Tan Hill, Yorkshire
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Tan Hill (NY896067) is a high point on the Pennine Way in North Yorkshire, England near the borders with County Durham and Cumbria. It is home to the Tan Hill Inn, which is recognised as being the highest inn in England at 1,732 feet (528 m) above sea level. It is situated on an unclassified road approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) north of the village of Keld, close to the northern boundary of the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
The second highest inn is the Cat and Fiddle Inn, on Axe Edge Moor, on the A537 road near the Derbyshire/Cheshire county boundary with an elevation of about 1,690 feet (520 m), though recent measurements dispute Tan Hill's supremacy.[1]
In 1995, the Tan Hill Inn became the first public house in the UK to be granted a licence to hold weddings and civil ceremonies, after new laws were brought in to allow couples to marry in places other than churches or registry offices.[2]
The Tan Hill Inn appeared in an advert starring Ted Moult for window fitting company, Everest,[3] and more recently a Vodafone advert.
[edit] KFC legal action
In May 2007, Kentucky Fried Chicken threatened legal action against the Tan Hill Inn for trademark infringement over the use of the term "Family Feast" on the inn's Christmas Day menu. But on 10 May 2007, KFC confirmed that it would not be pursuing the case.[4][5]
[edit] References
- ^ TAC 54: More top stuff
- ^ Tan Hill Inn website.
- ^ Swaledale, Arkengarthdale and Tan Hill website.[dead link]
- ^ The Times - KFC climbs a big hill to fight tiny pub.
- ^ BBC - KFC licked by pub in menu fight.
[edit] External links
- The Tan Hill Inn
- Map sources for Tan Hill, Yorkshire
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