
The Signal Box Inn is a
public house
A pub (short for public house) is in several countries a drinking establishment licensed to serve alcoholic drinks for consumption Licensing laws of the United Kingdom#On-licence, on the premises. The term first appeared in England in the ...
in the seaside resort of
Cleethorpes
Cleethorpes () is a seaside town on the estuary of the Humber in North East Lincolnshire, Lincolnshire, England with a population of 29,678 in 2021. It has been permanently occupied since the 6th century, with fishing as its original industry ...
,
United Kingdom
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. It was opened in August 2006 and is a contender for the smallest pub in the world.
Details
The Signal Box Inn is named for its location at Lakeside Station of the
Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway. The size of the building is approximately to the same scale as the trains that use the track.
It has five hand pumps serving real ale and a beer garden, and was submitted for a place in the
Guinness Book of Records
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.
It faced opposition for the title of the world's smallest pub from ''Sam's World's Smallest Bar'' in
Colorado Springs
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,
United States
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. The area of that establishment is 10.12 square metres, as opposed to the Signal Box's 5.95 square metres.
In a Nutshell, size does matter
- East Anglian Daily Times 24
See also
* The Nutshell Bury St Edmunds
References
External links
Signal Box Inn Official Website
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Pubs in Lincolnshire
Cleethorpes