Dickens Tavern, Lancaster Gate  rated2 pints - click for an explanation of our ratingsCask Marque pub - click for an explanation of the Cask Marque scheme

location:

Lancaster Gate

address:

25 London Street, W2 1HH

phone:

0871 258 6640*
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nearest stations:

Paddington Railway stationLondon Underground station
(70m) - zone 1

Lancaster Gate London Underground station
(430m) - zone 1

Edgware Road London Underground station
(640m) - zone 1

Royal Oak London Underground station
(1Km) - zone 2

Bayswater London Underground station
(1Km) - zone 1

how to find it:

Exit the tube or train station and London Street is directly in front of you.

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nearby attraction(s):

Hyde Park (1.1Km)

Kensington Gardens (1.1Km)

picture of Dickens Tavern
If you're a tourist bedded up in one of the numerous B&Bs around Paddington and this is the first pub you encounter, you must be left wondering what all the fuss about English pubs is. The claims of being the the 'longest pub in London' may or may not be correct (a fashionable SW1 bar claims the overall crown), but it gives you an idea of the shape - long and thin. As such, it seems perpetually and indefinably gloomy inside and coupled with the generic lazy chain-style decor, is one of the less attractive propositions in the Paddington catchment. It does however receive a (mediocre) two pint rating as its not necessarily awful here, there's some ale on tap and service is efficient enough.

reviewed:
12/05/2009
reviewed by redcat

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