London Pubs

Scotland · Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 7:50 am Post subject: London Pubs

We are planning a trip down to the big smoke in January. We are going with my wifes sister and her husband.
The wife and her sister will probably go shopping, visit the theatre, look round museums and other really dull things like that.
Me and Ian will probably visit a few pubs in order to enhance our cultural knowledge of our great country.
So can anybody recommend any decent pubs in London. Somewhere with real ale preferably.

robertb · Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 6:30 pm Post subject:

This is a decent list, I haven't been to all of them but those I have were all quite fun:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/food_and_drink/real_food/article4533957.ece

I also went to this one which I thought had quite a bit of character:
http://www.pubs.com/main_site/pub_details.php?pub_id=150
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Scotland · Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2010 8:01 pm Post subject:

Hi Robert
I have been in 3 of these pubs. The City of Yorke (a Sam Smiths pub), The Falcon (longest bar in england) and the Nags Head (Quirky but expensive).
We will seek out some of the pubs you have mentioned in or near the centre, but Dagenham is a bit far out.
Thanks for the advice.

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My favourite London pubs are Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese in The City and the Holly Bush in Hampstead. Enjoy!
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Besalu2008 · Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 7:45 pm Post subject:

It is about 13 years since I lived in London so obviously can't give you any up to date info but I always used to like the pubs around Camden. Some can get a bit too touristy and liked to wander off the beaten track slightly and have a pint in the "less trendy" but more intimate pubs.
Also some of the pubs in and around Bethnal Green were quite good, some real characters. Some proper sawdust on the floor type pubs. But probally all gone now though.
Sorry I can't be of more help!
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laz · Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 6:04 pm Post subject:

A couple of recommendations:

The Harp in Covent Garden - in the shortlist for the 2010 Camra pub of the year this year (harpcoventgarden.com)

The Jerusalem Tavern - London outlet for the wonderful St Peter's brewery (http://www.stpetersbrewery.co.uk/london/default.htm), although not easy to find...
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Scotland · Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 8:19 pm Post subject:

Thanks Laz.
These are two of my favourite pubs. We usually stay at the travelodge at covent garden which is about a five minute stroll from the Harp.
The Jerusalem Tavern is a tiny pub and if theres 30 people in there you cant get to the bar. I like St Peters beers though so its worth the effort.

Visit Rome · Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2010 9:07 pm Post subject:

Beer is awesome, but a bottle of Amarone italian wine is fantastic (Visit Rome is back!)
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laz · Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2010 9:55 am Post subject:

Chris_Skelton · Posted: Tue Jan 18, 2011 8:53 pm Post subject:

I was always partial to the Sherlock Holmes Pub. Although, it's a bit of a tourist trap. But right in the heart of London. Where everything is.

Scotland · Posted: Wed Jan 19, 2011 11:22 pm Post subject:

We arrived back yesterday. We stayed at the travelodge in Covent garden worked out about £70 a night without breakfast.
Did most of our drinking in wetherspoons while the wife spent a fortune on theatre tickets £60 a throw, thats 20 pints even at London prices.
Went into the Harp a few times.

laz · Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2011 6:41 pm Post subject:

That's a fantastic hotel rate for Covent Garden...!

How did you find the Harp? I was actually in there again for the first time in ages, just last week as I had a couple of nights in London. Not changed at all, and the beer was on top form!

I also discovered the Euston Tap, just outside Euston station (while I was wandering around waiting for my train home). Tiny little bar, with a huge selection of beer. Very nice!
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Scotland · Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 12:33 pm Post subject:

I had to book a couple of months in advance through their website to get a good rate.
We walked to wetherspoons every morning for breakfast. Only cost a fiver for the two of us.

Philip P · Posted: Wed Mar 02, 2011 12:57 am Post subject:

The Prospect of Whitby in the docklands is a bit out of the way, but it dates back to the 1500s and is worth visiting IMO...

laz · Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 6:48 pm Post subject:

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