The George Inn, Southwark.

The only surviving galleried coaching inn left in London. (There is a modern reconstruction at St. Katherine's Dock by the Tower). These establishments, usually consisting of three ranges of buildings - one of which was the stable-block - were once huddled along all of the main routes in and out of London. The George served travellers between London and Kent and the south coast.
I will let the sign on the gate, just off Borough High Street (east side), explain the details.

There are a number of yards along this stretch of road whose names hint at other similar inns now long gone - White Hart, Tabard, King's Head and Mermaid - all within a few hundred yards of each other. Bishopsgate (near Liverpool Street Station) had a similar stretch of coaching inns - some also frequented by Shakespeare when he travelled between Stratford and London.
In the same vicinity as The George, on Newcomen Street there is a fine old Victorian pub called The King's Arms. The current building of 1890 replaced an earlier one dating from 1760. George III's arms are above the door. That's the monarch who, in his diary for 4th July 1776, wrote "Nothing important happened today"...

The White Hart in Southwark gets a mention in Henry VI - Part 2, as it was used as a base by Jack Cade - leader of the Kentish rebels in 1450, during the period known as the Wars of the Roses. Cade's rebellion was crushed and he fled to the south coast. He was mortally wounded during his capture at Lewes, Sussex, and died before he could be put on trial back in London. His corpse still underwent the traditional penalty for traitors - being hung, drawn and quartered.

The White Hart. The George would have had a similar layout.

In the days when Highwaymen were common, individual travellers would gather at coaching inns in order to then travel on in a group, often with an armed escort. Highwaymen do still exist today, though they are now called Traffic Wardens.
Another view of The George - taken before I went inside to check out the quality of their ales...