Millbank
Cask Pub & Kitchen is a craft beer pub on Charlwood Street in Pimlico, a short walk from Victoria. It pours a long list of cask, keg and bottled beers, and its...
Victoria 3 min · Walk-in
Walk-in
Cover story
Pubs & Bars Near London's Big Stations
Filtered for ££ + Real Ale, then ranked by journey fairness for your group.
The little black book
Pubs & Bars Near London's Big Stations
Filtered for ££ + Real Ale, then ranked by journey fairness for your group.
Central London
Chapter 1 · 15 pubs
Mayfair
The Barley Mow on Dorset Street was built in 1791 and opened in 1793, and it is now Grade II* listed. It keeps its matchboard panelling and a pair of late...
Marylebone 3 min · Walk-in
Walk-in
Bloomsbury
The Crown & Anchor is a Grade II listed 19th-century corner pub on Drummond Street, two minutes from Euston. It is run by Castle, part of Mitchells & Butlers....
Euston 3 min · Walk-in
Walk-in
St Pancras
The Doric Arch is a Fuller's pub on Eversholt Street, right outside Euston station. It is named after the station's lost Doric Arch, built in 1837. Its...
Euston 3 min · Bookable
St Pancras
The Euston Tap has been pouring craft beer since 2010 from one of the Grade II listed lodges on Euston Road. It has 10 keg and 5 cask lines, with a heavy dose...
Euston 3 min · Walk-in
Walk-in
The Borough
The George is London's last surviving galleried inn, rebuilt in 1676 on Borough High Street. Greene King runs the bars, and the courtyard beer garden is...
London Bridge 1 min · Walk-in
Walk-in
Millbank
The Harp is a narrow Fuller's pub on Chandos Place, a couple of minutes from Charing Cross. It is known for its beer, and it has won the West London CAMRA...
Charing Cross 3 min · Bookable
Waterloo
The Kings Arms is a real-ale pub on Roupell Street, a few minutes from Waterloo. Thai food comes from Kanchana's Kitchen at the back. Upstairs rooms can be...
Waterloo 3 min · Bookable
King's Cross
The Parcel Yard is a Fuller's pub inside King's Cross station, in the station's old parcel office. It opens from 8am and hosts anywhere from 2 to 200 people....
King's Cross / St Pancras 3 min · Bookable
Millbank
The Phoenix is a Young's pub on Palace Street, a short walk from Victoria. Its glass roof terrace is open all year, with a retractable roof and heaters, and...
Victoria 3 min · Walk-in
Walk-in
Southwark
The Rake is a tiny craft beer bar on Winchester Walk in Borough Market, with 4 handpumps and 18 taps. It opens from midday. It is walk-in only and a crush on...
London Bridge 2 min · Walk-in
Walk-in
Islington
The Scottish Stores is a family-owned independent freehouse on Caledonian Road, established in 1901 and a few minutes from King's Cross. Its Grade II listed...
King's Cross / St Pancras 1 min · Walk-in
Walk-in
Millbank
The Sherlock Holmes is a Greene King pub on Northumberland Street, near Charing Cross. Upstairs there is a recreation of the 221B Baker Street sitting room as...
Charing Cross 3 min · Walk-in
Walk-in
Millbank
The Ship & Shovell is a Badger pub of two halves on Craven Passage, under the arches by Charing Cross. The buildings went up between 1731 and 1733 as two...
Charing Cross 3 min · Walk-in
Walk-in
Waterloo
Waterloo Tap is a craft beer bar in a railway arch on Sutton Walk, right by Waterloo station. It has 20 keg and 6 cask lines, all rotating. It is from the same...
Waterloo 3 min · Walk-in
Walk-in
East London
Chapter 2 · 3 pubs
Bishopsgate
Dirty Dick's is a Bishopsgate pub that has welcomed drinkers since 1745, a short walk from Liverpool Street. It takes its name from the story of Nathaniel...
Liverpool Street 3 min · Walk-in
Walk-in
Whitechapel
The Ten Bells is a Grade II listed pub on Commercial Street, opposite Christ Church Spitalfields and the market. Its walls are covered floor to ceiling in...
Liverpool Street 3 min · Bookable
Bishopsgate
Williams Ale & Cider House is a pub on Artillery Lane, a few minutes from Liverpool Street. As the name suggests, it focuses on ales and ciders. Tables can be...
Liverpool Street 4 min · Walk-in
Walk-in
West London
Chapter 3 · 2 pubs
Paddington
The Larrik is a freehouse on Crawford Place in Marylebone, established in 1835. It is part of Inda Pubs, a small independent group founded in 2012. The...
Marylebone 2 min · Bookable
Paddington
The Victoria is a Fuller's pub on Strathearn Place, near Hyde Park and a walk from Paddington. Fuller's lists it among London's best Sunday roasts, and buffet...
Paddington 2 min · Bookable
Frequently asked questions
What does the “££ + Real Ale” filter show on Pubs & Bars Near London's Big Stations?
This view narrows Pubs & Bars Near London's Big Stations to venues tagged for ££ + Real Ale. FairWhere can still rank that filtered shortlist by journey fairness when you start a plan, so the activity fit and the commute both work for the group.
Where should we meet if everyone arrives at a different London station?
Pubs & Bars Near London's Big Stations picks characterful pubs and bars a short walk from the big termini. Add each person's arrival station (or home) in FairWhere and it ranks the shortlist by journey fairness, so the meet isn’t always “whoever shouted King’s Cross first.”
Is this only for after-work drinks?
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