American Couple Reacts: The Strangest Things in London's Pubs - A Guided Pub History Tour! *CRAZY*

American Couple Reacts: The Strangest Things in London's Pubs - A Guided Pub History Tour! Hold onto your pint, friends! We're going on a rollicking tour of London's Pubs, uncovering the strangest, most unexpected tales. From mummified cats to underground jail cells and more, you'll learn it all! And some thought the United Kingdom was stuffy! You're going to love this! Who knew London's Pubs were hiding so much! Thank you SO much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support! *More Links below.
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[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

We're going on a rollicking tour of London's Pubs, uncovering the strangest, most unexpected tales. From mummified cats to underground jail cells and more, you'll learn it all! And some thought the United Kingdom was stuffy! You're going to love this! Who knew London's Pubs were hiding so much! Thank you SO much for watching! If you enjoy our content, please consider subscribing to our channel, it is the BEST way to support our channel and it's FREE! Also, please click the Like button. Thank you for your support!

[@user-hv5wi6nd4i]

Mostly citizens north of the UK divide🙄, or London haters say "don't get fish and chip in London"🙄. Consider searching "Award winning fish and chips restaurants in London", but there are obviously great restaurants all around the UK of merit. Please understand, because London takes much of the worlds attention regarding British culture other parts of the country historically feel London is fair game for criticism (and that is fine). Of course if you eat "Fish and Chips" in a seaside location then psychologically you will unconsciously convince yourself its the best ever, ever-ever! What I would agree with is "value for money" as it is mostly cheaper outside London. UK is a small island so all areas are relativity close to the sea therefore any UK location could potentially have a great fish restaurant. On another note. Google searched "Billingsgate Fish Market". Located in Poplar in London. It is the United Kingdom's largest inland fish market. It takes its name from Billingsgate, a ward in the south-east corner of the City of London, where the riverside market was originally established. In its original location in the 19th century, Billingsgate was the largest fish market in the world. Great content as usual ladies.👍

[@stephenlee5929]

Hi Ladies, I have drunk in most of these from time to time. The Bun House was an OK Local, I visited occasionally on a Wednesday, it was a music venue for a while. Just down the road (Devons Road) was Kitsons (though I think its real name was the Builder's Arms, is now The Angel of Bow) which was also a music venue, Kitsons was for Older Folk, with Bun House as 20-30's folk. Between them is what used to be a good Fish and Chip Shop 'Barrys', its still there does deliveries, worth a try. Generally Fish and Chips is best from actual Fish and Chip Shops, Pub Fish and Chips is often for tourists.

[@robbeaman3542]

Love your videos. Completely unrelated. But I think you two would absolutely love reacting to the 1994 Eurovision Riverdance. It's mesmerising

[@clivenewman4810]

Come over here and go to a pub.

[@jeremysmith54565]

Some places more generally have some pretty damn cool things under the ground I mean, like some modern buildings under them have the old Roman things like their equivalent back then of central heating sort of (though is mixed the place generally like it being called essentially or within West Saxon named Wessex, plus then the seperate other former kingdoms like Middle Saxon Middlesex, East Saxon Essex and South Saxon Sussex, the Saxon states in the country.

[@JoleneCrowie]

You can get fish and chips anywhere but there is something about getting at the coast fresh from the sea, which is better than the inner city for twice the price.

[@Miss_Beehaven]

In Nottingham where I live is Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem, built in 1189 & is England's oldest surviving inn,got its name when King Richard the Lionheart and his men congregated here before embarking on the Crusades in Jerusalem.The building rests against Castle Rock, which Nottingham Castle is built on - also is attached to caves, carved out of the soft sandstone. There are a lot of cave systems throughout Nottingham

[@sandrahughes8645]

I’ve been. Great atmosphere!

[@djs98blue]

I think there’s some dispute about this ‘old’ pub , like many others, as there is no evidence it’s as old as it claims. I think the George inn down near Frome in Norton st Phillips is the oldest fully proven pub from the late C14. Most older builders were timber and now lost to time.

[@MickeyTheFixer]

Been there many times. However, the Sal (Ye Old Salutation) nearby also has a good claim for the oldest. How about the Royal Oak in the centre of Chesterfield, Derbyshire, it was an inn at the time of the crusades... And so on....

[@robertsills2506]

Know it well I want to return soon

[@suedavebennett1878]

We were there a couple of years ago it's quite amazing

[@robertgrant4987]

Hi ladies ❤❤ Just to say, please don't worry if you want to go to pubs. You honestly don't have to drink alcohol. Plenty of people go just for light refreshments and food. We're not all heavy drinkers 😊😊

[@lottie2525]

Yeah, I usually just have a diet coke. You can get cups of tea or coffee too.

[@jillosler9353]

​@@lottie2525 My soft go-to drink is J2O with ice! I never drink alcohol in a pub and usually can be found in one having lunch with another elderly lady!!

