The Anchor, once the brewery tap for the Anchor Brewery, is Bankside’s oldest remaining tavern. It was here that Samuel Pepys took refuge from the Great Fire of London in 1666. Ironically, although missed by the Great Fire it was burnt down just a decade later in 1676, as was much of Southwark, after which it was rebuilt to give us the current building. It has had many additions since then, and has become a warren of creaking wooden floorboards, staircases, wooden beams, fireplaces, galleries, balconies and bars, all of which makes it worth a good look round inside. There is also a large, pleasant riverside terrace and a rooftop terrace. The pub, and nearby Dickensian streets have been used as film locations.