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Pub crawl

A pub crawl (sometimes called a bar tour, bar crawl or bar-hopping) is the act of visiting multiple pubs or bars in a single session.

Many European cities have public pub crawls that serve as social gatherings for local expatriates and tourists.

In the United Kingdom, pub crawls are often spontaneous, and are not predetermined by either the participants or a well-known route in the local area. However, structured routes with regular stops also exist.

In the north of Spain, around the Basque Country, the tradition for groups of male friends crawling pubs and drinking a short glass of wine at each pub, and often singing traditional songs, is known as txikiteo or chiquiteo, and can be held at night or day. By the end of the 20th century, it was extended also to women, and when it involves a wider variety of drinks, it is more often called poteo.

In Glasgow, the Subcrawl is a pub crawl carried out using the circular Glasgow Subway line in the city. It involves having a drink at the nearest pub to each of the 15 stops on the line.

In Leeds, the Otley Run is seen as a rite of passage for students.

In London, the Monopoly board pub crawl is based around having a drink at a pub in each of the places on a British Monopoly board, set in London. Thousands of New Zealanders take part in the annual Waitangi Day pub crawl, which takes place around the Circle Line on the London Underground. Starting at Paddington they work anti-clockwise around the line, ending at Westminster for a haka (traditional New Zealand challenge/dance). While numbers vary depending on the weather, in 2008 there were reported to be around 12,000 people involved. First started by the historian Al Richardson in the 1960s, the Karl Marx pub crawl is based around various pubs the communist philosopher is reputed to have drunk at in and around Soho.

In York and Gloucester, there is an annual charity event known as the Assize of Ale. It is based on the medieval Assize of Bread and Ale and, in York, is led by the Guild of Scriveners and Sheriff of the City. In Gloucester, it is led by the Sheriff of Gloucester, the Town Crier and other local characters.[2]

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