Pubs in the United Kingdom include:

England

East Anglia The Adam and Eve, Norwich is thought to date to 1249; although the current building was only built in the 17th century. The Berney Arms in Norfolk may only be reached by foot, by boat or by train as there is no road access. It is served by the nearby Berney Arms railway station which likewise has no road access and serves only the pub and nearby nature reserves. The pub is adjoined by a tea room, gift shop and small store. Both the pub and shop close during the winter months. The Eagle in Benet Street, Cambridge. The pub in which Francis Crick and James Watson announced that they had "discovered the secret of life" (the structure of DNA). The pub is opposite the Cavendish Laboratory and the event is commemorated by a blue plaque next to the entrance. In addition, the ceiling of the back bar, known as 'The RAF Room' is covered with the signed names of Second World War pilots. The Nutshell, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. Britain's smallest pub measuring just 5 metres by 2 metres (16.5 ft by 6.5 ft), according to the Guinness Book of Records. The pub, a timber-framed Grade II listed building, has been in existence since 1867. In 1984, a record 102 people squeezed inside. The Old Ferryboat Inn, Holywell, Cambridge. One of a number of pubs claiming to be the oldest in England with claims of alcohol being sold on the site as far back as 560.

East Midlands

Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem in Nottingham. It incorporates caves under Nottingham Castle and claims to be the oldest pub in England, although the first confirmed reference to a pub on the site (called the Pilgrim) dates to 1751. The owners claim a model galleon hanging from the ceiling is cursed and the premises are haunted. Ye Olde Salutation Inn in Nottingham. Claims to date back to 1240 and be the second oldest pub in the United Kingdom. The Bell Inn in Nottingham. Has been officially dated to 1437. It has been proven to be actually older than the other two pubs, although there is some evidence that there was a Brewery on the site of the "Trip" which served the Castle above it, and which does date back to somewhere around the end of the 12th century. Ram Jam Inn, A1, Rutland. Named after a confidence trick performed by Dick Turpin. Demolished late 2022.

London

The Alchemist, Battersea, a pub built in the Victorian-era and originally called The Fishmongers Arms, which closed in 2013 and was demolished in May 2015 by a property developer without permission. The property developer was later asked to rebuild the pub brick-by-brick.

The Angel, Islington. Formerly a coaching inn, the first on the route northwards out of London, where Thomas Paine is believed to have written much of The Rights of Man and was mentioned by Charles Dickens in Oliver Twist. It became a Lyons Corner House, and is now a Co-operative Bank. It is also on the board in the British version of the board game Monopoly. Close by is a modern Wetherspoon pub continuing the name The Angel. The Blind Beggar, Whitechapel. In March 1966, Richardson Gang associate George Cornell was shot and killed by gangster Ronnie Kray in the saloon bar. William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army, preached his first sermon outside the pub in 1865. The Britannia is a Grade II-listed pub at 5 Brewers Lane, Richmond. The Bull's Head, also known as "The Bull", is a pub in Barnes, best known as a venue for live jazz. The Carlton Tavern in Kilburn, a building erected by Charrington & Co in the Vernacular Revival style in 1920, to replace an earlier pub on the same site which was destroyed by a Zeppelin bomb in 1918. The building was demolished without permission by a property company in April 2015, who were later ordered by Westminster City Council to rebuild it brick-by-brick. Crocker's Folly, Maida Vale. Huge ornate late Victorian pub, closed 2004 but reopened October 2014, said to have been built by Frank Crocker on this site in the expectation that the Great Central Railway terminus in London would be built opposite and not in Marylebone. Known as The Crown Hotel from its opening until 1987. De Hems, off Shaftesbury Avenue, is the primary Dutch pub in London; it takes its name from a Dutch seaman who purchased the pub in 1890. The Dutch resistance met here during the Second World War. Dirty Dick's, Bishopsgate. Established in 1745 and originally called The Old Jerusalem it is named after ironmonger Nathaniel Bentley, who upon the death of his fiancée on the eve of their wedding, refused to clean, clear up anything or even wash. The pub was rebuilt from ground level in 1870. The Dove, Hammersmith, once the haunt of Ernest Hemingway and Graham Greene, it also claims the smallest bar in Britain (according to the Guinness Book of Records), though not the smallest pub. It also makes the disputed claim to be the oldest surviving Thames-side pub.

The Drayton Court in Ealing. Built in 1893 as a hotel, it was converted to pub use in the 1940s. Former Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh worked in the kitchens in 1914.

