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location:
address:
St Paul's Road, N1 2LY
phone:
0871 984 1508*
* calls cost 10p/minute, click here for more about 0871 numbers.
nearest stations:
Highbury and Islington 
(370m) - zone 2
Canonbury
(490m)
Essex Road 
(670m) - zone 2
Drayton Park
(840m)
Caledonian Road and Barnsbury
(1.1Km)
how to find it:
From Highbury and Islington: Turn left out of the tube, cross Holloway Road and turn right. Keep walking until you get to the second set of traffic lights (where the road turns off to the left). The pub is at this junction.
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Formerly a very average boozer, the Alwyne Castle has been given the trendy bar makeover so beloved of its owners, Mitchells and Butler. It has many of the trademark features of their early 21st century conversions (you know the sort: polished wood floor, comfy sofas, overpriced food menu), but it has kept the great fireplace and mercifully decided against polished chrome fittings. The service is friendly, albeit sometimes scant, and there are a couple of ales on tap, along with a good choice of lager. It's a rangy place, with three large rooms, including a conservatory, but the badly laid out furniture makes it feel slightly less cohesive then it should be. As with most pubs, its more relaxed earlier in the week, while Saturday night can find it verging on uncomfortably full; and on match days you'll find the pub absolutely heaving and your drink comes in a plastic container.
14/3/2008
conservatory
separate dining area
board games
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