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Old Ship Inn, Perth

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Operator: Belhaven (Greene King)
31 High Street (Skinnergate), Perth, PH1 5TJ (View on Google Map)
07956 924767
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Historic city-centre pub with front terrace and function room.

Perhaps Perth's oldest pub, and with no name change. Walls are timber-lined with white painted beamed ceiling and frieze lightening up the bar. A large oil painting of a sailing ship is of particular interest. A lounge area to left of bar has a selection of books for reading. The upstairs lounge reopened as 'Above Board' in December 2018 after 20-year closure, and has now been upgraded as ‘The Speakeasy’, while the bar area and toilets have benefitted from refurbishment in January 2026.

The Old Ship was an oasis in Perth for real ale back in the 1980s, and now offers three changing cask beers served from new Angram handpulls, often including a seasonal ale from Greene King, a Scottish guest beer, and from breweries down south, such as Black Sheep, St Austell or Theakston.

Tayside CAMRA's Perth City Pub of the Year 2023, 2024 & 2025.

Historic Interest

Said to be the oldest pub in Perth dating back to 1665, the name originates from the time when the harbour was just at the bottom of the High Street. Sailors did not have far to stagger back to their ship after a drunken night in the pub.

Information for this venue is provided by the Tayside Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Perth & Kinross
Last updated
Last surveyed
20/02/2023
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
Greene King
Pub ID
TAY/54
Asset of Community Value
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Monday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Tuesday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Wednesday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Thursday
11:00am - 11:00pm
Friday
11:00am - Midnight
Saturday
11:00am - Midnight
Sunday
12:30pm - 11:00pm
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Current beers

This Pub serves 3 changing beers and 0 regular beers.

Regular and recently seen

Morland - Original Bitter TasteMatch Prediction

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Morland - Original Bitter
Morland - Original Bitter Session Bitter • 4% Spotted 5 times
Morland - Original Bitter
Morland - Original Bitter

Spotted 5 times recently. Last spotted 1 week ago at Old Ship Inn, Perth.

ABV 4%
Style Session Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Greene King - Morland - Old Session Hen TasteMatch Prediction

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Greene King - Morland - Old Session Hen
Greene King - Morland - Old Session Hen Session Golden Ale • 3.4% Spotted 21 times
Greene King - Morland - Old Session Hen
Greene King - Morland - Old Session Hen

Spotted 21 times recently. Last spotted 1 week ago at Old Ship Inn, Perth.

ABV 3.4%
Style Session Golden Ale
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Theakston - Best Bitter TasteMatch Prediction

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Theakston - Best Bitter
Theakston - Best Bitter Session Bitter • 3.8% Spotted once
Theakston - Best Bitter
SIBA Indie Beer Sold Here
Theakston - Best Bitter

Spotted once recently. Last spotted 1 week ago at Old Ship Inn, Perth.

ABV 3.8%
Style Session Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Leeds - Leeds Pale TasteMatch Prediction

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Leeds - Leeds Pale
Leeds - Leeds Pale Session Pale Ale • 3.8% Spotted once
Leeds - Leeds Pale
SIBA Indie Beer Sold Here
Leeds - Leeds Pale

Spotted once recently. Last spotted 4 days ago at Old Ship Inn, Perth.

ABV 3.8%
Style Session Pale Ale
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

JW Lees - Boddingtons Bitter TasteMatch Prediction

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JW Lees - Boddingtons Bitter
JW Lees - Boddingtons Bitter Session Bitter • 4% Spotted once
JW Lees - Boddingtons Bitter
JW Lees - Boddingtons Bitter

Spotted once recently. Last spotted 4 days ago at Old Ship Inn, Perth.

ABV 4%
Style Session Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No
Changing

Changing beers typically include: Fyne Ales - Jarl , Greene King (seasonal) , Timothy Taylor (varies)

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Facilities
Sports TV Sports TV
Garden Garden
tables and chairs on front terrace
Parking Parking
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Function Room Function Room
‘The Speakeasy’ upstairs room with 40-person capacity
Real Fire Real Fire
Smoking Smoking
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
Transport
Close to bus routes (100m)
Stagecoach: 7 (To Scone and from Hillend and Broxden)
Nearby Station (900m)
Perth

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