christmas pub crawl 15/12/2007
By Phil Chambers
15-11-2007 (last updated 31-01-2008)
Part of the group London Chat
the biggest pub crawl of the season is nearly upon us. here's the lowdown...
Tags: ale, cheap pubs, good for large groups, jdw, last resort, pub, pubs, real ale, reasonably ropey, spoons, weatherspoons, wetherspoons
Phil Chambers
(16687 points) 13-12-2007 
A huge, sprawling sticky affair - this branch of JD Wetherspoons is probably the cheapest place to drink in Holborn, but by no means the best. Yes,... more...
The Lamb
Pubs & Bars » Pubs in Bloomsbury
94 Lamb's Conduit Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1N 3LZ
6 reviews
Tags: ale, atmospheric, beer, busy, drink, food, historic, listed, pub, russell square, victorian, youngs
The Monkey Puzzle
Pubs & Bars » Pubs in Paddington
30 Southwick Street, Paddington, London W2 1JQ
2 reviews
The Earl Of Lonsdale
Pubs & Bars » Pubs in Notting Hill
277-281 Westbourne Grove, Notting Hill, London W11 2QA
2 reviews
Tags: bitter, notting hill, pub, sammy smiths, samuel smiths
Phil Chambers
(16687 points) 15-11-2007 
The Earl is a pretty good drinking establishment in Notting Hill - and probably the cheapest one at that, being as it is, Samuel Smiths. I like the... more...
Queen's Arms (Kensington)
Restaurants » British Restaurants in South Kensington
30 Queen's Gate Mews, South Kensington, London SW7 5QL
4 reviews
Tags: food, hard to find, pub, real ale, south kensington pubs
Phil Chambers
(16687 points) 15-10-2007
A great little pub just round the corner from Imperial College and the South Ken museums. Slightly hidden in the mews, you won't stumble across it ... more...
Tags: central, food upstairs, guest ales, pub grub, traditional
Phil Chambers
(16687 points) 13-12-2007
The Cambridge is a decent central pub that is always always packed due to its location right in Soho. The crowd are a real mixture of pre-clubbing ... more...
The Harp
Pubs & Bars » Pubs in Charing Cross
47 Chandos Place, near Trafalgar Square, Charing Cross, London WC2 4HS
9 reviews
Tags: boozer, central london, cosy, covent garden, pub, real ale, real-ale, realale, sausages, service, small, traditional
Phil Chambers
(16687 points) 20-09-2007 
The Harp is as an authentic old school London drinking experience as you're going to get. I was shocked when I found out they're actually owned by ... more...
Tags: ambience, big jugs, cosy, flowery, food, lovely ales, picturesque, pub, real ale, traditional
Darryl Snow
(2035 points) 19-08-2008
Although one of my favourite pubs in London, it still doesn’t get 5 stars. I think 5 stars should be reserved for places that offer near-perf... more...
Tags: beers, belgian, belgian beer
guybtaylor
(1529 points) 17-06-2008
A chain that sells Belgian beer has to be one of the best kinds of chain. However, Bierodrome is a bit mediocre in most aspects apart from its dri... more...
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ahunter: Ha ha. Go on then Phil. I imagine St. Thomas' in Waterloo or the Royal London in Whitechapel are our best bets :) -
gry: Great idea, but has anyone looked into the logistics? Some of the pubs are a bit further away. And I want a unifying theme! -
ahunter: Indeed. The maps not really looking like the horse shoe that big man required. We seem to have decent cluster in the Holborn area with a south ken splinter cell.
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Phil Chambers: Hey - it's barely finished guys - it will all make sense I assure you... :)
The unifying theme is Christmas guys! -
gry: Just add on pubs along the way in between holborn and the outliers, 11 is clearly too few anyway. And I think you should select pubs on the basis of the pubs marked on the map forming the shape of santa claus. then even aliens flying past in their UFOs would know there was a christmas pub crawl happening
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Phil Chambers: Presumably they wouldn't be UFOs to the aliens? Since they know what they are...
Good idea though! -
gry: Clever. Hadn't thought of that.
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