Pubs
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Tideswell has a handful of pubs within the village all serving good beer, wines and spirits, plus a warm hearty welcome with food and snacks for all clients, whether local or visitors - walkers and their muddy boots and muddy dogs can be catered for - especially welcome on those winter days when a long walk seems a great idea until the rain or snow starts and you crave a drink, some food and a roaring fire at the end.
This however, is a far cry from the days when the village had up to fifteen scattered around it. Pubs such as the Three Tuns Inn, The Peacock, The White Hart; The Old Hart Hotel; The King's Head; The Marquis of Granby; two Miners Arms; The Dog Inn; The Gate Inn; First Drop Inn The Bellevue; Cliff Inn;The Angel Inn; The Bull's Head and the Black Horse, all have a place in Tideswell's History as a commercial market village, but all are committed to the annals of history, with only their names and original buildings remaining.
The buildings that once housed these hostels in Tideswell have mainly been converted to dwellings, with some still retaining their original Public House name - Three Tuns in Market Square; Black Horse Cottage on the High Street; but others have been renamed - Rockingham Lodge, in Market Square was once The Bellevue and then renamed to the First Drop Inn before renovation in the 1990's to a B&B and self catering apartments.
The pubs that still reside in the village, all have their own special history too. The George Hotel, on Commercial Road was built in 1730 when it was originally the old "Posting House", serving as the village post office plus providing stabling for the stage coaches and the post chaise. It's hotel reputation was built upon it being able to provide accommodation to their passengers.
The Horse and Jockey was built in 1807, originally as a domestic dwelling, but two years later it was granted a licence to allow it to supply ales to the local population and proved a popular gathering point for departures of charabanc outings or Oddfellows meetings.
The Star Inn, was a later addition to the village but still dates back to the late 1800's.
The Anchor Inn, just outside the main village is the oldest of the current inns, as it dates back to the 15th Century and then started as a coaching inn in the late 16th century, when it's resident farmer started to brew ale to supplement his agricultural income, along with many other farmers, to supply to locals and weary travellers. It has been said that some of it's previous landlords have refused to leave the Inn even after their death, with one 15 year old boy, William Swindell is still residing to this day - having died in 1825.