The Surveyor General Inn – Australia's Oldest Continuously Licensed Inn.
The George Inn in Norton St Philip, Somerset, has the strongest claim to be England's earliest surviving purpose-built inn. This likely makes the George Inn the oldest site where you can still buy a drink today.
Established: 900 A.D.
Sean's Bar, located on the banks of River Shannon in Athlone, Ireland, has served up drinks for nearly as long as people have gathered together to enjoy them. Along with claiming to be the oldest pub in Ireland, Sean's Bar could be the oldest operating pub on the planet.
Located near the rugged Flinders Ranges, Prairie Hotel is one of Australia's most iconic pubs.
The History
The Fortune of War dates from 1828 and is Sydney's oldest pub. Whilst retaining its old world charm and hamper style bar, the hotel has built an enviable reputation, with tourists and locals alike, for providing warm traditional service in a cozy, heritage bar.
ELEVATE Sydney 2023 kicks off on January 3, featuring Australia's longest bar, stretching 127 metres along the Cahill Expressway.
But now Parachilna in far north South Australia is home to the state's most remote brewery. The Prairie Hotel is attracting a new crowd.
A landmark pub on Sydney's prestigious Lower North Shore is reported to have been sold to a mystery buyer in a deal believed to be around the asking price of $175 million. The Oaks Hotel at Neutral Bay was put on the market last August by its long-time owners, the Thomas family.
The Ettamogah Pub claims to be the most photographed in the world. There are actually four Ettamogah Pubs in Australia. Discover the history behind the quirky design of these Australian icons.
“Ballarat has a renowned history as being a pub town – in 1870 boasting over 500 pubs in the district as a result of the Gold Rush. “It is also well known for the brew “Ballarat Bertie” which unfortunately is only made now in special batches.
The Hotel Windsor, Melbourne
The Windsor is the oldest hotel in Australia, its Renaissance Revival facade making it a major Melbourne landmark, still proudly standing opposite the Gold Rush-era Parliament House and Treasury.
The Marisco Tavern is Lundy's only pub and as such has to be all things to all people. It's the pub that never shuts, although alcohol is only served during permitted hours, and is the only building on the Island to have lighting after the generators shut down for the night.
About this Business. With a bar that measures just 15ft by 7ft, The Nutshell proudly holds the title of smallest pub in Britain as confirmed in the Guinness Book of Records.
Officially the oldest pub in Melbourne, The Duke has been standing on this spot since 1850, and serving beers since 1853.
Welcome to the Merrijig Inn, a special place in Port Fairy. The oldest Inn in Victoria, Merrijig Inn is located in the heart of Port Fairy's historic village.
The oldest intact hotel structure in the state is the former Beresford Arms in Gilles Street, built in 1839.
ALH Group is Australia's leading pub operator. Endeavour is Australia's leading liquor retailer. Its operations include Dan Murphy's and BWS.
The Queensland city of Maryborough set a new Guinness World Record for the largest-ever pub crawl for the fourth time on Sunday. The southeastern city won the title with 3156 official participants 'crawling' between a minimum of 10 pubs and drinking at least one beverage in seven hours.
A pub deemed to be the most dangerous in Britain is set to open its doors again after previously being shut down by council chiefs. Seven Bar in Wednesbury, West Midlands, was reportedly often the scene of violence, with alleged stabbings, brawls and hospitalisations a regular occurrence.
The most expensive house in Australia was sold in 2022 for a mind-blowing $130 million! That's right, the Scottish baronial mansion known as Uig Lodge, located in Sydney's ritzy Point Piper suburb, set a new national house price record, raising the already soaring house prices in Sydney's eastern suburbs.
Standing at just 144cm x 134cm the bar of the Oasis Roadhouse at Lynd Junction, Nth QLD is the smallest in Australia.
A self-proclaimed bogan says he's has gone viral online after being banned from every alcohol-selling establishment in Western Australia. Kyle Ferguson, 20, took to TikTok after receiving a barring notice from police following an incident at a nightclub last month.
Australia's smallest cocktail bar – Tiny Tails – is popping up in Melbourne and Sydney in the coming weeks.