and I can't wait! Thanks for a great video.
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
10 ай бұрын
We hope you have a great trip, Mary! Come see us :) www.freetoursbyfoot.com/london-tours
Gold star from me Jessica for identifying the word "Ye" as being pronounced as it should be as "The" because the "y" is really a replacement for the now non existent letter thorn "þ" that can look like a letter p and a letter b combined with its sound of "th" as in the word "the". The terminal "e" on words like olde, shoppe, wilde, oake etc. should be silent. It was never there in the earlier middle English spelling but was added by Latin scribes to words, particularly when they didn't end in a vowel, just a bit like Italian words now all tend to end in a vowel. Brilliantly interesting video with lots of background history about these pubs and a temptation for me to visit one, or two, or three ....... when I'm next in London
@MoritzVieli
Жыл бұрын
And you, dear sir, get a gold-upvote to explain to me as a non native speaker how you pronounce those words. I was always wondering. And I was quite surprised when she pronounced it like this.
@mickbuchanan9237
4 ай бұрын
Always good when it gets out there that Ye Olde is pronounced simply The Old, always a pet peeve of mine. Cheers.
Great tour , check out Ye Olde Mitre in Hatten Garden , was used in the movie Snatch, great history to it , if you can find it 😉🍻
Great tour. Can't wait to visit london
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
8 ай бұрын
We are glad you enjoyed the video! We also hope to show you around London when you get here. You can browse our tour selection here www.freetoursbyfoot.com/london-tours/. Bookmark us :) In the meantime, check out our back catalog of virtual London tours. kzread.infovideos.
I liked so much to see this for the London pubs made by Jessica. How much historic details about the pubs origins and the London city itself.
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked this one, Benedito!
Thank you for the tour Jessica & Matt. Very interesting and informative.
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked this one, Sharon!
Great job! Thank you so much, glad to see the husband could join and assist with the tour. Would LOVE to visit the UK some day!
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
Жыл бұрын
We hope you make it over here, Maria!
Absolutely Brilliant! Pub Tour Love, Cheers!
@TheMuseumGuide
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
Used to work around the corner from Cittie of Yorke.
Thank you, an excellent vlog.
Loved this tour!!! Thanks♥️♥️
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
Жыл бұрын
Pleased you liked this one, Leonora!
We always have our yearly christmas drink in the cittie of yorke
Great video I enjoyed it can't wait to see more soon. Hope to see more of your videos. Your videos are always enjoyable and relaxing have a great day 😀
@TheMuseumGuide
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! This is Jessica- I have a new KZread channel called The Museum Guide if you'd like to see more!
Beer, pubs and history of London is perfect topic! Waiting new videos!
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked this one! :)
Such a fascinating experience and history 🐾🦊🐺
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
Жыл бұрын
Glad that you enjoyed the video. If you haven't done so already, you can hopefully check out our back catalogue of virtual London tours kzread.infovideos. There is more where this came from.
Great video, wonderful to see all those terrific pubs !
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
10 ай бұрын
Glad you liked this one, Levi! :)
If you enjoyed this London pub tour, then please consider leaving Jess a Tip at www.buymeacoffee.com/JessicaGuide (no account needed) or on Paypal at paypal.me/jessicatourguide.
Great tour! Thank you for your work!
@TheMuseumGuide
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Jessica the guide here. I have a channel of my own just for museums now - I'd love to have you as a subscriber! New Louvre tour going up this week. kzread.info/dron/hMjmyngBO9u0H1MLRXecbA.html
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your continued support of the channel, H!
Fantastic!! History and beer…I love this!! 🍺
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
4 ай бұрын
Glad that you enjoyed the video! If you haven't done so already, you can hopefully check out our back catalogue of virtual London tours kzread.infovideos. There is more where this came from.
A fantastic interesting video
Very interesting! Thanks.
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
Жыл бұрын
Glad that you enjoyed the video, Annette. If you haven't done so already, you can hopefully check out our back catalogue of virtual London tours kzread.infovideos. There is more where this came from.
