Quirky pub names?

I recommend the

Five Miles From Anywhere No Hurry Inn

As soon as I read the title I immediately thought of the Slug and Lettuce (I believe it’s a chain). Couldn’t believe anyone would call a pub that.

And there have (to no avail) been protests about

The Fawcett Inn

down in Portsmouth

There’s a lot of pubs rebranding themselves now as the slug and lettuce or rat and drainpipe or whatever.
Why is the Sir Walter Raleigh quirky? A well known figure in Tudor times and he came from Devon.
All the pubs I know have kind of normal names tbh so am waiting to see what posters come up with

One that sprang to immediately to mind was the Wills O'Nats.

The pub we pass on the way to the garden centre is called ‘The Tiddly’

Not far from me is the Mid Yoken. When horses or oxen pulled the plough, this was the name of the pause by ploughmen in the middle of the spell of ploughing - both the middle of the day and the middle of the distance that had to be covered by the end of the day - a chance for men and beasts to eat and drink and rest a little. The pub itself has only been there since the seventies, but it marks the site of the previous steading where the tired team of beasts was unyoked and a new set yoked up to finish the job.

One near the old Edinburgh Infirmary used to be called "The Doctor's", partly as it was always full of thirsty doctors and medical students (both of whom seem to have an affinity with alcohol) Other drinkers also found it useful to be able to say truthfully "I have an appointment at the Doctor's"

One that was near us but has now gone was called ‘The Who’d a Thought it.’

Local to me are The Belted Will, The General Havelock and The Carts Bog Inn.

Oreo

There’s a lot of pubs rebranding themselves now as the slug and lettuce or rat and drainpipe or whatever.
Why is the Sir Walter Raleigh quirky? A well known figure in Tudor times and he came from Devon.
All the pubs I know have kind of normal names tbh so am waiting to see what posters come up with

I just thought it was rather noble, stylish and swashbuckling. 'I'm off to the Sir Walter Raleigh for a pint'.

We have a pub in Stratford upon Avon - it’s the only pub to have a licence in two names.
It was known as the Black Swan since the 1700s but actors from the RSC years ago nicknamed it the Dirty Duck. This name stuck so they were allowed to licence it in both names.
It has both names outside. Said to be Dame Judy Denchs favourite pub.

Spotted Dog
Ox and Gate

Two off the top of my head.

In The Black Country
The Struggling Monkey
The Struggling Man

Lathyrus

I recommend the

Five Miles From Anywhere No Hurry Inn

I knew it well. It was our local.

1summer

We have a pub in Stratford upon Avon - it’s the only pub to have a licence in two names.
It was known as the Black Swan since the 1700s but actors from the RSC years ago nicknamed it the Dirty Duck. This name stuck so they were allowed to licence it in both names.
It has both names outside. Said to be Dame Judy Denchs favourite pub.

We have The Mucky Ducky nearby in Winchester.

The Library, Cowley Road, Oxford. Another one providing a perfect excuse for for not rushing home: "I'm working late at the library."

Jaxjacky

1summer

We have a pub in Stratford upon Avon - it’s the only pub to have a licence in two names.
It was known as the Black Swan since the 1700s but actors from the RSC years ago nicknamed it the Dirty Duck. This name stuck so they were allowed to licence it in both names.
It has both names outside. Said to be Dame Judy Denchs favourite pub.

We have The Mucky Ducky nearby in Winchester.

Also used to be a favourite of ours The Drunken Duck in Cumbria.

The Dirty Duck in Stratford is lovely.

The Drunken Duck is still there.
The Mortal Man.
Two on a hill one The Top Tap and the other the Bottom Tap
The Struggler.
The Blackamoor, now changed

DD1’s happy place is The Drunken Duck Nr Ambleside. We used to buy her vouchers for birthdays and Christmas.

There’s a pub in Alnwick called the White Swan - known as the Mucky Duck. The dining room is a copy of that on Titanic, using exactly the same materials taken from her sister ship Olympic. Reviews of the food aren’t good, but impressions of the room are excellent - the closest any of us will get to a real Titanic experience.

The Molly Millar(the town witch) is now called The Station Tap. Something has been lost here!

Mad O'Rourke's Pie Factory in Tipton.

An old haunt of ours was The Bread and cheese.