George, Hampstead

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location:

Hampstead

address:

250 Haverstock Hill, NW3 2AE

phone:

0871 258 8737*
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nearest stations:

Belsize Park London Underground station
(180m) - zone 2

Hampstead Heath railway station
(420m) - zone 2

Hampstead London Underground station
(990m) - zones 2/3

Swiss Cottage London Underground station
(1Km) - zone 2

Finchley Road London Underground station
(1Km) - zone 2

bus routes:

46, 168, 268, C11

how to find it:

Belsize Park: turn right out of the station and keep walking up Haverstock Hill. After a few minutes you'll find the pub on your right. Hampstead Heath: turn left out of the station, and, at South End Green, left again, down Pond Street, past the Royal Free Hospital. At the traffic lights, turn left along Haverstock Hill, and you'll soon find the pub on your left.

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The George is the gathering spot for local sports fans. Instead of a menu on the chalk board, it lists upcoming matches. It's far enough down the hill from Hampstead to escape the upscale snobbery - this is a working class pub. It's quite large as pubs go, and has two large screens so every table has a good view of the match. It's the kind of place where everyone knows everyone else: the barstaff welcome the regulars by name, remember their favourite drinks, and start pulling their pints before they take off their jackets. It's a short walk from the Royal Free Hospital so watch out for crutches.

reviewed:
25/3/2008