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Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese

Name: Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.4

4.4 ·

Step into Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, a Fleet Street pub rebuilt after the Great Fire of London. Wander its warren-like, low-ceilinged rooms over drinks or a meal, soaking up centuries of literary history in the cosy lower level.

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Reasons to go

Rebuilt on Fleet Street after the Great Fire of London in 1666
Long associated with literary figures said to have frequented it over the centuries
Features multiple historic levels, including atmospheric lower rooms and cellar spaces

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Full description

Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese is one of London's most storied pubs, rebuilt on Fleet Street after the Great Fire of London and long associated with literary figures who are said to have frequented it over the centuries. Its multiple levels and cosy, low-ceilinged rooms — including a atmospheric lower level — give it a genuine sense of living history that reviewers consistently highlight.

With one of the highest culture and must-see scores in this set, it functions as much as a heritage landmark as a working pub.

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Address

145 Fleet St, London EC4A 2BP, UK · Blackfriars

Website

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Hours

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Booking

Booking recommended

Duration

1h30

Best time

lunchtime, afternoon, early evening, evening or late night

Intensity

Easy pace

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Good to know

Book ahead for meals, particularly around lunch service
ask for one of the cosier historic corners for the full atmosphere
explore the multiple levels, including the atmospheric lower rooms, rather than staying in one bar area.

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Reviews

WOW what an interesting history. This pub has seen more than can be described. Really enjoyed our pre-BBC Proms concert dinner and a couple pints here with a friend and a new mate we joined at the table (Neil). Bartenders were great. Can't compare our attendance to the historic figures who frequented here in the past.

Tim Taravella

4/5

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