Category Archives: Bar Games

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Sun Inn, Acomb

If thepubsofyork.com were betting people, we would place a small wager on the fact that most of you wouldn’t think to use the words ‘Acomb’ and ‘good pub’ in the same sentence (unless of course you cheekily inserted ‘doesn’t have a’ into the middle). Continue reading →

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Edinburgh Arms

The Edinburgh Arms isn’t the sort of place to bring your girlfriend if you’re thinking of popping the question, but it is the sort of place to bring your mates if you fancy a couple of beers and a bit of sport. Continue reading →

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Trafalgar Bay

The Trafalgar Bay is, apparently, the only pub that bears this name in Britain, which we think is quite nifty. The inquisitive fellow who might think about how this boozer got such a unique name would probably link it to … Continue reading →

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Phoenix

The Phoenix is perhaps York’s most aptly named pub, and thankfully, the pub most amenable to lazy metaphors ….. Over the last few years this ale house has closed, risen from the ashes, re-opened and then always closed again shortly … Continue reading →

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Golden Slipper

Situated slap bang next door to the Royal Oak, the Golden Slipper, like it’s bed fellow, is another grade II listed boozer within the city walls. The pub (apparently) takes its name from a slipper found by workmen doing some … Continue reading →

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Stone Roses Bar

When John Squire named his post Stone Roses band The Seahorses he was probably well aware that his bands name was an anagram of ‘ He Hates Roses’. We assume the subject of his hatred were The Stone Roses, the … Continue reading →

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