Camden Head, Angel  fancyapint.com rated pub, rated3 pints - click for an explanation of our ratings

location:

Angel

address:

2 Camden Walk, N1 8DY

phone:

0871 258 7336*
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nearest stations:

Angel London Underground station
(410m) - zone 1

Essex Road railway station
(700m) - zone 2

Highbury and Islington London Overground stationLondon Underground station
(1.1Km) - zone 2

Caledonian Road and Barnsbury London Overground station
(1.1Km)

King's Cross Thameslink railway station
(1.3Km)

bus routes:

38, 56, 73, 341, 476 bus info

how to find it:

Leave the Angel and go up towards Upper Street (north). Just past the traffic lights at the junction with Liverpool Road, past the bus stops on the right of Upper Street you'll see a narrow road, leading to an alleyway. Go up the alleyway (Camden Passage) past the overpriced antique shops and you'll soon come to the pub.

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nearby attraction(s):

Business Design Centre (240m)

Sadler's Wells Theatre (730m)

picture of Camden Head
The Camden Head is an attractive, ornate and well preserved Victorian pub tucked away amongst the antiques shops of Islington and has been thoroughly reliable for as long as we can remember. There are a couple of ales on tap, some average pub fare food and a good mix of punters. It's also a pub well known for the comedy nights it hosts upstairs on numerous days of the week. One of the first to do the 'pub comedy' thing, the quality can be variable, but choose the right acts on the right night and its still great. With a late licence on weekends, it can also provide a good place for a last couple of late night drinks as an alternative to some other (louder) nearby venues. While a lot of pubs in the area are losing their heads in the quest for a more upmarket demographic, this one still manages to stay the same.

reviewed:
22/12/2008
reviewed by redcat

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beer garden or outdoor seating available - click for explanationoutdoor seating

second opinion:

posted by John S - Tuesday 10th July, 2007, 12:00am
The comedy here is fantastic, regularly Critic's Choice in Timeout. There's a huge mix too - Wednesdays are probably the most reliable in terms of quality, you have the 99 club, London's biggest indie sending their comedians up from the West End, thursday there's Shortfuse which is a really exciting cabaret style mix and fridays, saturdays and sundays are open mic nights.
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click to visit London is FunnyLondon is Funny - TheCamden Head has regular comedy nights, visit londonisfunny.com for more about what's on.

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