Cittie of Yorke, Holborn

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location:

Holborn

address:

22 High Holborn, WC1V 6BS

phone:

0871 258 7259*
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nearest stations:

Chancery Lane London Underground station
(120m) - zone 1

Holborn London Underground station
(500m) - zone 1

Farringdon railway station London Underground station
(560m) - zone 1

City Thameslink railway station
(680m)

Temple London Underground station
(820m) - zone 1

how to find it:

From Chancery Lane tube, head west along High Holborn (towards Holborn), from Holborn tube, head east along High Holborn, it's about halfway between the two stations.

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nearby attraction(s):

Sir John Soane's Museum (360m)

Aldwych Theatre (730m)

New London Theatre (770m)

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A well-known, large, magnificent pub with a host of unusual architectural features, especially in the back bar, with its cubicle-like nooks and crannies and giant vats above the bar. Of particular interest is the triangular fireplace in the centre of the room with its chimney and flue diverted under the floor and up the wall. It's inevitably packed lunchtime and evenings with people associated with the nearby Inns of Court, but don't let that put you off, it's worth a visit and it's much quieter at the weekends. The beer is just what you'd expect - this is a Sam Smith's pub of course - and if you're a fan of Sam Smith's produce you won't be disappointed. The cellar bar is available for hire and often as, not as full as the upstairs bars. There's food at lunchtimes, but it's not likely to set gastropub fans' pulses racing, you come here for the beer, the company and the surroundings.

reviewed:
06/08/2008