[@LilMonkeyFella87]

Theres a really nice historical pub less than 5 minutes down the road from Bents Garden Centre. It was built in the 1500s! The Raven Inn its called. They tried to knock it down a few years ago till it was saved due to local uproar. Now its cleaned up and open for business again. The food there is sooo good. Its places like that you think "if these walls could talk"

[@terrymason8628]

The Raven, Captain Blood and Gunpowder plot, I took my American ex-in-laws there and they couldn't believe it, whilst my mother who was eating with us just thought it was a bit maudlin. It was also the pub of choice for discrete meetings (of all kinds) for the company I worked for.

[@dcallan812]

If you drop a glass or drink in a UK pub you will get a cheer or round of applause. The sea side is the best area for fish and chips. You cant get scraps and mushy peas in London chipies. .

[@stephensmith4480]

I love scraps. I used to work in Wigan and the chippie around the corner used to give you a big bag full with salt on.

[@stutz788]

And a cry of "Sack the juggler!"

[@alliecollin1748]

ADORE Scraps......yummy!!! Salt and vinegar, hot into a paper!!!😋😋😋❤

[@garyskinner2422]

I get mushy peas in London

[@JackulaHD]

Hey Natasha and Debbie, given you guys think a 1500s pub is old I thought you might like to know about the Rose & Crown in Ludlow, Shropshire! While its not always been a "pub" it has been a continuous drinking establishment (starting as an ale house) since 1102 when the de Lacy family were building the town to act as the main seat of power along the Marches and Welsh border to keep the Welsh out of England. This means that this pub has served alcohol since almost the first crusade (ended in 1099). The current owners even have documents that date back to this time in the form of the original ownership paperwork and licence as an alehouse. I also recommend you look at Ludlow Castle. As mentioned it was the seat of English power in Wales and along the border. The main fortification in a string of border defenses covering the entire border with the aim to quell Welsh rebellion and protect English lands. It was the site of multiple royal assassinations, the death of a king and the location of the Welsh High and Crown courts. Next to the castle is an old manor house that recently sold. This particular house is famous for being the home of Henry the VIII's wife after her exile. There is a lot of cool history to see there xD

[@lynnejamieson2063]

There’s The Feathers too. My paternal Grandma was from Ludlow (born and brought up on Mill Street and her Dad worked in St Laurence’s too) but my grandparents used to take my Dad and Uncle on holiday to Ludlow every year and they’d stay at The Feathers, which as a young boy my Dad hated as he found it really scary.

[@JackulaHD]

@@lynnejamieson2063 There is indeed :) it dates back to 1603 and is almost directly opposite the Rose & Crown with them both on the same road. It was built by an ambitious lawyer who wanted to settle and make it big in the Marches then became a hotel 50 years later and has been serving hotel guests since 1670. Which means this hotel has been in continuous service for almost as long as there were Pilgrims travelling to America. With the building itself serving its initial purpose for 17 years before the first pilgrims landed.

[@lynnejamieson2063]

@@JackulaHD are you actually in/from Ludlow or is it just an area that’s history grips your attention? My Great Grandfather (before he worked in St Laurence’s) owned a stationers, but as my Grandma was the youngest child of his second marriage, she was quite young when he died (I think under 10 anyway) and all her half siblings were considerably older than her (she was born in 1912 and they were born in the 1880’s) so I don’t think she ever really knew much about her Dad and the only story I remember her telling about him, was that her last memory of him was watching him walk up Mills Street and that he never came home. His name was Charles Cobbin.

[@JackulaHD]

@@lynnejamieson2063 I am from there. Well born in Kent but moved to Ludlow at 3 and lived just outside of Ludlow in the countryside until I moved away for Uni.

[@lynnejamieson2063]

@@JackulaHD my Grandma met a Scottish soldier during WWII, moved to Scotland and married him but by the time I came along in the mid 70’s she had this hybrid Shropshire Scottish accent that was so soft, I honestly never really even registered that she was English for most of my childhood, even though she spoke about her childhood in Ludlow all the time. I really do love Ludlow, even though I’ve sadly only visited it a few of times, it really just felt right being there every time though. St Laurence’s just took my breath away when I visited it and I absolutely fell in love with Stokesay Castle. An absolutely stunning part of the world and one I keep intending to revisit in the not too distant future.

[@paulmason6474]

In Manchester in the 70’s we had a famous pub called Tommy Ducks. When you went it you were welcomed by dozens and dozens of knickers attached to the ceiling. In the dead of night without authority one evening the pub was demolished. It was a sad day when we lost this pub😅😅😅

[@seanmcmichael2551]

Oh god, I lived in Manchester in 1980s, and I recall Tommy Ducks very well. Sad to hear such iconic locations are disappearing.

