Walk 12 legendary pubs through Dundee on the ultimate Dundee walking tour – from Mennies, named the second best pub in the UK, to a karaoke finale 12 pints deep.
🍺Scotland’s fourth largest city has been hiding extraordinary secrets. Dundee’s identity was built on three foundations – Jute, Jam, and Journalism – and today it’s the birthplace of the Dandy and Beano comics, the city that gave the world Grand Theft Auto, and home to some of the finest historic pubs in Scotland.
This Scotland walking tour takes you through Dundee Scotland from historic Perth Road down to the Victorian waterfront, past the RRS Discovery (Captain Scott’s Antarctic ship), and deep into a city that deserves far more visitors than it gets.Along the way: a pub where Frank Sinatra allegedly drank on 13 July 1953, a plaque to Winston Churchill who served as Dundee’s MP for 14 years, what claims to be the best pint of Guinness in Scotland, Dundee’s oldest licensed pub (est. 1864), an extraordinary dual pub that won Scotland’s Best Gay Bar award, and a 19th century bank vault you can drink in.
🍺 THE PUBS (in order):
🌺 Speedwell Bar (Mennies)
🦅 Hawks Hill Tavern
🔥 The Phoenix
📜 The Nether End
🪟 Trades House Bar
🏔️ The Bank Bar
⭐ Star and Garter
☘️ The Dubliner
🌈 Pillars / Salty Dog
🏦 The Old Bank Bar
🎯 Tickity Boos
🎤 The Townhouse
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Welcome: St Andrews Finale & Road to Dundee
1:05 Welcome: Dundee – 12 Pubs, One City
2:05 🌺 Pub 1: Speedwell Bar (Mennies) – Named 2nd Best Pub in the UK
3:29 Walk: Jute, Jam & Journalism – Dundee’s Three Foundations
4:18 🦅 Pub 2: Hawks Hill Tavern – A 5-Nil Defeat & a Signed Football
5:42 Walk: Dundee’s History & a Grand Theft Auto Teaser
8:14 Walk: Lemmings, Rockstar Games & the Birthplace of GTA
11:19 🔥 Pub 3: The Phoenix – Est. 1856 & Frank Sinatra’s Alleged Visit
12:55 📜 Pub 4: The Nether End – Dundee’s Student Pub Secret
13:50 Walk: Winston Churchill as Dundee’s MP, 1908-1922
14:40 🪟 Pub 5: Trades House Bar – Scotland’s Most Gorgeous Pub Windows
16:32 🏔️ Pub 6: The Bank Bar – Local Art & Mountain Rescue Heroes
17:50 ⭐ Pub 7: Star and Garter – Est. 1874 & a Whisky Tasting Room
18:58 Walk: The RRS Discovery – Captain Scott’s Antarctic Ship
23:08 ☘️ Pub 8: The Dubliner – Best Guinness in Scotland?
24:26 Walk: Mary Slessor Garden & Caird Hall
26:56 🌈 Pub 9: Pillars / Salty Dog – Dundee’s Oldest Pub (Est. 1864)
28:13 Chat: John (Owner) – 15 Years of Dundee’s Most Unique Pub
34:36 Walk: Desperate Dan, Minnie the Minx & Dundee’s Comic Heritage
36:40 🏦 Pub 10: The Old Bank Bar – Drinking in a Victorian Bank Vault
38:11 Walk: The Books, the Art Gallery & a Pit Stop at the Backpackers
40:11 🎯 Pub 11: Tickity Boos – Est. 1877 & What “Tickety Boo” Really Means
42:36 🎤 Pub 12: The Townhouse – 12 Pints Deep & Karaoke Finale
44:10 Closing: “My Way” – Dundee, the Books & Final Cheers
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