Miller High Life.....the champagne of beers. Well researched, and insightful. This pint is in your honour.
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
11 ай бұрын
Glad that you enjoyed the video! If you haven't done so already, you can hopefully check out our back catalogue of virtual London tours kzread.infovideos. There is more where this came from.
This is a great tour, Thank You. I happened to stop in Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese quite by accident while in London in March. Fantastic experience. Thanks for this one and the food tour too!
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed this one, D!
@TheMuseumGuide
Жыл бұрын
Thanks D! This is Jessica - I have my own KZread channel as well - I'm The Museum Guide. I'd love to have you as a subscriber!
Excellent video, will be visiting the pubs. Thanks
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
Жыл бұрын
Glad that you enjoyed the video, Dennis. If you haven't done so already, you can hopefully check out our back catalogue of virtual London tours kzread.infovideos. There is more where this came from.
Great tour guys, thank you.
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked this one!
Great video. Thanks so much!
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it, Charlotte :)
Great video thank you😀
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for your continued support of the channel, Elaine!
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese is my favourite of all London. Great tour, many thanks. Wish I was there drinking with you!
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
Жыл бұрын
Glad that you enjoyed the video, Geoff! We wish you were, too! If you haven't done so already, you can hopefully check out our back catalogue of virtual London tours kzread.infovideos. There is more where this came from.
Wonderful
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome video guys! Loved the history of these pubs. Thank you so much. 🍺 🍺 🍺 🍺 BTW. Your hubby speaks like David Beckham!
@TheMuseumGuide
Жыл бұрын
Thank you!
Very interesting pub tour. I'll look you up if I ever get to London, that is!
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
Жыл бұрын
Yes, come see us!
Thanks!
Love your Canadian pronouncing of 'stout' ! Cute. Years back, Dublin received a lot of people from Bristol, England and with them came the recipe for stout which Arthur Guinness, an ale brewer, jumped on and the rest is history. I am very pleased to say that I live in Vancouver Island, these days and love Canada and Canadians.
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the extra info, Liam! Glad you enjoyed it :)
Really interesting tour will be sure to visit one or maybe all of those pubs on my next trip to London thanks 😊
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
Жыл бұрын
Glad that you enjoyed the video, Linda! If you haven't done so already, you can hopefully check out our back catalogue of virtual London tours kzread.infovideos. There is more where this came from.
London use to be a great place for pubs when l was younger. In the 1980''s so many traditional pubs with wooden panelled walls and little stairways existed, that was before they pulled all the wood out and replaced it with tubular steel and glass. I fear many more pubs will disappear with the energy crisis. Great video, thanks.
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked this one, Michael!
@michaelwhite8031
Жыл бұрын
It was very entertaining, thank you !
Excellent content.......beer and good conversation...more please.
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
Жыл бұрын
Glad that you enjoyed the video, Mick. If you haven't done so already, you can hopefully check out our back catalogue of virtual London tours kzread.infovideos. There is more where this came from.
@TheMuseumGuide
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Mick! This is Jessica - I have my own KZread channel as well. I'd love to have you as a subscriber!
Nicely done. Very interesting. 🇺🇸
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the continued support, Janice!
Love Love Love! Well done. Can't wait to get to London!
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
Жыл бұрын
Come see us, Nathalie!
@nathaliebeneteau2590
Жыл бұрын
@@FreeToursbyFootLondon we are. Quick question. How far ahead do we need to book?
Great video well done
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
Жыл бұрын
Glad that you enjoyed the video, Mark. If you haven't done so already, you can hopefully check out our back catalogue of virtual London tours kzread.infovideos. There is more where this came from.
excellent vid well informed
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
Жыл бұрын
Glad that you enjoyed the video, Alan. If you haven't done so already, you can hopefully check out our back catalogue of virtual London tours kzread.infovideos. There is more where this came from.
