The Queen's Head - Springfield, Scotland
N 55° 00.255 W 003° 03.196
30U E 496592 N 6095265
The Queens Head, a small single-room village pub, has an interesting history.
Waymark Code: WMEY92
Location: Southern Scotland, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/21/2012
Views: 3
"The Queens Head is a small single-room village pub. Two cask ales (Deuchars & Houston) are served in this friendly, unpretentious local. Very close to the A74(M) and about a mile from Gretna Green railway station.
The Queens Head is a small single-room village pub. Although slightly off the beaten track, it is actually little more than a stone's throw from Gretna, wedding capital of the country. In fact, the pub had its own 'Priest' in bygone days to conduct marriages at Gretna.
Two cask ales (Deuchars & Houston) are served in this friendly, unpretentious local.
The Queens Head is very close to the A74(M) and about a mile from Gretna Green railway station.
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An historical marker on the pub reads:
"The Queen’s Head has enjoyed a long and interesting past. Its outward appearance has changed little over the years - the building still looks much as it did 200 years ago. The Gretna Green area has long been famous for ‘runaway weddings’ and the Queens Head is a part of that history. In the 18th century Gretna Green was little more than a few cottages, a small number of farms and a church. The Maxwell Arms and the Queens Head, known as the Marriage House, were the first two hostelries over the border and were the venues for many of the early weddings."