The Tan Hill Inn, recognised as the highest pub in the United Kingdom, has been put on the market for £900,000. Situated 1,732 feet (528 metres) above sea level in the Yorkshire Dales, the 17th-century establishment has held the Guinness World Record since 1976.
Current landlady Louise Peace, who has run the pub with her husband Mike since 2005, says she has been snowed in approximately 50 times, with each stint lasting between three and 11 days. The remote location near the village of Keld in Swaledale is a popular spot for walkers and offers views of the Northern Lights.
Peace, who is retiring to Somerset with her husband, said the new owner would need “stamina, eccentricity and love”. She described the inn as “like having a child” and expressed hope that a family would take over and pass it on to the next generation. She noted that inquiries from potential buyers have already been received.
The pub has a storied history, with a guide book from 1586 noting a “solitary inn” on the same Pennine Way location. In recent years, it made headlines when New Year’s Eve revellers were stranded for three days in 2009, and last November, the band Scouting For Girls and around 200 others were cut off after a charity gig, forcing guests to sleep in the inn’s 30 rooms and on sofas and floors.
