The Castle, Fleet Street

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location:

Fleet Street

address:

26 Furnival Street, EC4A 1JS

phone:

0871 258 8559*
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nearest stations:

Chancery Lane London Underground station
(200m) - zone 1

City Thameslink railway station
(460m)

Farringdon railway station London Underground station
(540m) - zone 1

Holborn London Underground station
(650m) - zone 1

Temple London Underground station
(660m) - zone 1

how to find it:

Take the exit posted to Fetter Lane. Furnival Street is the next street on the right. Turn right and the pub is on the left about 50 yards down.

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nearby attraction(s):

Sir John Soane's Museum (500m)

Aldwych Theatre (700m)

Theatre Royal Drury Lane (790m)

Once upon a time, even though it's in the heart of hectic Holborn, this quiet, smallish pub was far enough off the beaten track for it to be a refuge for those looking for an undisturbed drink. Now, it's in the hands of the same people who look after The Bell (on Cannon Street) and the (now defunct) Wheatsheaf in Borough Market, the Castle is a rejuvenated pub. The main draw now is the real ale selection, with the pub offering up to eight, regularly-rotating, guest beers and, you'll be in for a treat with a good range of unusual and well-kept ales on offer. The food is simple pub grub, which goes very well with the beers on offer and the quality's pretty decent too, sourced locally from Smithfield and Borough Markets and priced pretty cheaply. As it's not the largest of pubs and its popularity has, understandably increased, it has become become a lot busier. You should definitely give this one a look.

reviewed:
03/04/2009