All good historic pubs, but you also have to go to The Lamb and Flag, Ye Olde Mitre, The Hoop and Grapes (not as impressive looking due to it being so thoroughly remodeled though), The Prospect of Whitby (and while you’re in Wapping you can also go to the Town of Ramsgate and The Captain Kidd, which aren’t as old, but still worth a look if you like riverside pubs), across the Thames from there just one stop on the overground you have The Mayflower, and a bit further out of the city core The Spaniard is worth a visit if you’re interested in old pubs. I would also add The Lamb if you’re near Russell Square or at the British Museum- not as old as the others, but still historically relevant, as it has some of the only remaining original and certainly best preserved snob shades.
@mickbuchanan9237
4 ай бұрын
Here speaks a man after my own heart. Cheers.
Great video, I visited London October 22 with my wife and another couple. We had a drink ( or two ) in Dirty Dicks and also Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, both fantastic atmospheric pubs. Thanks for this wonderful vlog.
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
5 ай бұрын
Glad that you enjoyed the video, John! And the pub ;) If you haven't done so already, you can hopefully check out our back catalogue of virtual London tours kzread.infovideos. There is more where this came from.
Fab tour!
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
5 ай бұрын
Glad that you enjoyed the video, Liz! If you haven't done so already, you can hopefully check out our back catalogue of virtual London tours kzread.infovideos. There is more where this came from.
Great tour. I have been to london a few times and i always find it funny how almost every pub claims to be the oldest one.
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
Жыл бұрын
Hah! Thanks for watching, Leila.
good effort, I know fleet street very well, some good battle cruisers down there..Happy Daze.
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked this one :)
Enjoyed very much. Let’s have another round 😬
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
Жыл бұрын
Glad that you enjoyed the video! If you haven't done so already, you can hopefully check out our back catalogue of virtual London tours kzread.infovideos. There is more where this came from.
Everyone's commenting on how good the tour is so I don't need to do that again (obviously I agree). Instead, I would like to say how cool of a couple you are!
@TheMuseumGuide
Жыл бұрын
Awww, thanks Barbara! I thought only my mum thought that way. ;)
Cool
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
Жыл бұрын
Glad that you enjoyed the video, Lisa! If you haven't done so already, you can hopefully check out our back catalogue of virtual London tours kzread.infovideos. There is more where this came from.
I just love your joggers where did your get them? and I can't wait to go to these pubs when we visit this summer!
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
2 ай бұрын
We messaged Jess to find out for you - Athleta in Canada :)
Meantime based in Greenwich is worth a look
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
Жыл бұрын
Good shout, Chris!
FYI. The basic difference between these two major beer classifications is how they are fermented. Ales are fermented with top-fermenting yeast at warm temperatures (60˚-70˚F), and lagers are fermented with bottom-fermenting yeast at cold temperatures (35˚-50˚F). Because of their warm fermentations, ales can generally ferment and age in a relatively short period of time (3-5 weeks). On the other hand, lagers take much longer to ferment (up to 6 to 8 weeks) because they are cold fermented.😊
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the extra info, John!
The Samuel Smith brewery, Tadcaster is not in York it is in North Yorkshire. Tadcaster is half way between York and Leeds.
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the extra info, Leah!
The city of London (also called 'The square mile') has it's own police force, the smallest in the UK.
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Very enjoyable and interesting points about these pubs and of beer from a female perspective. Would love to watch a vid by you both of a few INDEPENDANT London back street boozers that all sell ales.....Preferably Fosters free boozers. ;-]. Cheers.
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
7 ай бұрын
Consider it on the list!
Cheers from Ontario, Canada. We're in London in January 2025 for 4 days and we're hoping to go on pub tour of the oldest pubs. Any suggestions on what tours are the best?
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
Ай бұрын
We run this one - currently one day a week but hoping to increase this year - that you might enjoy: freetoursbyfoot.com/the-city-of-london-historic-pub-tour/
Many pubs serve cask beer from wooden casks. Not just the Sam Smiths pub
Has a Free Walking Tour of Bath been posted yet?
