STRUTH !
IN his continuing search for the more weird, whacky and wondrous in the world of travel, DAVID ELLIS says there's certainly truth in advertising in the little English village of Ellerdine near Shewsbury in Shropshire: while the pub's official name is the Royal Oak, so many villagers know they'll collect their wobbly boots on a visit there, that they simply dub the place 'The Tiddly.'
After years of trying to promote the real name of the pub, the Royal Oak's publican decided some years back that if you can't beat 'em, join 'em, and put up a new sign (see pic) for his watering hole.
And OF COURSE The Tiddly's the best pub in Ellerdine – it's the ONLY pub in Ellerdine!
Last 30 Days' Most Popular Posts
-
From Island Escapes to Casino Ruins Once promoted as luxury playgrounds, family resorts and high-roller retreats, a string of Australian ho...
-
With brilliant suits, polished shoes and an unshakeable code of conduct, Congo’s Sapeurs turned dressing well into an act of dignity. Then a...
-
In Minas Gerais, a city built on gold keeps its history in plain sight: in the steep streets, soapstone façades and Baroque churches...
-
From soaring penthouses soaking up iconic city skylines to private havens in the most coveted corner of a beachfro...
-
Walk through Old Havana and you’ll soon spot them: women in bright ruffled dresses, towering headwraps, heavy beads and theatrical smiles, o...
-
The Importance of Being in Dublin A spirited guide to a city where the pubs are literary, the statues talk back and Oscar Wilde still seems...