Carpenter's Arms, Gray's Inn Road

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location:

Gray's Inn Road

address:

105 Kings Cross Road, WC1X 9LR

phone:

0871 258 6331*
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nearest stations:

King's Cross Thameslink railway station
(360m)

King's Cross St. Pancras Eurostar terminal railway station London Underground station
(570m) - zone 1

Russell Square London Underground station
(830m) - zone 1

Angel London Underground station
(840m) - zone 1

Chancery Lane London Underground station
(1.1Km) - zone 1

how to find it:

Easiest way to get there is to leave King's Cross from the King's Cross Thameslink station, turn right and then right again down King's Cross Road. Walk past the Golden Lion, then the Northumberland Arms and you'll eventually come to the Carpenters.

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nearby attraction(s):

London Canal Museum (690m)

Sadler's Wells Theatre (700m)

British Library (760m)

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Undergoing a bit of a refurb on the outside, we can't say the inside's changed in years (although the Double Diamond and Tolly Cobbold ale taps have both gone); it's a bit of a time capsule from about 30 years ago. That's not necessarily a bad thing, as the staff and the locals are friendly enough. With tellies spread about the place, sport's a big deal here, but then so is live music and the darts team. It's a traditional boozer, through and through, and unapologetically so. There's a couple of ales on the taps, kids are apparently allowed in and on warm days the walls fold back to allow a cool breeze to enter the pub. You could do worse and if it sounds like your cup of tea, maybe you should head there now.

reviewed:
19/08/2010