Celia Fiennes and Sir Walter Scott blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: The Royal Oak Hotel From the 17th century, this hotel was Garstang's principal posting inn on the London to Edinburgh route. About 1650, Celia Fiennes stayed here as did Sir Walter Scott in 1828. Recorded plaque organisation: Wyre Borough Council.

Celia Fiennes was an English traveller and writer who left detailed accounts of her extensive travels through Britain; Sir Walter Scott was a renowned Scottish historical novelist, playwright, poet, and historian known for works like "Ivanhoe" that romanticized Scotland's past.