Green Man, Ashbourne

The premises is known for its Grade II* listed entrance sign and its association with Royal Shrovetide Football.

James Boswell wrote that he stopped there to eat in 1777 (terming it "a very good inn" and its proprietress "a mighty civil gentlewoman")[3] and Princess Victoria visited in the 1830s.

[4][5] The owner worked with local architects, conservation group Brownhill Hayward Brown, Derbyshire County Council and Historic England to produce a suitable refurbishment plan that would be a sustainable business model while still preserving the building's historic character.

In June 2020, during the George Floyd protests in the United Kingdom, a 28,000-signature petition called for it to be taken down, describing it at "disgusting racist imagery".

[17] The Green Man is well known locally for being a focal point of the annual Royal Shrovetide Football match.