[@sameebah]

Not somewhere I went often in my days in Manchester (80-87). If I remember correctly, it was a Greenall Whitley pub, which put it pretty close to the bottom of our ranking of where to get a *good* beer.

[@DaveBartlett]

You mean they pulled Tommy Ducks' knickers down?!?

[@di_tattoolover]

I remember that pub so well

[@paulmason6474]

@@DaveBartlett ha ha love the comment.

[@judyburgess3357]

I'm not much of a bread eater, but I love hot cross buns. Sweet, doughy, spicy, with sultanas, and decorated on top with a thin cross made of two strips of plain dough. Everybody eats hotcross buns in the weeks before Easter (and afterwards too) The oldest pub in the UK is The Royal Standard at Forty Green just outside Beaconsfield a small town to the west of London. We used to go there quite often in my youth, they brewed a powerful ale, more than 50 years ago.

[@chriscaspian2280]

I met my late father there after he had been away for a year in Ireland, It was and still is one of the best memories of my life. Great choice ladies. Oh do the Bailey It will be a scream.

[@barty7016]

I think this is now one of my favourite of all of your videos. I want to go to London to have a look around these pubs now😊

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Thanks!! We have to agree. So much in this one!!

[@AM-dz2sh]

YES!!! There are so many that are of similar vibe, as in historical artefacts and a fascinating history!

[@t.a.k.palfrey3882]

Now in my dotage, I rarely visit central London. When I used to do so, one of my favourite restaurants was Rules, near Covent Garden. I'm sure you'd love its ambience. It's been on the same spot since the 1700s, and has wild game as its specialty. When I was a schoolboy, a great treat when we had a Saturday exeat, was to be taken to Simpson's in the Strand by one of my roomies' parents. Back then, the downstairs restaurant was for males only 😅, but now that anachronism is long gone. As a nine or 10-yr old it felt very adult to be served from a silver salver holding a huge roast of lamb, beef, or pork. It was a special treat to be the one giving the carver half-a-crown - a tradition based on always giving a silver coin to a carver, so he wouldn't use his carving dagger against you. This is a great place for a "special" Sunday lunch.

[@paulkendall9525]

Fish and Chips. You *can* get fish and chips in a pub, but you *should* get them from a fish and chip shop. Also, fish and chips is not complete without peas! I found it strange in the USA where fish and chips is known for being served in Irish pubs, despite being English and not really pub fare; and it always seemed to come with coleslaw instead of peas - wrong, wrong, wrong! What do Americans have against green vegetables? Anyway, fish and chips was culturally a cheap, working-class meal (referred to as a 'fish supper' in some parts of Britain) because it was made in bulk in fish and chip shops with big fryers. If you couldn't afford fish & chips, you could just buy chips, which were probably the cheapest hot meal you could get - hence the expression 'cheap as chips'. Also, fun fact: due to fish and chips being a working-class staple, they used to be the only hot takeaway food it was legal to sell on a Sunday, right up into the 1980s.

[@judyburgess3357]

Not any old peas it must be Mushy Peas.

[@susansmiles2242]

And they were not rationed during the war

[@lottie2525]

Yeah, don't get your first fish and chips in a pub, definitely at a proper fish and chip shop.

[@patriciacrangle8244]

Hi girls Gin is my favourite drink so don’t know what they would call me in those days love from your 89 year young fan Just returned to uk been in Canada for a month still travelling on my own 💕🇬🇧

[@terrymason8628]

most 'home made' pub food comes from Brake Brothers nowadays, I agree that fish and chips better from a chippy, but at least Brake Brothers fish and chips is consistent.

[@TheNZJester]

Eating Hot-cross buns is common around Easter in New Zealand.

[@GeoffCB]

And Australia, except they often appear in the shops a lot earlier in the year.

[@Lubikit]

The thorn was eliminated from most European languages after the invention of printing, it is still used in Iceland

[@gennytun]

Old English had two different letters for the 'th' sound: thorn and eth. The thorn letter which looked a bit like. 'p' was a voiceless 'th' sound like the 'th' in the word thorn. Eth looks like a 'd' with a stroke through the ascender, and stood for the voiced 'th' sound (as heard in 'with' or 'this').

[@debbie8674]

There are some really weird things in the pubs! Now I want to go on a hunt to find more. 😊

[@DaveBartlett]

The Olde White Harte (hidden down a covered alleyway between Silver Street & Bowlalley Lane in Kingston upon Hull) has only been a pub since 1881, but the premises where it's located were built around 1660, and the building is Grade II listed. It was originally the home of Sir John Hotham, the Governer of, and an MP for, Hull in the 17th century. During the conflict between the English parliament and King Charles I. the King arrived at the city walls, at the nearby 'Beverley Gate', demanding to be let in. (His plan was to gain access to the vast arsenal of weapons located inside, on the banks of the River Humber.) Sir John Hotham and other city worthies retired to the 'Oak Room' on the upper floor of Hotham's house, where after much discussion they made their decision to defy the King and refuse him access to the city and its weapons. This began the First Siege of Hull, and was the first direct action of the English Civil War! The Olde White Hart is preserved in pretty much its 17th century condition, and the upstairs room, where their decision was made is open to the patrons of the pub as a restaurant known as 'The Plotting Parlour'.

