Where is Tan Hill Inn?

Tan Hill Inn is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.4556°, -2.1603°.

Mountains & hills · North East England

Tan Hill Inn

Tan Hill Inn in England North East, United Kingdom.

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Typical visit: 3 h–8 h
Best time of year: Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)

Tan Hill Inn is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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The Tan Hill Inn is a public house at Tan Hill, North Yorkshire. It is the highest inn in the British Isles at 1,732 feet (528 m) above sea level. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, it is slightly higher than the Cat and Fiddle Inn in the Peak District, which is at 1,690 feet (520 m).

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Background

History

The building dates to the 17th century, and during the 18th century was used as a hostelry by workers digging coal pits, It is unusual for its isolation, but it was previously surrounded by miners' cottages. In addition to miners, farmers and pedlars, frequent visitors at the inn included drovers leading cattle to the coal pits. After the closure of the last mine in 1929, and demolition of the associated cottages in the early 1930s, the pub remained open due to the patronage of local farmers and the development of the motor car. From 1974, boundary changes moved it into County Durham, but this was reviewed in 1987 after much protest, and it reverted to within the Yorkshire boundary. In…

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