Ye Olde Starre Inn York Old Star Inn Stonegate York Pub

Probably the most famous York pub because of the sign which spans the street of Stonegate. The pub is set back from the street and so the sign was put up after a landlord in the 18th century built a house in front, and the pub could no longer be seen from the street.

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A grade two listed building, this is another contender for the title of York's Oldest Pub, and it was a known Inn in the days of the English Civil Wars of the 1640's.
The cellar (said to date back to the 10th century) was used as an operating theatre for injured soldiers. Their ghostly screams of pain have been heard frequently. The entrance is through a passageway on Stonegate which opens into Star Yard. This yard had a well; at one time it was the only source of pure water in the area.
There are also several ghosts who are said to haunt these premises, the most unusual being two cats, said to have been bricked up in a pillar between the door and the bar. They are supposed to be the cause of strange noises, and also the reason for dogs behaving strangely around the pillar.

40, Stonegate, York, North Yorkshire YO1 8AS

Tel: 01904 623063

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