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location:
address:
160 Union Street, SE1 0LH
phone:
0871 984 1704*
* calls cost 10p/minute, click here for more about 0871 numbers.
nearest stations:
Southwark 
(320m) - zone 1
Borough
(520m) - zone 1
Bankside pier 
(600m)
Waterloo East 
(670m)
Blackfriars Millennium Pier
(820m)
how to find it:
Head left out of Southwark tube station and cross Blackfriars Road at the crossroads, onto Union Street. Walk for about 5 minutes, passing the Lord Nelson (pub) on your right and crossing over Great Southwark Street. The Charles Dickens is just a little bit further down Union Street, on the left.
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nearby attraction(s):
Tate Modern (400m)
Globe Theatre (510m)
The Old Vic Theatre (660m)
It's safe to say Dickens liked a drink, and this traditionally-minded local has the feel of a pub that he would have felt quite comfortable in. The decor is overly woody, but there is plenty of space (even though it looks smaller from the outside). It ticks the right boxes: there's a fine range of real ales on tap, the food is decent, traditional pub nosh and the staff are friendly and service is quick. A mix of locals, students and office workers are share drinking space here, and it makes for a pub with a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. There's a tad more tension in the air on a Wednesday, when one of our favourite quiz nights south of the river takes place. All in all, a compact, friendly little boozer which we only wish more pubs were like. To paraphrase that Dickensian orphan boy: can we have some more of these, please?
05/06/2008
Sky TV
quiz night Wednesday
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