Bowl of Chalk is one of those must-follow Instagram channels for those into quirky London history. The Trafalgar Square story ...

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Part of our Best Pubs in London microsite. See if we've included your local. The Royal Oak is a thoroughly traditional pub, with net curtains and a suitably wooden interior within a Victorian ...

This pub was editorially selected for inclusion by Londonist. A big old famous riverside pub, the London Apprentice is close enough to Syon House that it attracts people from all over as well as ...

Acton has suddenly become a destination. The George and Dragon isn't new — it can be traced back to 1759, and probably has medieval antecedents — but the smart new microbrewery round the back ...

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Part of our Best Pubs in London microsite. Is your local listed? An old Clerkenwell favourite, the Three Kings was once famous for its raffish vibe in an area that was increasingly monied and by ...

Book swaps in pubs are rare enough, but to find one in an airport bar is positively inspired. It's one of the many neat touches at the Three Bells, a drinking option in Terminal 3 from the ...

The Churchill Arms, owned by Fuller's, is also a charmer on the inside, packed to the gunwales with hanging bric-a-brac, ...

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Part of our Best Pubs in London microsite. See if we've included your local. All hail the Draft House. The most westerly of its London-wide microempire is in Hammersmith, and makes use of the old ...