[@cheryltotheg2880]

As a Londoner I learnt a lot there ! Will definitely be subscribing to that lady’s channel

[@JOHANNA-qd6iz]

I live in London UK we have so much history you will never be bored, so much to see you really need to plan your trip.

[@jamesdignanmusic2765]

There used to be two more letters in the alphabet - eth and thorn. Thorn (þ or y) was pronounced like the hard th in "think", Eth (ð) was pronounced like the soft th in "then". Both letters are still used in Iceland. And yes, I learnt a lot of things in this video! BTW, where I live in New Zealand, there is an unusual pub display a few miles north of here. Believe it or not, it's a bottle of beer. A WWII soldier bought the beer but had to leave for his train, leaving for his deployment. He called to the landlord "keep it for me 'til I get back". Sadly, he died in Crete, and the 85-year-old bottle is still on display in the pub.

[@kathrynmcintosh2726]

The pub The Keys is featured in the series Inside the tower of London.

[@donnamcdonald9]

Was a brilliant series. Very interesting. Definitely worth a watch.

[@margaretnicol3423]

She briefly mention Barts with the bombing so I thought you'd be interested to know that that is the St Bartholomew's Hospital which is the oldest continually running hospital. It was founded in 1123 and still has a reputation of being one of the best. 900 years of healthcare and teaching!!!

[@planekrazy1795]

Pubs I know: The Bucket of Blood: Phillack Cornwall. The Jamaica Inn: Bodmin Cornwall, inspiration for the Daphne du Maurier novel of the same name. The Spotted Dog: Cold Ash Berkshire. The Broad Face: Wallingford Oxfordshire. There are countless others with quirky names.

[@JenniferRussell-qw2co]

This is all you need to know, when planning your itinerary for your visit to these shores. The great thing about a "pub crawl" is you can extend it to the entire British Isles, (that being UK plus the Channel Islands, Isle of Man, the The Scottish Islands various, etc.). From that plan you can fit in all the regular sights you wish to see ... assuming you are still standing! Enjoy!! 🥳🇬🇧🇺🇲💖🙋‍♀️

[@jamielindsay1506]

So much to see and learn about! I'll have to check out some of these pubs next time I'm in London. Thank you ladies! Love from Northern Ireland ❤

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Our love to the gorgeous Northern Ireland 😍😍

[@alysoncaddick6344]

We've been in The Old Cheese on one of our many theatre weekends in London. On my grandmother's knee, I learnt a little song, 'Hot cross buns, hot cross buns! One a penny, two a penny, hot cross buns. If you haven't any daughters, give them to your sons. One a penny, two a penny, hot cross buns!' Presumably the song was that of the many street vendors. We have hot cross buns every Easter here. They are delicious toasted and spread with lots of butter.

[@andrwred]

Looking forward to this. Your certificate has arrived by the way. I will post it to you at the weekend. x

[@user-cx9fs5oo5u]

That was fascinating, I had no idea of the weird historical facts surrounding old London pubs.

[@Zante_on_google]

There is a chippie Between Queensbury and Canons Park stations (past Wembley on the Jubilee line) that I used to go regularly to get the most amazing fish and chips. Even when I moved to the other end of London I'd occasionally go there to get my food. I've been away from the UK for a few years now, so I don't know what it's like, but don't believe those who say not to get fish and chips from London, it's just harder to find good places.

[@collettemchugh9495]

I watch people on the river Thames at low tide mud larking they find all sorts of things from the past, old bottles,clay pipes,cup,saucers,bones,jewellery ETC it's amazing what type of stuff is found.

[@Tommy-he7dx]

My dad like to go metal detecting in rivers especially around bridges. The amount of gold rings he's found over the years is quite surprising

[@dave_h_8742]

There's one person who posts her mudlarking, but you need a licence to do it and a lot of inoculations as there's all sorts of diseases you can catch from the raw sewage.

[@botticellirejectbotticelli2668]

@@dave_h_8742You only need a licence if you dig, if you just pick things up from the shoreline that’s ok.

[@majortom7122]

I mudlark on the Thames, never had an inoculation, lol. I do have a permit though.

[@hrafnatyr9794]

The character that was incorrectly written "Ye" due to the lack of characters in the printing technology of the time actually still exists in modern Icelandic, although it looks a little different (Thorn - þ). A fragment of the Old Norse language that persistently lingers on in modern English 🤓😉.

