Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese is an historic pub located on the world-famous Fleet Street in London’s square mile. Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese dates back to the 17th century, although a pub stood on this location as long ago as 1538. The pub is one of the most popular London attractions with those tourists that enjoy authentic pubs as well as Charles Dickens enthusiasts.
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese was a favourite haunt of Victorian author Charles Dickens, one of the most acclaimed and popular literary figures of all time. It is thought that the pub’s unique, gloomy character influenced many of Dickens’ darker characters; indeed Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese is mentioned to in Dickens’ 1859 novel, A Tale of Two Cities. A whole host of other famous patrons have frequented the pub over the centuries, including Samuel Johnson and Arthur Conan Doyle.
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese has no natural light which generates an idiosyncratic gloomy charm, wonderfully evocative of Victorian London. A visit to the pub is a great idea for those London tourists who fancy a pint or two after visiting some of the terrific nearby attractions such as The Monument or St Paul’s Cathedral.
Nearest Tube/Railway Station
- -- Blackfriars (Circle Line; District Line)
Borough = London Borough of The City of London
Opening Times
- Monday to Saturday from 11:00am to 11:00pm
- Sunday from 12:00pm to 7:00pm