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The Golden Fleece
The Golden Fleece is renowned for being
the most haunted pub in York. There has been an inhabited dwelling in the
location since 1503 but the building was first recorded as a licensed pub in
1668. The name comes from the wool trade, which was the foremost business in
York from the 13th through to the 17th century. The building itself has
architecture from the 16th century at the back, while the front of the property
was built in the 19th century. The original parts of the building were once a
courtyard for coaches, as the inn was a large coach house during the 18th and
19th centuries. The pub gets its name as the most haunted pub in England from a
number of mysterious occurrences witnessed by customers. Apparently, it is
haunted by Lady Peckett, who lived in the building during her husband's reign
as Lord Mayor of York in 1702. She is reported to wander through the building
and is resident along with four other ghosts. One of these is Geoff Morne, who
killed himself in 1945 by falling from a window in the property.
The accommodation in the Golden Fleece
comes in the form of four different suites. The suites are
called the Shambles, St Catherine, Lady Pickett's Yard and the Minster Suite.
All rooms have en-suite facilities and they come at a range of prices. One
thing that other York
hotels cannot offer you is opportunity to stay in the country's most
haunted pub.
There are many other historic pubs in
the centre of York, ranging from the Olde Starr, licensed in 1644, to the
youngest of the historic pubs, the Windmill, licensed in 1770.
The Olde Starr Inn
The Olde Starr Inn dates from the
mid-16th century. The pub is thought to be named after the Star of Bethlehem,
which was thought to guide travelling people to York Minster. It might also be
named after the innkeeper's crest, which was a star with 16 points. The
original building had a coaching yard to the front of the property. However,
when the railroad came to York there was no longer a need for coaching yards
and the front yard was sold off to be used as a shop.
The Red Lion
Built on the foundations of a
13th-century dwelling, the Red Lion has a bread oven in its main bar, which
gives it a claim to be the oldest pub in the city although it was only licensed
as a pub in the 19th century. The pub's second floor is home to a priest hole,
which is located between bedrooms, with the chimney serving as access. It is
said that Dick Turpin once hid there.
Wherever you choose to stay in York, the
historic pubs are as much a visitor attraction as York Minster itself. There
are guided tours and walks around the city centre that go from pub to pub,
along with ghost walks that will take you to the pubs that are reported to be
haunted.
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