Pub games an arc so as to hook it onto a bull's horn or hook attached to the wall. There is a vibrant and thriving tradition of playing this game at what is reputedly the oldest pub in England, "Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem" in Nottingham. The game was adopted by the earlier settlers of the Caribbean islands, where it is also referred to as the Bimini Ring Game. Shove ha'penny (or shove halfpenny) is played by two players on a small, smooth board, normally made of slate. A number of parallel lines or grooves run horizontally across this board. Ha'pennies or
The Bingley Arms The Bingley Arms The Bingley Arms is a public house in Bardsey, Leeds, England. It claims to be both the oldest surviving business and oldest surviving pub in the UK. The Bingley Arms was originally named The Priests Inn. The Bingley Arms calls itself the oldest pub in Britain, with a history dating back to between AD 905 and AD 953, and says that it served as a safe house for persecuted Catholic priests, and also as a courthouse from around AD 1000 from which offenders were taken to the pillory across the road. The Bingley Arms was featured in