The King's Head on Quarry Street is one of Guildford's oldest — and reputedly most haunted — pubs, a late-1500s timber-framed building in the heart of the historic Saxon market town, right beside Guildford Castle in Surrey. It's a Shepherd Neame pub serving home-cooked food and four regular real ales, with outside seating. A popular quiz is held on Mondays, and to the rear is a patio area and terrace on several levels.
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The King's Head on Quarry Street is one of Guildford's oldest — and reputedly most haunted — pubs, a late-1500s timber-framed building in the heart of the historic Saxon market town, right beside Guildford Castle in Surrey. It's a Shepherd Neame pub serving home-cooked food and four regular real ales, with outside seating. A popular quiz is held on Mondays, and to the rear is a patio area and terrace on several levels.
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