[@richardwaters4795]

Morning girls Richard the london cabbie here. Absolutly raining heavy here in london x

[@jens9702]

Hi Richard ...Really enjoy your videos...

[@richardwaters4795]

@@jens9702 my pleasure Jens x

[@marcharley6465]

I used to live in Wapping and The Prospect Of Whitby pub was literally across the street from my apartment, so I visited quite a few times. It is as beautiful and fascinating as the video suggests. A bonus is that you can go down to the bank of the River Thames at low tide and quite easily find very old items, such as clay smoking pipes and bottles, which were thrown or accidentally dropped into the river by their original owners.

[@isabellaraine6535]

😂Hey girls... Really pleased with your enthusiasm for English and British history and culture... Love to you both...🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🇺🇸🥰🥰

[@dancingmolly3878]

Hi there gorgeous ladies, In the Royal Borough of Greenwich, at the end of The Avenue in Greenwich Park stands a beautiful statue of General Wolfe, atop a large stone plinth. When I was a young girl my beloved Granny often took me to play in Greenwich Park, (which was once the site of Henry Viii's Palace Of Placentia, where Elizabeth 1st was born) and explained to me how the many holes in the plinth under Wolfes statue had got there. Apparently in the second world war there were many people standing around the plinth, when a german plane, flying up the thames to a bombing raid on the city, saw all the people and detoured to strafe as many of them as possible. Miraculously, the only damage caused was to the plinth! Also in the park once stood an old oak tree with a blue door in the trunk, the legend is that during one of her father Henry Viii's famous rages, the young princess Elizabeth hid in the tree! As children we were able to hide in the tree too as the door was still there. Sadly the tree blew down during a hurricane we had in the 80's, so I and my friends were never able to take our own children there. But there is a plaque marking where it once stood. When you get to the UK please venture south out of the city and come visit The Royal Borough Of Greenwich and experience all of its many many centuries of illustrious history. We would love to see you!

[@nigelbundy4008]

I have been lucky through membership of The Ghost Club to have been in a lot of these pubs. The Viaduct Tavern was opened to host our Chairman's birthday party. It being part of the City of London it has no customers at the weekend as hardly anyone lives there. Also through a member who is a London Blue Badge Guide/actor she got us into The Tower of London at night including drinking at The Keys. Also she did a tour of the Watling area, and later we went to Ian MacKellen's pub The Grapes. On the bank of the Thames it has the Gandalf's staff from Lord of The Rings, behind the bar. After meeting monthly in a pub in The Temple area of London, we go to a pub on Fleet Street called The Old Bank of England. It has a double decker bus (My father used to drive one) parked in it's small beer garden with table and chairs for drinking. Then there is the French House in Soho, but that's a story for another time. As Samuel Johnson famously said " a man who is tired of London is tired of life"!

[@richarddavies4322]

If u can, your first chippy should be on the coast.....whitby, Grimsby any traditional seaside town. They are a rip off but you cant buy sea air and chips in most places..... oh, and the fish is fresh 😁

[@paulwalsh9680]

As a Brit born and bred I find these videos fascinating and learn so much! I think the Beefeater you're thinking of is a brand of Gin, whereas what's on offer there is an ale by Marston's brewery :)

[@LilMonkeyFella87]

Theres a video on here about old letters which is very interesting . Just short of 11 minutes long "LOST LETTERS OF THE ALPHABET: 9 letters we stopped using" it's by @RobWords

[@nicholasblackley7591]

If go for fish and chips in the UK go coast only, half the price and 50x the flavour

[@Tommy-he7dx]

Fish 'n' Chips is best from the coast, There is also London Prices to consider, For the cost of one meal in London you can get two elsewhere

[@carolineskipper6976]

Did I know the word 'Ye' was actually 'the'? Yes I did! The old letter 'thorn' is quite commonly known amongst those with an interest in history or the the development of the English language. I didn't know about the First World War zeppelin damage, however! 'Mud Larking' along the Thames shoreline is fun- I've picked up a number of small shards of 17th Century pottery there. When I was young you could only get Hot Cross Buns at Easter time, but these days they are on sale all year round, and lots of people have them for breakfast often. I am a tradtionalist and only eat them at Easter, even though I love them.

[@alangauld6079]

I used to travel to London for work and often had to stay over. I'd spend the evenings exploring a lot of these old pubs and have visited 2 of those featured. I did not know the bomb damage on the building was WW1, I had just assumed it was the WW2 blitz. So yes, we are all learning together.

[@simonrobbins8357]

Yes I did know that ye is pronounced the. She was slightly wrong though, the letter on the sign is a Y. It is not a thorn which looks like this (Þ, þ) in upper and lowercase. She mentioned it was phased out when printing presses arrived. That’s true, it was because they didn’t have a thorn character in the set of printing blocks, which I think were often imported from parts of Europe which did not use that letter. They used the Y instead because in handwriting of the time y and Þ looked quite similar. Þ is still used in modern Icelandic, and I believe still sounds like a TH.