The Feathers, Linhope Street, Marylebone. A pub since 1899 it is claimed to be the smallest in London, with only three tables and a small bar. It changed name to The Swan & Edgar and closed in 2013. The Finborough Arms was built in 1868 to a design by George Godwin. It was one of five public houses built by Corbett and McClymont in the Earls Court district during the West London development boom of the 1860s. The upstairs room hosts a leading fringe theatre. Renowned plumber Thomas Crapper is a famous former patron. Fitzroy Tavern, Fitzrovia. Famous for being frequented by Virginia Woolf and others of the Bloomsbury Set. It also boasted Dylan Thomas, George Orwell and George Bernard Shaw as regulars. The George Inn, Southwark off Borough High Street is London's only remaining galleried coaching inn. Dating from the 17th century (the original building was destroyed by fire in 1676) it is famous for have been visited by Charles Dickens (it appears in the serial novel Little Dorrit) and William Shakespeare, although there is little evidence that the latter ever visited. The Grapes, Limehouse, on Narrow Street, Limehouse. Originally The Bunch of Grapes, this pub has stood for over 500 years and is immortalised as the Six Jolly Fellowship Porters in Charles Dickens' novel, Our Mutual Friend (though some commentators claim that Dickens amalgamated descriptions of several waterside taverns). The current licence holder is actor Sir Ian McKellen. The Grapes, Wandsworth, a Grade II listed pub in Fairfield Street, Wandsworth. The Grenadier, Belgravia. The building dates to 1720 when it was originally constructed as an officers' mess for the 1st Regiment of Foot Guards and became a public house in 1818 with the name The Guardsman. Said to be haunted by a young grenadier who was beaten to death after being caught cheating at cards. The Hare and Hounds is a Grade II-listed early 19th century pub at Upper Richmond Road, East Sheen. King's Head, Upper Street, Islington has an on-site theatre that charges for drinks in pre-decimal currency. The Lamb, Bloomsbury, Lamb's Conduit Street, Holborn. A grade II listed building dating from the 1720s, it retains its Victorian-era 'snob screens' which would have been erected to protect the well-to-do in the saloon bar from being seen by the common folk in the public bar. The Magdala Tavern, on South Hill Park, Hampstead. It was the first building in this road and existed in 1868, being named after the British victory in the Battle of Magdala in the same year. Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in the UK, shot and killed her lover outside the pub in 1955. The Old Queens Head, Essex Road, Islington. Said to have been frequented by Vladimir Lenin during his time in the capital. It is also said to be haunted by the ghosts of a woman and a girl, who appear on the first Sunday of each month. The Old Ship is a Grade II-listed 18th century pub at 82 George Street, Richmond. The Princess Louise, High Holborn notable for its rare, preserved and listed interior. It is owned by the Samuel Smith Old Brewery. The Prospect of Whitby, Wapping. Said to be London's oldest riverside pub, dating back to around 1520. Originally known as The Devil's Tavern, it changed name in 1777 to The Prospect of Whitby, after a ship that transported coal from Newcastle to London that moored nearby. Judge Jeffreys is said to have dined and drank here in the 17th century. The Red Lion, St John Street, Islington. Old public house-cum-theatre where, it is claimed, Thomas Paine wrote parts of Rights of Man. The Sherlock Holmes, a theme pub on Northumberland Street, based on the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes which displays the artefacts and memorabilia purchased by Whitbread & Co. in 1957 which were created for the Festival of Britain. The pub was originally known as The Northumberland Arms. Spaniards Inn, Hampstead. A listed building built in 1585, it is said to take its name from two of its former owners – Spaniards Juan and Francisco Porero. Dick Turpin's father is also said to have held the licence. It is reputedly haunted by three ghosts; a former owner, a woman in white and Turpin himself. Sun in the Sands, believed to be a stopping point of Henry VIII when riding from Greenwich to Shooter's Hill with the Queen, Catherine of Aragon. The Sun Inn, a mid-18th century Grade II-listed pub overlooking the village pond at 7 Church Road, Barnes. The White Cross, an early/mid-19th century Grade II-listed pub at Riverside, Richmond. The White Hart on the corner of Drury Lane and High Holborn. Claims to be the oldest licensed pub in London; Old Bailey archives date it back to 1216. The Winchester in Highgate, north London. Built in 1881 as The Winchester Tavern, it later became The Winchester Hall Hotel. The name derives from a nearby 17th century mansion, Winchester Hall. The pub is listed on Camra's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors. Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese in Fleet Street. Rebuilt in 1667 from an original tavern, destroyed by The Great Fire of London, it is reputedly a former haunt of Samuel Johnson, Dickens, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

North East England Marsden Grotto, currently the only pub in Europe that is built on a sea-cliff face and partially into sea-cliff caves. The Fisher's Arms, Horncliffe, Northumberland is believed to be the most Northerley village pub in England.

North West England

The White Lion Inn, Barthomley, built in 1614 in the ancient parish and village of Barthomley in Cheshire this historic pub is situated in a place of great beauty with an intriguing history. The Philharmonic Dining Rooms, Liverpool ('The Phil'). Grade II listed Victorian pub with Art Deco lighting and mosaic floor and bar. Once much favoured by the Liverpool Poets. The Scotch Piper, Lydiate, Merseyside is the oldest Pub in the traditional county of Lancashire dates from 1320. The Cat and Fiddle Inn in Cheshire is the second-highest inn or public house in England. Ye Olde Man and Scythe is one of the oldest pubs in the country, and the oldest in Bolton, dating back to 1251 The Moon Under Water, Deansgate, Manchester, a Wetherspoons house, is the largest in the country The Old Wellington Inn, Shambles Square, Manchester. The birthplace of the writer John Byrom and along with its neighbour, Sinclair's Oyster Bar, probably one of the only two pubs in the world to have been physically moved twice. They were both raised 4 ft 9 inches in the 1970s to be incorporated into a redevelopment and then dismantled and re-erected in a new location after the IRA 1996 Manchester bombing. Boot Inn, Chester, The Boot Inn was built in the early to middle part of the 17th century, opening as an inn in 1643. Its façade was rebuilt and restored in the late 19th century.