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100 Most Popular Pub Names in the UK

Can you guess the most common pub names in the United Kingdom?
Source: pubsgalore.co.uk
Quiz by Thaxted
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Last updated: June 28, 2020
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First submittedDecember 24, 2017
Times taken15,810
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Rank
Answer
1
Red Lion
2
Crown
3
Royal Oak
4
White Hart
5
Railway
6
Swan
7
Plough
8
White Horse
9
New
10
Ship
11
Kings Arms
12
George
13
Kings Head
14
Rose and Crown
15
Bell
16
Wheatsheaf
17
Queens Head
18
Victoria
19
Black Horse
20
Castle
21
Star
22
Cross Keys
23
Anchor
24
Prince of Wales
25
White Lion
26
Greyhound
27
Station
28
Coach and Horses
29
Rising Sun
30
Fox and Hounds
31
Chequers
32
Bull
33
George and Dragon
34
Angel
Rank
Answer
35
Sun
36
Hare and Hounds
37
Bridge
38
Black Bull
39
Bulls Head
40
White Swan
41
Three Horseshoes
42
Golden Lion
43
Fox
44
Globe
45
Royal
46
Nags Head
47
Commercial
48
Masons Arms
49
Village
50
Bay Horse
51
Lamb
52
Blue Bell
53
Windmill
54
Cock
55
Britannia
56
Green Man
57
Wellington
58
Half Moon
59
Black Swan
60
Cricketers
61
Farmers Arms
62
Queens
63
Waggon and Horses
64
Albion
65
Horse and Jockey
66
Black Lion
67
Queens Arms
Rank
Answer
68
Dolphin
69
Robin Hood
70
Park
71
Grapes
72
Beehive
73
Travellers Rest
74
Griffin
75
Fountain
76
Three Tuns
77
Butchers Arms
78
Lord Nelson
79
Lion
80
Vine
81
Horse and Groom
82
Sportsman
83
Duke of York
84
Barley Mow
85
Blacksmiths Arms
86
Carpenters Arms
87
Green Dragon
88
Falcon
89
Eagle
90
Woolpack
91
Horseshoe
92
Bird in Hand
93
Shoulder of Mutton
94
Talbot
95
Stag
96
Unicorn
97
Foresters Arms
98
Duke of Wellington
99
Market
100
Halfway House
Sifhraven
+3
Level 67
Jun 28, 2020
There are pubs simply name "new"?? and loads of them apparently, since they are pretty high up the list.
ericsp23
+2
Level 95
Jun 28, 2020
Makes me wonder how old the oldest New Pub is.
PjotrL
+9
Level 74
Jun 29, 2020
The New inn in Gloucester was built in 1450 :), might be even older ones around.
Djilas
+1
Level 82
Jun 28, 2020
"New Pub" as ericsp23 said, not just "New"
OfficerDibble
+2
Level 80
Jun 29, 2020
Often the New Inn, New Tavern, etc
IsleAuHaulte
+2
Level 89
Jul 5, 2020
There are pubs simply named Cock. Is that all that appears on the sign hanging out over the alleyway?
Thaxted
+4
Level 63
Jul 6, 2020
Ye, maybe with a picture of a chicken on it.
lvtharrison
+12
Level 81
Jul 22, 2020
I don't usually tell child protective services this but I have pictures of me and my kids all over Britain outside the Cock Inn (Peterborough), Fighting Cocks Inn (Grantham), the Famous Cock Tavern (Highbury) as well as Minge Lane, North Piddle, Crotch Crescent, Butthole Lane etc etc...Proper parenting.
iRDM
+1
Level 76
Dec 25, 2022
you are the best parent
Freestatebear
+3
Level 85
Jun 28, 2020
Funny fascination with several body parts of royalty, and the arms of various blue-collar professions!
iRDM
+1
Level 76
Dec 25, 2022
who are all these people, and what have you done with their arms?!?!
PrettyTiedUp
+2
Level 68
Jun 30, 2020
36/100. I'm ashamed of myself! I missed so many obvious ones
Thaxted
+4
Level 63
Jun 30, 2020
Yes, it's much harder than you think as I just had to end up remembering all my local pubs hoping they would be on here.
maxism
+1
Level 69
Jul 4, 2020
36 is a lot better than I did! Great quiz though, missed some really obvious ones
BenSP
+2
Level 79
Jul 2, 2020
More difficult than I thought it would be. Loved the quiz
Thaxted
+1
Level 63
Jun 15, 2022
Cheers!
HoustonBoy
+1