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
Жыл бұрын
Not yet but it is on the list!
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You seem to be saying Soate instead of Stout
Thanks for the awesome video! OMG I want a pint of Sam Smiths stout so badly :)
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
7 ай бұрын
Come see us and we'll get one!
I'm not really a beer drinker I prefer a mixed drink or vodka or wine 🍷 I really do like what is the difference between stote,Ale beer 🍺 and mead.... Doesn't The Old Bell have a couple of ghosts 👻 if I remember
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
17 күн бұрын
Indeed, it does!
I thought she looked completely smitten by that dude when she is talking to him and then I saw in her description that he is her husband
Nicholsons is not a brewery. They do not brew at all.
Brewdog beer is swill.
I've been utterly ripped off in all of these pubs😂
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
2 ай бұрын
Hah!
Tadcaster is in Yorkshire - not York.
Don’t get your phone out 😂
Excellent video and knowledgeable. Except that "Real Ale " now called craft beer to please the Americans. Did not start 10 years or so ago , it started with the advent of "CAMRA" The campaign for real ale way in I believe the 70,s . This was to break the monopoly of the Big brewer's and encourage small enterprise such as "Butcombe Bitter" and "Wadsworth 6X".
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the extra info, Alan :)
Matt stays sober while Jess is definitely “tiddly” !
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
Жыл бұрын
No comment ;)
The city of London has connections of strange magic even to this day. It is a separate country in its own right. Its connection to freemasonry is overwhelming.
Samuel Smith brewery is the best independent brewery in the UK, don't know how to manage to film in Samuel Smith pub due to the fact your not be allowed to use any mobile phones or any digital media
@TheMuseumGuide
Жыл бұрын
I asked permission in both pubs and they were more than happy to be on camera and allow us to film. :)
"Room temperature"? No, no, no! Cellar temperature, which should be cool at around 52 Degrees Fahrenheit, or about 11 Degrees in Catholic so you can taste the ale. Lagers, especially bad ones are served ice cold so you can't taste how bad they really are!
Tours are very good, thank you. If your good looking hubby would style his beard backup to the chin he would knock off20 years.
@alanjjeff
Жыл бұрын
really who cares
@TheMuseumGuide
Жыл бұрын
Aww, I love his long beard!
@alanjjeff
Жыл бұрын
@@TheMuseumGuide allows him to save beer for later
@TheMuseumGuide
Жыл бұрын
@@alanjjeff It sure does! 🤣
10:34 He was right in his time, but not so much now. I was born in London and it's turned into a real hole. Sadly.
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
4 ай бұрын
Some of us still love it! ;)
Pubs are great aren't they? Bugger online dating, you go to the pub and meet your partner.
Your (first) real ale pint seems tiny. And for 4.80, it could be. Tipperary is now permanently closed. Boooo. Wheat beers have SOME wheat.
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
8 ай бұрын
RIP Tipperary :( Lots of closures on Fleet Street recently.
one of the reasons Charles Dickens visited so many pubs is because he liked his Booze
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
4 ай бұрын
We can relate!
Brewdog sucks. Avoid. Especially in London when there are much better places to give your money to.
You cannot talk about great beer and then go to a Sam Smiths pub. 😂
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
7 ай бұрын
Sam Smiths is more for the ambiance ;)
Brew Dog has become shite
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
2 ай бұрын
A few in the comments would agree with you!
British 🇬🇧 Living in pubs 😂😂😂alcoholics
London pub beer 🍺 😮 is RIPOFF
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
10 ай бұрын
It's certainly not cheap these days..!
useless, what a lack of beer knowledge..
@FreeToursbyFootLondon
4 ай бұрын
Worth the risk?!
@TheMuseumGuide
4 ай бұрын
What’s your specific complaint about the knowledge presented here? We’re not cicerones, but we know a lot about beer.
Thanks!
@TheMuseumGuide
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Sharon! This is Jessica - I have my own KZread channel as well - I'm The Museum Guide. I'd love to have you as a subscriber!