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Colton Arms, Hammersmith  fancyapint.com rated pub, rated5 pints - click for an explanation of our ratingsreviewers award winner 2004 - click for an explanation of our awards

location:

Hammersmith

address:

187 Greyhound Road, W14 9SD

phone:

0871 258 9776*
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nearest stations:

Barons Court London Underground station
(500m) - zone 2

West Kensington London Underground station
(510m) - zone 2

West Brompton London Underground station
(1Km) - zone 2

Hammersmith London Underground station
(1.1Km) - zone 2

Earl's Court London Underground station
(1.1Km) - zones 1/2

how to find it:

Exit tube, turn right and follow Palliser Road down to The Queen's Tennis Club. The pub is directly behind the Club, so take a left down Comeragh Road, a right down Gledstanes Road, and follow St. Andrews Road round onto Greyhound Road. Walk past the indoor courts of Queens Club and the pub will be on your right hand side.

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nearby attraction(s):

The Queen's Club (150m)

Earl's Court (920m)

picture of Colton Arms
Secreted away in the suburban no-man's land of Barons Court, this pub has the feel of a village local. A small affair with a main bar and two tiny back alcoves and a wee patio garden at the rear; the rural feel stems as much from its original oak furniture and handled pint glasses as from the courteous bar staff. Such behaviour could easily result in a faux and touristy atmosphere, but there's nothing contrived here. With excellently kept beers - and the sort of warm and homely atmosphere gastropubs strive for yet seldom attain - the pub enjoys a mixed clientele and surely your patronage as well (and while we're at it, a preservation order wouldn't be amiss). A classic boozer.

reviewed:
21/10/2008
reviewed by jack

pub features:(click on an icon to see an explanation)

good beer served - click for explanationreal ales
beer garden or outdoor seating available - click for explanationbeer garden

second opinion:

posted by sdavies - Monday 8th March, 2010, 3:57pm
Me and my sister tried to go to this pub on 5 March and it was shut at 6pm. We'd gone there especially due to the quality review and were very disappointed. But we then found just along the road a bar called the Idle Hour, which I have to presume is what the Queens Arms is now. The bar was extremely pleasant, with good food and friendly staff. I would recommend that one.
posted by yankeedoodle - Thursday 21st January, 2010, 3:18am
Everybody has this one right. Probably the most charming landlord I've met. Worth a trip. Can't wait to get back.
posted by Fray Brentos - Wednesday 21st October, 2009, 12:28pm
The best pub in London. Fact. Visited it first on a wet, cold January evening after a trip to Fulham Football ground. Intended to stop 'just for one' (famous last words) and found the staff/landlord and customers so friendly and chatty, the real fire so charming and the beer so well kept, that i think i stayed for 6. No pretense, no try-hard attitude, just a pub where you go for a drink, a bag of nuts and good company.
posted by ben872516 - Wednesday 18th February, 2009, 3:00pm
Absolutely awesome pub. Really friendly staff and locals, a hidden beer garden, classic decor. Definitely one of my favourite London pubs. Sadly a dying breed so support a great British boozer!
posted by duncan hanwell - Friday 22nd June, 2007, 11:21am
This is a really great little pub. It is delightfully old-fashioned, great beer, romantic little garden, and best of all, a helpful and convivial owners/bar staff.
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