Royal Oak, Frindsbury unclear, but one reported theory is that it was named after the 17th-century warship HMS "Royal Oak", which was sunk at the nearby Raid on the Medway in 1664. Local people say that one of the beams in the pub comes from the ship, the remains of which may have been broken up at a nearby shipyard after the battle. Another theory is that it was named after the Royal Oak that Charles II of England hid in following the Battle of Worcester. In the late 18th or early 19th century it was given a Flemish Bond brick face and
The Royal Oak, Hail Weston The Royal Oak, Hail Weston The Royal Oak is an 18th-century public house in the village of Hail Weston, Cambridgeshire. It is the last remaining pub in the village, which is home to a population of around 610, and has a long history as a community centre. A number of local traditions revolve around the Royal Oak. These include the New Year's Day go-kart contest, where homemade push-karts are raced along the high street; an Easter Egg hunt in the pub gardens; the local Heartsease dances that takes place in and outside the pub; the 'onion bowl' where onions smoothed