[@eddhardy1054]

I believe they also still use Eth (Đđ) in Icelandic (Eth being voiced and Thorn unvoiced).

[@simonrobbins8357]

@@eddhardy1054 You are correct, they do. Actually the way most English speakers say “the” Eth would seem more appropriate. Wynn (Ƿ ƿ) on the other hand seems to have died out completely since someone invented w.

[@stephenkayll5241]

At 6.40, It makes me so so proud my home was built in 1625, a lot earlier than the Great Fire!. Another mad fact is the that Charles Dickens was a constable in Liverpool. His favourite second city.

[@robertwatford7425]

That was an excellent video, enhanced by your reactions to it. London 'Open House' is part of a yearly series of events called 'Heritage Days', usually in September. Places that are not usually open to the public throw their doors wide and put on a little exhibition about themselves. I have been to synagogues, Masonic Lodges, backstage at theatres, private grottoes, tours of Government buildings, Church crypts, private gardens and once, memorably, to the huge hangers that stored the R100 and R101 airships.

[@victoriaheath552]

Thank you for the video, I love videos like these! Very informative and watchable. I’m off to watch more of her videos, lovely way to spend a Sunday morning! Another fabulous channel is ‘Free Tours by Foot-London’, all guides good, but Sinead is fabulous. She is walking the tours and very knowledgeable, videos are usually from 20-50mins long, so many too long to react too, but worth a watch. I will do one of Sinead’s tours, but love watching and not having to walk and I get to drink a coffee as I watch 😂 Sundays are sorted, watching yours followed by one of these videos.

[@clareturner6078]

I'm from Kent but have actually been to three of those pubs when visiting London! Didn't know all the cool interesting history! Great video!

[@leohickey4953]

Beefeater Gin is indeed named after the yeoman warders. It's made by a company based in the Kennington district in south London. Another pub popular with American visitors is The Mayflower, Rotherhithe Street, across the river from The Prospect of Whitby. It's named after the famous ship that supposedly moored alongside on its journey to the New World in 1620.

[@HyperDaveUK]

I'd get fish and chips by the seaside, London is for light lunch bites, street food or going for dinner at somewhere nice.

[@Alison-du2jf]

I learned a loot watching this video! I am not really a city person so rarely visit, but it's still interesting to learn which I do from your reaction videos.

[@frednicholson1528]

The widows son is also a Masonic term relating to Hiram Abiff, the chief architect of Solomon’s Temple😀

[@dennismills6887]

never get fish and chips in a pub, go to a proper chippie

[@Aaron_OConnor]

Yes I’m interested ❤ hope we get to watch that 😊

[@robertsnare1411]

I visited Dirty Dicks in the early 80’s before the deep clean took place. It was truly amazing, and impossible to really describe. Imagine somewhere where, literally everything, and anything was either nailed, or hung, on the walls and ceiling and never cleaned for many decades. Cobwebs and dust everywhere, not to mention the mummified cats etc.

[@johnbowles679]

Hi lovely ladies, there's an old London saying, 'as black as Newgate's knocker' which was commonly used when I was growing up in London from the 50s onwards

[@stephenlee5929]

Agreed

[@nigeldewallens1115]

when I used to live and work in London in a street called Hatfields! the name literally meat making hats in fields! We were not far from the river Thames! I used to go to a pub that was new, but called the Dogettes coat and Badge! It was named after a group of mn that served on the Thames! In the early days! I cannot remember the time scale but they If my memory services me correctly collet revenue from those trading on the Thames! For me that is, nearly 60 years ago ok! That was great fun to listen to thank you for that!

[@lloydcollins6337]

13:52 the "cells" were probably to secure stocks of alcohol in from being stolen, especially if the establishment above catered to the higher proced markets.

[@gwhizz3470]

A pint in an English pub is one of the few things I miss after leaving the UK 5 years ago.

[@GrubStLodger]

I used to volunteer every Saturday at the Dr Johnson House Museum shown in this video and used to go and drink there quite often. Been to the Viaduct Tavern a few times, once taking some people on a tour of the area and got to blag our way into the 'cells'. Despite being an occasional tour guide, I didn't know the damage on St Bart's was from a Zeppelin raid. If you think the thorn is odd, check out the long s.

[@natalielang6209]

Thanks ladies! I learned some great London history I didn't already know. And a great new youtuber to follow!

