Coventry Pub Crawl

About this route

History & Origins • Medieval market days: Coventry was known as one of England's largest and wealthiest medieval cities; its pub roots trace back to guild alehouses. • Wartime destruction (1940–41): The Blitz levelled most historic pubs. Post-war reconstruction saw plain mid-century pubs replace the medieval inns. • 1970s–1980s: Spon Street emerged as the red-light district and rough pub strip. By the 1990s, gentrification turned several into heritage pubs. • 2000s–present: U