The former "Smith's Arms" pub, now closed, at the village of Godmanstone, Dorset, England. May 2025. The river Cerne flows alongside. It was supposed to be the smallest pub in England, seating around 24 persons. The thatched building dates from 1420 and it was originally a blacksmith premises. A local legend says that when king Charles II stopped to get his horse shod, he asked for a drink whilst waiting, and the blacksmith replied that he lacked a license to sell alcohol. So the king granted him such a license by Royal Charter and thus received an ale!

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