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What is Britain's oldest pub, and is it still open?

Imagine you own a pub that has been open since 793AD. The oldest pub in the UK is Ye Olde Fighting Cocks in St Albans, Hertfordshire, but the bad news is that it is closing.

Where to find Britain's oldest pub? Check it out on Google Maps.

For 13 centuries, the pub survived, but it didn't survive the pandemic. Other businesses didn't survive, and many people have lost their jobs, especially in the restaurant industry.

Will Ye Olde Fighting Cocks (YOFC) reopen?

It could, if it gets enough of its patrons back, and the new owner will give the pub everything they got and make it a thriving pub business.

Guinness World Records names Ye Olde Fighting Cocks as the oldest pub in England.