Hand & Shears, Barbican  rated4 pints - click for an explanation of our ratings

location:

Barbican

address:

1 Middle Street, Cloth Fair, EC1A 7JA

phone:

0871 984 2753*
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nearest stations:

Barbican London Underground stationRailway station
(130m) - zone 1

Farringdon London Underground stationRailway station
(460m) - zone 1

City Thameslink Railway station
(470m)

St Paul's London Underground station
(530m) - zone 1

Moorgate London Underground stationRailway station
(690m) - zone 1

how to find it:

Turn right out of Barbican station and then right at the lights. Take the first left and then first right , walk a short distance and the pub is on the corner on your left.

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nearby attraction(s):

Museum of London (220m)

Barbican Centre (340m)

St. Paul's Cathedral (620m)

picture of Hand and ShearsThe Hand & Shears is a great little pub, which, despite it's diminutive proportions, is still divided up into public, private and saloon bars - a real rarity these days. It hasn't changed in years, decades even, though we guess it's only a matter of time before some well-meaning developer gets around to mucking it up. It's got a great old-fashioned pub atmosphere, but it can get a bit crowded, which is possibly the secret of it's avoidance of the renovator's hammer. It hasn't been neglected though, it's a well-loved establishment, that feels just like an English pub should - and the olde-worlde setting around St. Bart's churchSt. Bart's church just adds to the atmosphere. With well-kept real ales on the hand pumps (Adnam's and 6X we particularly liked, although there are other guest beers) and traditional pub grub such as sausage sarnies it's a real drinker's pub that just happens to get rather busy on Friday nights.

reviewed:
7/4/2008
reviewed by pubdog

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

good beer served - click for explanationreal ale - regular guest beers
function room for hire - click for explanationfunction room for hire
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