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Lord Clyde, Borough  rated5 pints - click for an explanation of our ratingsreviewers award winner 2007 - click for an explanation of our awardsCask Marque pub - click for an explanation of the Cask Marque scheme

location:

Borough

address:

27 Clennam Street, SE1 1ER

phone:

0871 258 9748*
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nearest stations:

Borough London Underground station
(200m) - zone 1

Southwark London Underground station
(660m) - zone 1

Bankside pier River Thames boat service
(680m)

London Bridge Railway stationLondon Underground station
(710m) - zone 1

London Bridge City Pier River Thames boat service
(870m)

bus routes:

21, 35, 40, 133, 343, 344 bus info

how to find it:

From the tube, turn left down Marshalsea Road and walk down the right hand side; the tiny Clennam Street is the fourth turning on this side. From London Bridge, head south down Borough High Street for ten minutes, turn right onto Marshalsea Road at the main junction, then take the the fourth right into Clennam Street.

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nearby attraction(s):

Cross Bones (130m)

Vinopolis (510m)

Globe Theatre (580m)

picture of Lord Clyde
The Lord Clyde is a gem of a pub tucked away on what must be one of the tiniest streets in London. It's a welcoming place with friendly staff, a good atmosphere and a fine selection of real ales. An inn has stood on this site for almost 300 years and the current building is wonderfully preserved as rebuilt in 1913, featuring glazed tiles, wood panelling, brass fittings and long leather seats. The pub has been run by the Fitzpatrick family since 1956, and the landlady offers a menu of home-cooked English fare. If you need a literary incentive to come here, you might want to know that the Lord Clyde is located close to the original site of the Tabard Inn, where Chaucer's pilgrims started out towards Canterbury. The young Dickens also lodged nearby so that he could visit his father in the debtors prison at Marshalsea. At times this excellent boozer can a victim of its own success, with many more people flocking here, but in general we say: Get down here and see how things should be done.

reviewed:
04/09/2008
reviewed by columbo

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good beer served - click for explanationreal ales
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traditional pub games - click for explanationdarts
fancyapint in the sunshine? this pub has a beer garden

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