[@kristinapettersson1948]

what a fantastic video😊. very interesting and funny info about English pubs. so many cool things😊

[@user-uu2yq3tc4j]

tis Ange that was really kewl cheers ladies well worth the watch

[@matthewdagless8607]

Hi ladies, love your shows and try and watch as many as i can ❤

[@mattbentley9270]

Cool find and very interesting, never heard of or been to any of these, weird out of the way places ! nowhere near anywhere tourists would go but this was so interested may have to pop to London and be a tourist myself soon, from 33 miles away

[@chalky29455]

This was the most interesting video ever - I wasn't aware of 90% of that stuff and I know where I''ll be visiting next time I'm in London x Your vids are just getting better and better girls and yes lets have a look more of the museum guides vids. Thanks again girls loved it x

[@katemarriner1172]

So funny,roundabouts freak everyone when learning to drive,it's a right of passage. In all honesty the approach has plenty of information painted in each lane which is invaluable. The best tip to make it easy is to program a sat nav. It'll alert u with lane information and directions. Hope that u feel more reassured ❤

[@SkepticalSteve01]

Hot Cross Buns are traditionally eaten on Good Friday, Easter, to commemorate the crucifixion. They’re sweet yeast, cinnamon and raisin buns, ideally served fresh from the oven with butter and jam or marmalade or honey. In Britain, Australia and New Zealand (and I wouldn’t be surprised to hear the Canadians eat them too) they’re sold in bakeries and supermarkets in the few weeks leading up to Easter. Usually a minute or two in a toaster or a microwave will make them properly hot.

[@lottie2525]

They're actually sold year round in supermarkets. I know cos I love em and have them for brekkie.

[@DaveBartlett]

@@lottie2525 They're not sold year round up here in Yorkshire, which is a blessing, since for the few weeks they are available, my wife and I tend to 'pig out' on them at every opportunity. If they were available here all year round, we'd be at a loss during late November and through December, when we reserve those weeks for pigging out on mince pies, lebkuchen & stollen instead! 😁

[@erin-louisewillimott3719]

We have a pub in Teesside that's now shut down, called the Mile House. I worked there in my late teens. My manager explained, It was called the Mile House because it had literal mile long tunnels in the cellar that went under a now housing estate. The tunnels went up to what was now a supermarket but used as underground tunnels in the war. Unsure if for hiding or moving weaponry etc, he didnt explain more. Thought it was quite interesting! My manager also told me there was a witch, i walked down with a torch as it had zero lighting, and someone had painted a witch on the wall quite a way into the tunnel. Was expecting Something, but still cr*pped my pants.

[@raindancer6111]

I used to occasionally visit a pub in Essex called "The Mole Trap" which had its walls and ceilings festooned with various varieties of traps. I think there are other similar pubs around the UK.

[@F11BAR84]

Very cool, definitely learning with you today. Have a great weekend 😊

[@markduggan3451]

That was an amazing video, full of interesting information about some of the pubs in London.

[@LeeWurzbach]

Great video, I learned a lot! There is a bar in northern Wi that has more taxidermy critters than I care to see. They are all over the walls and shelves. I don't know if it is still there but it was when I was a kid and was still there in the 70's.

[@Alroofador]

You two always put a smile on my face. A few months ago you were having trouble from KZbin and thus financial difficulties. I gifted a small sum at the time as you both seemed so depressed and upset. Has that all been resolved with KZbin now?

[@davedeschamps4144]

For my 16th birthday, I was taken to London, England to meet my Mom's family. My Granddad took me to "Dirty Dicks" for a shandy. There was a mummified cat mounted on the wall by the bar, that was known as the "lucky cat." If you stroked the cat three times, you would be guaranteed "good luck." I didn't realize that this was a set up, and the cat came about 6" from the wall, and made 2 circles on its mount. All of the patrons but me were ready for this, and had a great laugh at my expense.

[@lucindakeeler9274]

This video sounds really intriguing. I live in London so will be interesting to find out if I know any of these pubs. Maybe time for some exploring 😊

[@lucindakeeler9274]

Absolutely fascinating, thank you ladies. I certainly didn’t expect to see the pubs from my neighbourhood (Wapping) on this. Good excuse to pop back into my locals 😂

[@julianbarber4708]

Really fascinating video!

[@tim1812h]

Absolutely brilliant video, just love the special guest appearances of your twelve year old selves 🤣🤣🤣Love, hugs and prayers from Sussex, UK

[@sashacottier9581]

Natasha's face went a tad scarlet at them tiles. 😂

[@richardprescott6322]

The Nell Gwyn, lamb and flag, Harp - Great pubs ❤

[@lisaslaymaker7303]

I’ve subscribed thanks to you two and I’ve really enjoyed her Highgate cemetery videos ❤

[@NiallBradley-pg6ge]

I think the pub to definitely visit is the Red Lion at Avebury. The pub is smack bang in the middle of Avebury Stone Circle, a neolithic stone circle not far from Stonehenge and probably older. What can be better than going for a meal and a pint while surrounded by a load of gigantic, ancient stones?

