Favorite pubs in the London (or elsewhere)?
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Favorite pubs in the London (or elsewhere)?
What are your favorites? There are so many (and so little time!). I think my favorite is the Lamb and Flag near Covent Garden (a/k/a Bucket of Blood). Had a hearty meal there a some pints. Of course, my experience is as a tourist, not a local at my "local." I'd like to get back to the George someday. There are a number that I would like to revisit along the Thames and in Chelsea (which we visited during pub walks). Yours?
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I bet you are all correct about the Captain's cabin. It was near the end of a London Walks regarding crime. We were a little mixed up direction-wise, but I think the Picadilly tube stop was only a block or so away. I intended to make it to Blackfriar's last trip, but didn't make it.
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Spaniard's Inn, on Spaniard's Road near Hampstead Heath. Very good food in a lovely beer garden, with excellent beer. <BR><BR>Like a lot of London pubs, it is an old historic inn-- birthplace of Dick Turpin, visited by Keats. Bram Stoker mentioned it in Dracula.<BR><BR>We really enjoyed it-- we ended up having several meals there. Much better food than most pubs, and the outside dining area was very pleasant.
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I've been to several already listed - The Blackfriars, King's Head & Eight Bells, Sherlock Holmes, etc. and all were good experiences (plus I found them through Fodor's guide book). But my best experiences were at actual neighborhood pubs -- The Cross Keys and The Crown in South Kensington / Chelsea. We were lucky enough to stay with friends in a Fulham Road neighborhood two years ago, and these were their "locals". Can't wait to go back - I developed a healthy appreciation for Strongbow cider!
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During the summer months, my favourite pub is the Freemason's Arms in Hampstead. It has picnic tables out back and is just incredibly pleasant - but always busy, especially when they serve their Sunday roasts.<BR><BR>There are so many wonderful pubs, it's hard to remember them all.