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Total fun to meet a guy in a skirt in a pub. The owner of The Whisky Barrel struts it in his kilt as he got to follow his dream to open a Scottish pub. So sure there’s Haggis and Shepherd’s Pie but also fun whisky ice cream.   

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Pubs are inexpensive places to grab a bite and a beer in London. Some of them are hundreds of years old. Notice the wrought iron bell above The Old Bell tavern and the caricature of Punch on Punch Tavern. Many people back then were illiterate so objects were hung to create easy way for them to find shops and pubs. We passed these on Fleet Street while aboard the Hop On Hop Off Bus which was included in the London Pass.

The Bell Tavern was built by architect Sir Christopher Wren in the 1670’s while he was working on the churches nearby. Since it is located on the famous Fleet street which was the epicenter of the newspaper industry, the writers and inkies(printers), penned their copy here while probably perennially hammered.
Punch Tavern got it’s name in the 1840’s as Punch magazine had its office here on Fleet Street. There was a pub here even before then called the Crown and Sugar Loaf.

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First taste of Fish and Chips and mushy peas in a typical English Pub.

Step through the doors of some of Fell’s Point’s most haunted  watering holes for a fascinating haunted pub crawl tour of this historic maritime neighborhood when you partake in Fells Point Wicked History Pub Tour.

Baltimore Wicked History Tours has been thrilling locals and visitors alike with scandalous tales of Baltimore’s underbelly since 2014. The Fells Point Wicked History Pub Tour lasts between 2-2.5 hours, depending on the tour guide. There are 3-4 pub stops during the course of the tour.

You’ll walk the cobblestone streets of Fells Point and enter some of the most haunted pubs on the shore front. Travel back in time to when Fells Point was a colorful, dangerous place to visit, crawling with sailors, privateers, ladies of the night, and immigrants looking for a better life. Tempers ran hot with people who had nothing to lose and those looking to exploit them. Fells Point also had its bright spots with luminaries like Billie Holiday and Edgar Allan Poe roaming these historic streets. Learn the secrets of this historic maritime village while enjoying an entertaining and  knowledgeable view of the era from an amazing story telling  tour guide.

In a Baltimore Wicked History Tour  you’ll experience Baltimore’s  scandalous yesteryear in a history lesson like no other.  This haunting adventure that  some might call downright wicked, is for 21 and older only.

For Reservations: fareharbor.com/baltimorewickedhistorytour/items/calendar/2017/07/ or  (877) 293-1571