Pub be the oldest surviving establishment in the United Kingdom, although in several cases original buildings have been demolished and replaced on the same site. Others are ancient buildings that were used for purposes other than as a pub previously in their history. Ye Olde Fighting Cocks in St Albans, Hertfordshire, holds the Guinness World Record for the oldest pub in England, as it is an 11th-century structure on an 8th-century site. Ye Olde Trip to Jerusalem in Nottingham is claimed to be the "oldest inn in England". It has a claimed date of 1189, based on the fact it is
Irish pub largely identical to their counterparts in the Republic except for the aforementioned lack of spirit grocers. Traditional pubs in Belfast include "The Crown Liquor Saloon" (owned by the National Trust) and the city's oldest bar," White's Tavern", which was established in 1630 as a wine shop. Outside Belfast, pubs such as the "House of McDonnell" in Ballycastle (a former spirit grocery retaining all the characteristics of the type) are representative of the traditional country pub. "Peadar O'Donnell's" is a famous traditional pub on Waterloo Street in Derry, while "The Farmers Home" is another fine traditional pub in Strabane, County Tyrone.