The Centre Page, St. Paul's

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location:

St. Paul's

address:

29 Knightrider Street, EC4V 5BH

phone:

0871 258 5277*
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nearest stations:

Blackfriars railway station London Underground station
(250m) - zone 1

St. Paul's London Underground station
(280m) - zone 1

Mansion House London Underground station
(370m) - zone 1

Bankside pier River Thames boat service
(430m)

Blackfriars Millennium Pier River Thames boat service
(450m)

how to find it:

Blackfriars: Leave Blackfriars tube by the Queen Victoria Street exit. Head along Queen Victoria Street. When you find the steps to Millennium Bridge, turn down them and you'll see Knightrider Street - and the pub - on your right. St. Paul's: Head towards St. Paul's and follow the signs to Millennium Bridge. Walk down the steps to the bridge and you'll see Knightrider Street - and the pub - on your right.

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nearby attraction(s):

St. Paul's Cathedral (170m)

The Millennium Bridge (270m)

Globe Theatre (510m)

If you wanted an area of real estate for a pub, the steps of the Millennium Bridge next to St. Paul's is hard to beat. Monday-Friday it's a handy one for local workers and at weekends you're guaranteed a passing tourist trade heading between St Paul's and Tate Modern (and being on a lane called "Knightrider Street" no doubt some curious German David Hasselhoff fans as well). We've seen this one hail itself as a "Famous Dickensian Pub", but the Horn Coffee House that used to be here only gets a brief mention in "The Pickwick Papers". Aside from the cheeky sign though, this one's a rather honest affair. A pretty standard range of fare, but they've organised the space well, with old fashioned booths at the side offering a little privacy from the rest of the pub (and there's more space downstairs too). Not a classic, but a decent effort all the same. And one oddity to its furnishings: given the proximity to passing families on the tourist trail, its rather eye-raising to see some titillating Victorian prints adorning the walls here.

reviewed:
08/08/2009