Welsh Pub Names (part 1)

2019-03-19T18:41:17+00:0019 February 2019|Tags: , , , , |

In part one of this blog Dylan Jones from Valleys Ale Trails and Dylan’s Tours of Wales examines the rich heritage of Welsh language pub names, including several in the south Wales valleys. The closure of the Parc y Lan Inn at Llanddewi Velfrey near Narberth in 2015 was another blow not only to the number of pubs remaining open in Pembrokeshire but signifying the almost total extinction of [...]

Welsh Pub Names (part 2)

2019-03-19T18:45:45+00:0014 February 2019|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

In this blog Dylan Jones from Valleys Ale Trails and Dylan’s Tours of Wales examines the rich heritage of Welsh language pub names. Part one can be found here. The most common inn sign in Wales (and also in England) is The Red Lion or Y Llew Coch in Welsh with over sixty located throughout the country, with Flintshire having the most.  The Red Lion appeared on the coat [...]

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