Inside The George, a charming pub with rooms in Somerset said to be Britain's oldest tavern
Inside a charming Grade I listed 14th century pub with rooms in Somerset, believed to be Britain's oldest tavern and used as rebel headquarters during an uprising against King James IIThe George, who is in the village of Norton St Philip, dates back to circa 1397 Lizzie Enfield discovers there is a room named after Samuel Pepys, who stayed in the village in 1668. "lots of contemporary charm", but that it there is "no escape from its story"
Originally built as a shop for wool for nearby Hinton Priory, the Grade I listed building also provided beds for merchants attending the annual wool fairs. It later became part of the stagecoach route between London and the South West.
Samuel Pepys stayed in the village with his wife and servants in June 1668 while on their way from Salisbury to Bath, and there is a double room bearing his name.
Originally built as a shop for wool for nearby Hinton Priory, the Grade I listed building also provided beds for merchants attending the annual wool fairs. It later became part of the stagecoach route between London and the South West.
Samuel Pepys stayed in the village with his wife and servants in June 1668 while on their way from Salisbury to Bath, and there is a double room bearing his name.
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