Five of the weirdest pubs in Britain

After revealing the 'drunken pub' in Himley, we round up five of the weirdest pubs where you can pull up a stool and sip on a beer in Britain.

The Frog & Toad, Gillingham

Beer is served in miniature 'yard of ale' style glasses at the Frog & Toad, held within their own special wooden frames. Obviously, such a glass is a magnet for souvener hunters, so the landlord came up with a brilliant method to prevent the glasses going astray.

When ordering a pint, customers are required to leave a shoe behind the bar to, quite literally, prevent anyone from running away with their pint glass.

The Haunch of Venison, Salisbury

The Haunch of Venison looks quaint, old and charming, but inside the walls of this top UK pub an iron gate protects a grisly secret.

Walk upstairs to the House of Lords room and patrons can find a small bread oven containing the mummified hand of an 18th century card cheat. Maybe not the best place in the world for a quick game of blackjack then.

The Hatchet Inn, Bristol

The Hatchen Inn is known as the oldest pub in Bristol, having been licensed since 1606.

Local legend has it that the front door, beneath the paint and tar is covered with human skin.

The Pack 'O Cards, Devon

No grisly tales with the Pack 'O Cards in Devon, the clue to this pubs unique feature is in its name.

The Pack 'O Cards was built in 1690 with the winnings from a card game, and the card-based theme does not stop there. Not only is it shaped like a house of cards, it has four floors (one for each suit), thirteen doors on every floor and thirteen fireplaces.

The Burgh Island Hotel, Devon

This pub has one of the strangest access routes in Britain: a hydraulic Sea Tractor carries patrons above the waves before dropping them off at the doors of the pub.

Designed in 1969 by Robert Jackson CBE in exchange for a case of champagne and costing £9,000 to build, the Sea Tractor is an historic icon.

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