A brass plaque outside this pub proclaims: ‘In the White Hart Inn Robert Burns stayed during his last visit to Edinburgh, 1791'. Claiming to be the city’s oldest pub in continuous use (since 1516), it also hosted William Wordsworth, in 1803. Not surprisingly, it’s a traditional, cosy, low-raftered place. It has regular folk/acoustic music sessions.
White Hart Inn
Old Town
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