Ye Hole in Ye Wall is Liverpool’s oldest pub, serving pints to the city since 1726. The hidden tavern is based on Hackins Hey Street and continues to thrive. It was built on the site of an old quaker graveyard and appears to have got its name for being located down the narrow alleyway.Ye Hole in Ye Wall is Liverpool’s oldest pub, serving pints to the city since 1726. The hidden tavern is based on Hackins Hey Street and continues to thrive. It was built on the site of an old quaker graveyard and appears to have got its name for being located down the narrow alleyway.
Ye Hole in Ye Wall is Liverpool’s oldest pub, serving pints to the city since 1726. The hidden tavern is based on Hackins Hey Street and continues to thrive. It was built on the site of an old quaker graveyard and appears to have got its name for being located down the narrow alleyway. | Mick Seale/Google

17 of the last remaining traditional authentic Liverpool pubs which are still open today

Emma Dukes
By Emma Dukes

Digital Journalist

Published 31st Dec 2024, 12:00 GMT

These traditional, historic watering holes have been serving pints for centuries.

Some of the most popular pubs in Liverpool have been around for more 200 years - with no signs of closing any time soon - and many still showcase original features from roaring fireplaces to stained glass windows.

Here we explore these unique and historic watering holes and delve into how they got their names, the famous people who have visited them and why they have continued to thrive when so many others have closed.

- Liverpool’s oldest buildings still standing today.

From Ye Hole in Ye Wall to the Roscoe Head, here are 17 of Liverpool’s oldest pubs which you should definitely visit if you love a proper local.

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The Carnarvon Castle on Tarleton Street is Liverpool’s most central pub, It has been open since 1859 and is great place to pop in for some liquid refreshment while around town.

9. Carnarvon Castle, Tarleton Street

The Carnarvon Castle on Tarleton Street is Liverpool’s most central pub, It has been open since 1859 and is great place to pop in for some liquid refreshment while around town. | Google

The Baltic Fleet is a popular independent pub, serving a range of local beers and spirits. It has a lovely outdoor seating area, equipped with heaters for those colder days and nights, as well as seats inside. The existence of tunnels in the cellar has led to speculation that the pub’s history may involve smuggling and it was built in 1860.

10. Baltic Fleet, Wapping

The Baltic Fleet is a popular independent pub, serving a range of local beers and spirits. It has a lovely outdoor seating area, equipped with heaters for those colder days and nights, as well as seats inside. The existence of tunnels in the cellar has led to speculation that the pub’s history may involve smuggling and it was built in 1860. | Baltic Fleet

Ma Egerton’s Stage Door is a Victorian pub with a renowned theatrical heritage, in the heart of the city. As well as serving fine ales, wines and spirits, delicious pizzas are also on offer. It was built in 1869 and named after the pub’s longest serving landlady, Mary Egerton, who was also a theatrical agent

11. Ma Egerton’s Stage Door, Pudsey Street

Ma Egerton’s Stage Door is a Victorian pub with a renowned theatrical heritage, in the heart of the city. As well as serving fine ales, wines and spirits, delicious pizzas are also on offer. It was built in 1869 and named after the pub’s longest serving landlady, Mary Egerton, who was also a theatrical agent | User calflier001 via Wikimedia

Next door to The Midland, The Central is a traditional pub built in the 1870s. Deemed to have ‘a pub interior of special national historic interest’ by CAMRA, it has one of the finest displays of Victorian glasswork to be found in any pub in the country.

12. The Central pub aka Central Hotel, Ranelagh Street

Next door to The Midland, The Central is a traditional pub built in the 1870s. Deemed to have ‘a pub interior of special national historic interest’ by CAMRA, it has one of the finest displays of Victorian glasswork to be found in any pub in the country. | Image: Rodhullandemu/CC BY-SA 4.0/wikimedia

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