Flying Horse, Liverpool Street

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location:

Liverpool Street

address:

52 Wilson St, EC2A 2ER

phone:

0871 258 9634*
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nearest stations:

Moorgate railway station London Underground station
(340m) - zone 1

Liverpool Street railway station London Underground station
(370m) - zone 1

Old Street railway station London Underground station
(600m) - zone 1

Shoreditch High Street (opens 2010) London Overground station
(650m) - zone 2

Bank Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station London Underground station
(840m) - zone 1

how to find it:

Leave Liverpool Street station at the Broadgate end (not Bishopsgate) and turn right at the large steel sculpture. Go up the steps past the ice rink and walk through to Sun Street. Turn left up Sun St. to the traffic lights, the Flying Horse is at the corner on your right. From Moorgate, head towards Old Street, then turn right into Finsbury Square and walk through into Sun Street.

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nearby attraction(s):

Bunhill Fields (440m)

Barbican Centre (610m)

Spitalfields Market (650m)

Street View - click to see the area around the Flying Horse

After donkey's years with very little change, apart from maybe a thicker layer of dust on top of the picture frames, the Flying Horse had a major update a couple of years ago. Well, that may be pushing it a bit, but out went all the pictures of horses, jockeys and the dear old Queen Mum, allowing the walls to see daylight again It even appeared that someone had used a paint brush on the inside of this place. What the owners have managed to do is update it (some new furniture and a large TV) without losing track of what made it work before. This is like a traditional pub in an area where city bars devoid of personality rule the roost, but the continued presence of six real ales serves to illustrate that no major changes are afoot here. They have retained the old food counter at the end of the bar and can rustle up a hot roast sandwich for you at lunchtime, while there is an upstairs function room available with darts and a pool table. Also, there's a fairly decent jukebox in which to spend those six-figure city bonuses. Perhaps, though, the volume could be turned down on occasions.

reviewed:
10/05/2009