[@giraffeyjackie]

Natasha....love the color on your hair! Love from Barry South Wales...🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧

[@fritzmeier1717]

21:36 The Zeppelin bomb raids were the first strategic bomb raids in history. They startet in 1915. Zeppelins were used because no plane of that time had the range to reach London. And the Zeppelins drove high enough that no english fighter plane could reach them in the beginning. The first attacks were meant to hit the London docks, but during a night attack and with the poor ability to aim at that time, most of the bombs were "spreaded" over London. After the English had better planes and were able to intercept the Zeppelins (they were filled with hydrogen gas) the anyway low effectivity of the bomb raids decreased even more... The last raid was carried out in 1918.

[@MrHws5mp]

*British. Great Britain (aka The United Kingdom) is the nation state that fought Germany in WWI. England was only a nation state until it merged with Scotland to form Great Britain in 1707. Ever since it's been just one of the component regions of Great Britain with no political identity of it's own. The UK's army is called the British Army, not the English Army. The UK's air force _would_ be called the British Air Force if it hadn't been granted "Royal" status, thus making it the Royal Air Force. However that was in 1918: in 1915 the air force was still a subsidiary part of the army, and so it was called the Royal Flying Corps.

[@margaretoconnor3687]

Don't forget the Naval Air Service which together with the RFC became the RAF on 1 April 1918. My uncle served on the RFC and was killed aged 20 over Ypres on 3 August 1917, his father's ( my grandfather's ) birthday. We were never a,llowzed to send grandfather a birthday card. When the news came of the death my father ,then ages 16, went out and joined up, his enlistment papers say " Says he is 19"​. He survived of course otherwise I wouldn't be here! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧🌞@@MrHws5mp

[@fritzmeier1717]

@@MrHws5mp Everything correkt. But for Germans are the UK, Great Britain and England more or less the same. Sorry for that 😘

[@MrHws5mp]

@@fritzmeier1717 No problem. For reference, to a Brit it's a bit like me calling you a "Bavarian" or a "Prussian" regardless of where you come from, instead of a "German". If you call a proudly patriotic RAF pilot who happens to have been born in Glasgow "English", he or she will pull you up pretty sharply and tell you they're Scottish!

[@petercroft4231]

I've been to London a few times but didn't know about that

[@debthomas2078]

Guys!! Congrats! I must have missed a few, but halfway thru this I spotted your KZbin 100k 😄

[@sallycostello8379]

The widow's son (bun house) has reopened now. It used to be my 'work' pub next door on Friday evenings!

[@moominboyuk]

Great video, I've been to The Keys Beefeater pub a few times as part of the Ceremony of the Keys, it is brilliant. Beefeater Gin's (original?) distillery is near the Oval Cricket Ground, I think they still do tours. Keep up the good work👍

[@misolgit69]

sorry what was hanging over the door was definitely not an executioners axe it was a polearm a 14th-15th (ish) Century infantry weapon the heads of which came in multiple variations of style and lethality so much so that different patterns were given names whole books have been written about them

[@alessia0064]

Hello ladies if you're interested in watching mud larking videos two of my favourites to watch are Nicola White Tideline Art and Si-Finds Thames Mudlark, these are probably two of the best in my opinion, they sometimes dig on bottle dumps too. Another two that aren't Thames larks are Northern Mudlarks mum Gail and daughter Alex from the Scottish borders.

[@andybaker2456]

I used to work just around the corner from Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese. Many a happy lunch break or weekday evening was spent in there with my work friends. Although it's not so easy to navigate after a few pints!

[@paulvamos7319]

😎💙 I love learning about this stuff with you beautiful people! Could you react to some Weird Al? I like Amish Paradise, Tackie, Eat It, Like a Surgeon and a whole lot more I can't remember but, I know you will get bit by the giggle bug! 😂

[@johnnyshill534]

I had no idea about any of this, thanks for posting it, I will definitely be visiting these pubs when I do my next sightseeing tour of London

[@petercroft4231]

Another interesting video

[@MiaHed]

This was a really interesting one. Now even I wanna go to London, even tough I´m not that keen of big citys.

[@JohnMatthews-tv7tf]

If you are ever in Salisbury, visit the Haunch of Venison. It dates from the 14th Century and is another one with a pewter counter top. Instead of mummified cats it has a mummified hand - believed to be from someone who had cheated at cards!

[@jackierichardson901]

Thank you girls your videos are always fascinating enjoy your weekend x x ❤️❤️

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Thank you! You too!

[@margaretscott3451]

Good morning from the UK great video ladies.😂❤

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Good morning! Thank you

[@mandypotts9090]

Well l never knew there are so many strange and wonderful art effects in the pubs in London . It would make a great weekend activity to visit and see them in person , some of these pubs look like a good night out . Great video I will be subscribing to her channel 👍

[@TheNatashaDebbieShow]

Awesome! Thanks Mandy!

[@Iskandar64]

I had my 40th birthday party in one of those basement rooms at Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese. It was really cool as it was lit by candle light.