John Rowland wrote:
"Jack Taylor" wrote in message
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there is nothing in law to stop anyone charging
for tap water in their own establishment

I've been informed that the difference between a pub and an inn is
that inns are legally obliged to give free water. This sounds like an
urban myth to me.

I suspect you might be right abouth the urban myth bit.

An Inn is supposed to provide accommodation at any time of the day or night;
historically at least. Most of us can imagine the reaction is someone
knocked on a pub door at 2 in the morning demanding a bed and stablng.