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Steve, Sasha and Poppy went for a hike
December 3, 2025
41. The Highest Pub in Huntingdonshire: The Fox and Hounds, Great Gidding (65m)
This is one of the special counties I’ve been looking forward to as it was always likely to be the lowest highest pub (if you see what I mean). As with most of the lower, flatter counties, it was quite hard to determine the highest pub but I think I…
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Steve, Sasha and Poppy went for a hike
December 2, 2025
40. The Lowest Pub in the UK: The Admiral Wells, Holme, Huntingdonshire (5m)
40. The Lowest Pint in the United Kingdom: The Admiral Wells, Holme (5m)
This adventure was a little special extra treat in the quest to walk to the highest pubs in the country. It’s (arguably) the lowest in the British Isles! There is another contender (The Marsden Grotto, South Shields),…
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Steve, Sasha and Poppy went for a hike
November 30, 2025
39. The Highest Pint In Lincolnshire: The White Hart Inn, Ludford (126m)
39. The Highest Pint in Lincolnshire: The White Hart Inn, Ludford (126m)
Lincolnshire isn’t known for being hilly, but I knew from previous visits that there are some beautiful areas of the county especially the Lincolnshire Wolds in the north of the county. True to form, this is where I…
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Steve, Sasha and Poppy went for a hike
October 31, 2025
38. The Highest Pint In Staffordshire: The New Inn, Flash (464m)
Completed (30/10/25)
1. Surrey: The Botley Hill Farmhouse, Woldingham (261m)
2. Kent: The Cock Inn, Ide Hill (203m)
3. East Sussex: The Blue Anchor, Crowborough (238m)
4. Hampshire: The Pub with no name (aka The White Horse), Priors Dean, Petersfield (235m)
5. West Sussex: The Devil's Dyke (pub), Poynings, nr.…
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Steve, Sasha and Poppy went for a hike
October 30, 2025
37. The Highest Pint in Lancashire: The Black Lane Ends Tavern, nr Colne (338m)
This pub was a challenge to identify, and it’s possible that I’m wrong about it. I had thought the highest pub in Lancashire to be The Grey Mare nr. Oswaldwistle at 321m because various Google search returns called it “one of the highest in England”. In fact the “Lancashire Telegraph”…
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October 31, 2025
I'm loving these highest pub reports, @Steve, Sasha and Poppy! You are smashing through that list, well done 👏
Steve, Sasha and Poppy went for a hike
October 28, 2025
36. The Highest Pint In Scotland, and Dumfries and Galloway: The Wanlockhead Inn, Wanlockhead (409m)
Somewhat surprisingly, the highest pub in Scotland is not in the Highlands, but in the Lowther Hills of Dumfries and Galloway. Although I’ve been concentrating on the English counties, I was on the way south from Edinburgh and this was an opportunity not to be missed! Sadly, the weather forecast…
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Steve, Sasha and Poppy went for a hike
October 25, 2025
35. The Highest Pub In Northumberland: The Allenheads Inn, Allenheads (412m)
Having visited the highest pub in Durham (Langdon Beck) the day before, it’s only a short hop across the hills and Weardale to the valley of the River Allen. This is one of the highest pubs in the country in an interesting but bleak part of the country.
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Steve, Sasha and Poppy went for a hike
October 24, 2025
34. The Highest Pint In Durham: The Langdon Beck Hotel, Langdon Beck (391m)
Very excited. As a geology student in Durham quite some years ago I spent many hours traipsing around the Pennines, in the rain, looking at outcrops of rock that all looked the same to me! One of our field trips included a walk to to the beautiful High Force waterfall…
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October 29, 2025
I think the highest in Northumberland is the Twice Brewed Inn. If you park at Steel Rigg you can walk along Hadrians Wall, past Sycamore Gap and Crag Lough then head back to the pub.
Steve, Sasha and Poppy went for a hike
October 23, 2025
33. The Highest Pint In Warwickshire: The Jolly Crispin, Upper Gornal (227m)
It was quite a challenge to identify the highest pub in Warwickshire; a job seemingly more complicated more other counties by it’s 1974 administrative re-organisation into West Midlands and Warwickshire. Anyway, I think this is it.
Also unusual is that this is not a rural pub by any means. Most…
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May 23, 2026
Loving this idea for walks Steve.
I've been adding them, as a separate layer, to a map I started years ago for a cycle ride to the nine highest pubs in England. (Half of them have closed now)
😉 Now, was this ever in Warwickshire?
AI has it as being West Midlands today and historically maybe Staffordshire
Steve, Sasha and Poppy went for a hike
October 5, 2025
32. The Highest Pint In Dorset: The Winyards Gap Inn, Winyards Gap (184m)
I don’t know why, but I though the highest pub in the beautiful rolling hills of Dorset would be higher. But this is the highest I can find! Even The Scott Arms in Kingston, up nr. top of Purbeck is no more than 120m. It was great to be back…
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Steve, Sasha and Poppy went for a hike
October 3, 2025
31. The Highest Pint In Devon: The Warren House Inn, Dartmoor (434m)
Thank you Storm Amy! I’d been looking forward to visiting the highest pub in southern England (where is the N-S divide I wonder?!) and enjoying the views from this lofty establishment on Dartmoor. Amy reduced the visibility to no more than 100m for me, and Poppy and I were drenched…
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Steve, Sasha and Poppy went for a hike
October 2, 2025
30. The Highest Pint in Cornwall: The Old Inn, Saint Breward (207m)
When I started this project, the highest “pub” in Cornwall was the Cheesewring Hotel nr. Liskeard at 303m. Sadly this burnt down a couple of years ago and The Old Inn in Saint Breward came to the fore, but at only 207m! Still, I can only work with what I’ve…
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Steve, Sasha and Poppy went for a hike
September 30, 2025
29. The Highest Pint In Somerset: The Exmoor Forest Inn, Simonsbath (316m)
Yet another county where the previous highest pub has been recently closed (Culbone Stables, 2022), and the next highest has to step up! Identifying the highest pub in each county is a forever moving target. Nonetheless, after a break of a few weeks I was really looking forward to visiting…
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Steve, Sasha and Poppy went for a hike
September 8, 2025
28. The Highest Pint in Shropshire: The Golden Cross Inn, Clee Hill (366m)
It’s becoming more an more difficult to identify these highest pubs as more and more sadly close. I guess this is partly a consequence of high pubs often being quite rural too. "The Cross On The Hill" in Clee Hill was only the third highest in Shropshire a few years…
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Steve, Sasha and Poppy went for a hike
July 29, 2025
27. The Highest Pint in Worcestershire: The Wyche Inn, Upper Wyche (260m)
The highest point and pub in Worcestershire are not surprisingly in the Malvern Hills. This magnificent ridge stands out above the surrounding low land and is visible for miles. I was looking forward to the view that would be afforded from the top!
The route started at Gardners Quarry on…
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June 9, 2026
Great photos.
btw, the text is for the previous walk,,,, Black Lane Ends, Lancashire.