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Calthorpe Arms, Gray's Inn Road  fancyapint.com rated pub, rated4 pints - click for an explanation of our ratings

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location:

Gray's Inn Road

address:

252 Grays Inn Road, WC1X 8JR

phone:

0871 258 8494*
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nearest stations:

Russell Square London Underground station
(620m) - zone 1

King's Cross Thameslink railway station
(710m)

Chancery Lane London Underground station
(790m) - zone 1

King's Cross St. Pancras Eurostar terminalrailway stationLondon Underground station
(830m) - zone 1

Holborn London Underground station
(880m) - zone 1

how to find it:

From Chancery Lane: Take the Grays Inn Road exit from the station and turn right into it. The pub is about ten minutes walk up on the right. From Kings Cross: Cross Euston Road, avoiding the junkies, prostitutes and other assorted weirdoes and proceed down Grays Inn Road. The pub is about ten minutes walk on the left.

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nearby attraction(s):

Sadler's Wells Theatre (840m)

British Library (940m)

British Museum (970m)

picture of Calthorpe Arms
A totally un-reconstituted boozer, this is a fairly quiet and comfortable pub not far from Kings Cross, with a local crowd enjoying its traditional atmosphere. A nice pint of Special is to be had (all of the Young's range is usually on offer) and they do food all day too - including a hearty Sunday roast. There's also an upstairs bar which is available to hire. This is a fine pub and if you're in the area, give it a look in. We're just still hoping it's not on the list of pubs to be "fixed" in Wells and Young's latest spasms of pub regeneration.

reviewed:
26/05/2010
reviewed by septic

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TVs - click for explanationTV
function room for hire - click for explanationfunction room for hire
beer garden or outdoor seating available - click for explanationoutdoor seating
dogs welcome - click for explanationdogs welcome

second opinion:

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posted by yorkie - Saturday 2nd January, 2010, 1:31am
This was an unexpected find and a lovely treat on the way to Kings Cross after a weekend in London. The pub's decor is lived in, but it feels cosy rather than tatty. The menu consists of a chalkboard on the wall, but you get plenty of food and it's proper dinner like your mum makes, none of this gastro nonsense with "jus" instead of gravy. It's also amazing value - I wouldn't expect to get a sunday dinner for less than £6 outside of a wetherspoons so very, very impressed! All in all, felt like a proper local, with brilliant food and great prices. I'm going again next time I'm in town.
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