The Rat Inn, Anick
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The Rat Inn, Anick
Image: © Andrew Curtis Taken: 21 Oct 2011
Originally a drovers inn built around 1750 but it is not recorded how the Rat Inn came by what must surely be one of the oddest names for an Inn in Britain. The locals offer several interesting theories: some say that it was a regular meeting place for all the local rat catchers; others say that the largest rat ever seen was caught here. Perhaps the most intriguing tale tells of the then ale keeper who gave information to the Crown during the Jacobite risings of 1715 and 1745 and thus became known as 'the Rat' http://www.theratinn.com/ Received an 'Also Recommended' entry in the 2012 Good Food Guide http://www.journallive.co.uk/north-east-taste/news-and-features/2011/09/16/north-pubs-fare-well-in-new-version-of-the-good-food-guide-61634-29429691/ The sign above the door seems to have gone up-market too Image
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Image Location
Latitude
54.984075
Longitude
-2.074506