The Cross Keys WC2H 9BA (Tube: Covent Garden)
If ever in dire need of a dented trombone, a divers helmet or a mounted fish corpse whilst wandering around in central London then look no further than the Cross […]
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The Prospect of Whitby E1W 3SH (Tube: Wapping)
Nicholas Lyndhurst starred alongside David Jason in the much loved British sitcom ‘Only Fools and Horses’. Who can fail to forget the japes that transpired in the classic episode ‘He […]
The Captain Kidd E1W 2NE (Tube: Wapping)
Captain Kidd was born around 1645 and was inelegantly executed in Wapping by hanging in 1701. Depending on your point of view he was one of the best and most […]
The Star of Kings N1 0AX (Tube: Kings Cross)
Every weekday afternoon for about the past decade the BBC has screened a programme known as Bargain Hunt which I am sure you are familiar with but just in case […]
The Cats Back SW18 1NN (Tube: East Putney)
Capital punishment isn’t currently used for crimes committed in the UK, in fact even treason no longer carries a death penalty, though it was possibly to be hanged for giving […]
The Cats Back SW18 1NN (Tube: East Putney)
Capital punishment isn’t currently used for crimes committed in the UK, in fact even treason no longer carries a death penalty, though it was possibly to be hanged for giving […]
The Bulls Head SW13 9PY (Train: Chiswick or Kew Bridge)
It took friggin’ ages to walk to this place from the train station and it sounded great. Been around since the 1500’s, Oliver Cromwell had a bit of a to […]
The Griffin EC2A 4RD (Tube: Old St/Shoreditch High Street)
Even the most half hearted search for this pub online will throw up a collection of reviews that are far from flattering with words like ‘rundown’, ‘shabby’ and ‘awful’ being […]
The George and Dragon E2 7NS (Tube: Hoxton/Old St)
When the phrase ‘batshit crazy’ was coined it’s originator probably didn’t realise that there was a pub in London to which it was fitted like a well tailored suit made […]
The Dove W6 9TA (Tube: Ravenscourt Park)
When you imagine your fantasy pub this place probably isn’t too far from what springs to mind. It’s tucked down a side alley near a cluster of rowing clubs. Sadly […]
Raiders of the Lost Pubs 