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The George Inn

Coaches for Kent and the south coast once left from a dozen inns in this street. The George is the only one of them standing, with one of its three galleried sides still looking down on the yard.

What it is
Coaching inn
Opened
1677
Area
Southwark
Nearest museum
Tate Modern, 700 m

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    What The George Inn is known for

    1. The galleries

      Two tiers of black and white balconies run along the front, from which travellers reached their rooms. It is thought that plays were acted in yards like this before London had theatres.

    2. The bars

      A row of low rooms on the ground floor with bare boards, lattice windows and benches. The oldest was the waiting room for the coaches.

    3. Dickens

      He knew the inn and named it in Little Dorrit. His life insurance policy hangs on a wall.

    What to know

    • Rebuilt in 1677, after a fire that destroyed most of Southwark the year before
    • The only galleried coaching inn left in London
    • Owned by the National Trust and run as a pub

    Where The George Inn is

    Address

    75-77 Borough High Street
    London SE1 1NH, United Kingdom

    Nearest station

    London Bridge (Jubilee, Northern), three minutes on foot

    Museums and sights nearby

    Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.

    An inn on the road to Canterbury

    There was an inn here in the Middle Ages, next to the Tabard, from which Chaucer's pilgrims set out. Both burned in the Southwark fire of 1676 and were rebuilt the next year.

    The railway took two sides of the yard for warehouses in the nineteenth century. What was left was given to the National Trust in 1937.

    The George Inn: common questions

    Where is The George Inn?
    At 75-77 Borough High Street, in Southwark, London. The nearest station is London Bridge (Jubilee, Northern), three minutes on foot.
    Which museums and sights are near The George Inn?
    Tate Modern is 700 m away, Tower Bridge is 1.0 km away, Tower of London is 1.1 km away. Distances are in a straight line from the restaurant.
    What is The George Inn known for?
    The galleries, The bars, Dickens. The last coaching inn in London with its wooden galleries, rebuilt in 1677 in a yard off Borough High Street and owned by the National Trust. Three minutes from Borough Market.
    When did The George Inn open?
    In 1677. Rebuilt in 1677, after a fire that destroyed most of Southwark the year before.

    What visitors say about The George Inn

    Rating from Google

    4.3

    7,523 ratings on Google

    Google's figures as read on 8 October 2026.

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