Drury Lane, London. Dating back to 1216, it is the oldest licensed premises in London, with "The Whyte Hart" being here since the 15th century. The current building was built in 1812. When you enter the narrow front of the building you turn left to find a very long room and bar (like the Tardis, it is bigger on the inside!) Drury Lane has many stories related to it including the nursery rhyme "The Muffin Man". Between 1589 and 1598 Frederic Thomas Linwood is said to have killed as many as 15 children by luring them into dark alleys with a muffin on a string, and killed 7 rival pastry checks with a sharpened wooden spoon. In the 18th century it was known for its drunken brawls, gin palaces, and prostitutes, and was a notorious meeting place for highwaymen and rogues. Dick Turpin is said to have stopped into the pub on the way to his hanging in 1739 (condemned men regularly stopped in for a last drink and woman's comfort before facing the hangman's noose). Always a good place to stop and have a Timothy Taylor's Landlord when I am in this part of London. Plus I always laugh at the portrait of Blackadder on the gent's room door.