As the dates listed on their facades demonstrate, lots of English pubs claim to be very old. The true elite even claim to be the oldest English pub of all. Spend five minutes researching “England’s ...
The Lamb Inn is part of the Harvey's Brewery family of pubs. In the Telegraph article, it was given a 'Ye Olde rating' of eight out of 10, meaning that Mr Hawkes considers it to be really rather old.
Chesterfield has a rich selection of historic pubs.