The Dover Castle, Borough  fancyapint.com rated pub, rated2 pints - click for an explanation of our ratings

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location:

Borough

address:

6a Great Dover Street, SE1 4XW

phone:

0871 258 9800*
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nearest stations:

Borough London Underground station
(100m) - zone 1

London Bridge railway stationLondon Underground station
(710m) - zone 1

Elephant and Castle London Underground station
(770m) - zones 1/2

London Bridge City Pier River Thames boat service
(910m)

Southwark London Underground station
(910m) - zone 1

how to find it:

Borough: turn right out of the tube and cross Borough High Street. Go ahead along Great Dover Street and you will soon see the pub on the right.

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nearby attraction(s):

Cross Bones (340m)

The Old Operating Theatre, Museum & Herb Garret (620m)

London Dungeons (770m)

picture of Dover Castle
This place fills a distinct niche in haven of quite decent pubs that is the Borough. For one thing, there's a hostel (with its own entrance), principally oriented towards backpackers, attached to the pub, while regular special deals on drinks for students attract the residents of nearby halls of residence. Somehow, though, the Dover Castle is too unpretentious to be semi-bohemian, despite the presence of stripped wood flooring, pale sofas, spot lighting and a DJ booth. The pub has a late licence ('til 1am on Mon - Wed, 'til 2am on Thurs - Sat), meaning that the place only really warms up later in the evening. But there's a decent array of drinks and a moderately laid-back vibe. If you're in Borough, and you want to go drinking surrounded by 20-year olds, this is probably the place for you.

reviewed:
29/06/2008
reviewed by venichka

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