Backpackers Guide to London
London Pubs and Bars
Backpackers' Guide to London's Tourist Information | Backpackers' Guide to London Tourist Attractions | Backpackers' Guide to London's Historical Attractions | Backpackers' Guide to Shopping in London | Backpackers' Guide to Sport in London | Backpackers' Guide to Entertainment in London | Backpackers' Guide to Food in London | Backpackers' Guide to London Museums A real London experience will not be complete without the pub experience. The pub is at the heart of the community, in towns and cities all over England. Ashlee House Hostel’s location provides great access to the many pubs and bars across the city, some holding more than beers, but also Britain’s great tradition.
London’s pubs and bars are the best places to absorb the London culture. It is more than a shop where drinks are sold, it is a place for people to relax or to celebrate, where friends meet, and where business people negotiate deals. Many of the pubs have retained their old tradition of service and hospitality including their original character and atmosphere. West Central, near Ashlee’s modern accommodations, holds some of the good old traditional pubs. Cittie of Yorkie in Holborn was rebuilt in the 1890's. Its attraction is its huge room of church-like proportions and massive 1000 gallon wine butts standing above the bar. Across The British Museum in Bloomsbury, visitors can go to the Museum Tavern and have a drink of ale with fish and chips and take in the history that goes with the pub dating back to 1855. It has beautiful carved wooden fittings and edged and cut glass. For a beautiful Art Nouveau pub, the Coal Hole has re-opened with new lighting and has a rejuvenated "ye olde inn" ambiance. The Lamb is a traditional pub built in the 1720s and today, it is a fine Victorian pub with green tiled walls, a U-shaped counter, and rare snob screens. Covent Garden has Cross Keys and Opera Tavern, only a short walk away from Ashlee House. Check out the nightlife at Soho with Dog & Duck’s corner pub which is a popular place even if customers have to squeeze into its two small bars, often spilling out onto the pavement of Bateman and Frith Street. Its extraordinary interior is covered in tiles or mirrors, reminiscent of a Victorian butchers or grocers shop. Pubs are as much a part of England's heritage as monuments and stately homes. Ashlee House provides not just modern accommodations but assistance in discovering the many hidden local pubs and inexpensive restaurants that most tourists to London never get the chance to experience.
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Traditional Pubs
Ashlee House, 261-265 Grays Inn Road, London WC1X 8QT, England
Tel: +44 (0)20 7833 9400 Fax: +44 (0)20 7833 9677