Level 65
Jul 3, 2020
I didn't even take the test, just wanted to see the list.
sumguy
+4
Level 84
Jul 8, 2020
I got Red Lion, White Lion, and Green Dragon. Not sure how I would have guessed the other 97.
Jacktheguy
+2
Level 89
Jul 18, 2020
I'm disappointed there's no Red Dragon.
Quizzer4life
+1
Level 31
Jul 19, 2020
well everyone knows the red lion. I got the red lion and wellington and the duke of wellington. I live right next to a duke of wellington pub
JackintheBox
+1
Level 79
Jul 18, 2020
Interesting that I got only 27/100 but got 4 points! Pretty good given that I have never been inside a British pub before!
JackintheBox
+1
Level 79
Jul 18, 2020
Also interesting that so may more people got 'Red Lion' than just 'Lion'. I was also excepting Crown and Anchor to be on here.
Thaxted
+2
Level 63
Jul 19, 2020
Yes, the points are so low as so few people know all 100! Red Lion is an extremely common name here in the UK and in every village there is more than likely to be a pub that has some variant of Lion on it.
JackintheBox
+1
Level 79
Jul 21, 2020
Yes, when I visited the UK I recalled seeing several pubs named Red Lion..
theblackwidow
+4
Level 70
Jun 16, 2022
In the UK, it's a fact churned out at lots of (pub) quizzes that the Red Lion is the most popular pub name, so a lot of us keen quizzers know that!
Germanwolverine
+2
Level 63
Jul 18, 2020
Anyone else dissapointed the Winchester didn't make it? ( Shaun of the Dead )
MitchCrompton
+2
Level 44
Jul 21, 2020
I was more hoping the World's End would be there
luxint
+1
Level 65
Jul 18, 2020
Well done. Thank you for this.
Ferinoze
+2
Level 61
Jul 18, 2020
How is wetherspoons not first on this list?
Thaxted
+6
Level 63
Jul 19, 2020
It's a chain and Wetherspoons is horrible
RKS
+1
Level 65
Jul 20, 2020
horrible as in affordable for lower class people to get together and enjoy a pint? Don't go there if you can afford to pay £5 for a beer, there's plenty of others who can't.
WelshWizard
+5
Level 83
Jun 15, 2022
Or perhaps horrible because the owner's a clown who enjoys underpaying his staff and treating them horrendously. There are plenty of other cheap pubs I love, but never a Wetherspoons.
hellodrew
+6
Level 65
Jul 20, 2020
Wetherspoons is a company name, not the name of the pubs themselves, they all have their individual names.
gtj31
+1
Level 86
Jul 18, 2020
I lived in London for 2 years but it has been awhile. I massively underperformed. 22. Missed a number that I used to frequent. Thanks for the memories.
ander217
+2
Level 75
Jul 18, 2020
Anyone else try The Leaky Cauldron or The Prancing Pony? I thought the popularity of their movies might have led to those names being used in the real world.
tobygh
+2
Level 78
Jul 19, 2020
I think I've had a few beers in at least one of each, which might explain why I couldn't remember any more than 50ish.
Regtheledge1000
+1
Level 29
Jul 19, 2020
The Drunken Clam
Googolplexianth
+1
Level 31
Jun 15, 2022
Who else tried "The Drunk Unicorn?"
FizzBomb
+1
Level 36
Jul 19, 2020
Thought the Miners would have been up there.
scrumpyone
+3
Level 45
Jul 20, 2020
It is number 101. This list is pubs that currently exist. Sadly, a lot of pubs near mines have closed along with the pits themselves - blame Thatcher.
RKS
+1
Level 65
Jul 20, 2020
This quiz made me realize how much I miss going to the pub. thanks
RobNobody
+2
Level 77
Jul 20, 2020
I guess the Mended Drum is one-of-a-kind.
Devvik2
+1
Level 70
Jul 20, 2020
I thought it said "Most Popular PubG Names in UK"
Xen0n
+2
Level 31
Jul 24, 2020
i am gobsmacked the 'hope and anchor' is not on here, literally one in ever british town ive been in.
