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45 UK Pubs Called Sun


The Sun InnBanbury (Hook Norton)The Sun InnBasingstoke (Dummer)The Sun InnBurnley (Briercliffe)The Sun InnDalkeith (Newbattle)New Sun InnHuntingdon (Kimbolton)The Sun InnNewark (Tuxford)The Sun InnStockton on TeesThe Sun InnSwindonThe Sun InnWakefield (Flockton)The Sun InnYork (Long Marston)
The Old Sun
Bedford (Ampthill)
The Sun Inn
Billingshurst
The Sun
Carshalton
The Sun Inn
Colne (Trawden)
The Sun Inn
Doncaster
The Sun Inn
Dorchester
The Old Sun
Dunstable (Harlington)
The Sun Inn
Egham (Englefield Green)
The Sun Inn
Glasgow
The Sun Inn
Halifax (Lightcliffe)
The Sun
Hoddesdon
The Sun Inn
Houghton le Spring
The Sun
Hounslow
The Sun Inn
Huddersfield (Lepton)
The Sun
Leighton Buzzard
The Sun Inn
Llangollen
The Sun
London SW (Clapham)
The Sun
London WC
The Sun Tavern
London WC
The Sun Inn
Market Harborough (Great Easton)
The Sun Inn
Newcastle upon Tyne (Swalwell)
The Sun
Newport (Calbourne)
The Sun Inn
Northampton (Hardingtone)
The Sun
Penrith
The Sun Inn
Pickering
The Sun Inn
Preston (Chipping)
The Sun
Redhill
The Sun Inn
Rhyl
The Sun Inn
Richmond
The Sun
Romford
The Sun Inn
Sittingbourne
The Old Sun
St Neots (Eaton Socon)
The Sun
Stafford
The Sun
Swanscombe
The Sun
Thatcham (Ashmore Green)
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Origins of "Sun" as a Pub Name

The sun is a symbol of hope and good luck. This may have been appealing to some pub owners, who wanted to create a pub that was seen as a place where people could come to relax and enjoy themselves. The sun is also a symbol of warmth and hospitality. This may have been another reason why some pubs were named "The Sun".

The Sun Inn pub sign, 14 North Street - geograph.org.uk - 1408765


"Idiot!" thought the well-dressed gentleman as he watched an old man fishing in a puddle outside a pub. So he invited him in for a drink. As they sipped their whiskies, the gentleman thought he'd humour the old man and asked "so, how many have you caught today?". "You're the eighth!" he replied, with a wry smile.



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What's a Canonical Name?

To simplify searches, each pub on our database has a Canonical Name - usually a shortened version of its full name missing out any common prefixes and suffixes like "The Old", "Inn", "Tavern" and so on.

This means that "The Old Crown", "The Crown Inn" and "Ye Olde Crown Taverne" are known canonically as, simply, "Crown".

We've also dropped the "The", standarised with "and" instead of "&" and in some cases simplified pluralisation.

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