Overview
The Golden Fleece is a historic inn and public house on Pavement in York, England. Its history can be traced to at least 1503, when the property was owned by the Merchant Adventurers’ Hall. Originally associated with York’s wool trade, it began operating as an inn in 1656 and was formally licensed in 1668. The present building largely dates from a reconstruction around 1840 and was designated a Grade II listed building in 1983.
The inn was originally a coaching house and later became associated with John Peckett, a lord mayor of York, and his wife, Alice. Its rear courtyard is known as Lady Peckett’s Yard. The Golden Fleece operates as a pub with guest rooms and is recognizable by the hanging sheep sign above its entrance.
The Golden Fleece also promotes a longstanding reputation for paranormal activity and claims to be York’s most haunted pub. Among the figures said to haunt the building is Alice Peckett, and the inn has appeared on television programs examining alleged paranormal phenomena.
Quick Facts
- Status
- Open
- Locality or neighborhood
- York
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Coordinates
- 53.95873602203747, -1.0797054320863269
- Opened or founded
- 1503