WelshWizard
+1
Level 83
Jun 15, 2022
Yeah, I swear I know of at least 4 that I've been to in London? Strange. Maybe I just notice that name.
FlickerP
+1
Level 72
Aug 5, 2021
Missed over 20 that I have been in
AlexThirkell
+1
Level 75
Jun 15, 2022
I don't think I've ever seen a pub called "The Station", even though it's pretty high up the list. And what about "The Dog & Duck"? Is that just a stereotypical name that doesn't really exist in the real world...?
Bonzo65
+3
Level 70
Jun 15, 2022
Wherever there's a railway station, there's likely to be a Station pub or Station Hotel. There should be a few Dogs and Ducks around - probably just failed to make the list.
Triffid
+1
Level 68
Jun 15, 2022
I would have got a lot more given more time, but this requires us to type a name every six seconds. There are a lot of variations with numbers (Six Bells, Eight Bells etc) and many heraldic names with the arms of various trades (Carpenters Arms, Blacksmiths Arms etc), impossible to get the right 100 names in 10 minutes.
Thaxted
+1
Level 63
Jun 15, 2022
I've doubled the time.
haniibal13
+1
Level 23
Jun 15, 2022
This was a pointless quiz for anyone that lives outside the UK
Thaxted
+5
Level 63
Jun 15, 2022
OK? Some people might still enjoy it and I'm sure there's enough people from the UK and further afield who would do the quiz anyway.
PynchonsOverbite
+1
Level 91
Jan 2, 2023
Literally not pointless. I got 3 points for this one despite only getting 18 correct answers. It does make me a little sad that we Americans don't take our drinking establishments more seriously. The English pub is a cultural institution in a way the American bar isn't.
theblackwidow
+1
Level 70
Jun 16, 2022
I really enjoyed this quiz, but then I'm from the UK and had a misspent youth.... my two colleagues and I managed 40 between the three of us :-)
JonOfKent
+1
Level 56
Jun 17, 2022
I'd be interested to know the distribution across the country of these. Some of the lower ones (Carpenter's Arms, Green Dragon, Halfway House etc.) I've seen many times, but I'm not aware of ever having seen a Village, Commercial or, weirdest of all, Grapes. I mean, "The Grapes"??? Really?
Hinckford
+1
Level 84
Feb 8, 2023
I remember doing this one in the past before I signed up and it's always frustrating to see the ones you end up missing! There are a few I certainly should have got as they are/were* local to me. *(a couple have since closed)

I tried the Shoulder of Mutton as I go past it fairly regularly but I didn't fully expect it to be on here, so that was a nice surprise. Turns out it's the least guessed (at time of typing) of all 100 pubs listed! There are one or two others on there that are guessed what I think is a surprisingly low number of times, so it makes me wonder if there is some kind of particular geographic distribution of certain pub names?

When I was younger, I thought that the Kings Head was the most common pub name as there seemed to be two or three in my town, and no Red Lion (at least, not by the time I was around), so that was a bit of a surprise when I first learnt that it was the most prevalent name.

Good quiz.

I'm guessing you are from Thaxted?

purplejack
+1
Level 50
Mar 27, 2024
When I saw the full list, Shoulder of Mutton stood out as the strangest one to me that I'd never heard of before. But I've never heard of a Grapes pub either.

I guessed Unicorn, without actually expecting it to come up. It was more of the thought process that lion represents England, dragon represents Wales and unicorn represents Scotland.

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