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Penderel's Oak, Holborn  fancyapint.com rated pub, rated2 pints - click for an explanation of our ratings

location:

Holborn

address:

283 High Holborn, WC1V 7HP

phone:

0871 258 9668*
* calls cost 10p/minute, click here for more about 0871 numbers.

nearest stations:

Holborn London Underground station
(290m) - zone 1

Chancery Lane London Underground station
(320m) - zone 1

Temple London Underground station
(760m) - zone 1

Farringdon railway stationLondon Underground station
(770m) - zone 1

Covent Garden London Underground station
(810m) - zone 1

how to find it:

Holborn: Turn right out of the station and head down High Holborn. The pub is about five minutes away on the right. Chancery Lane: Take the South exit and head up High Holborn toward Holborn Station. It's about five minutes walk on the left.

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nearby attraction(s):

Sir John Soane's Museum (160m)

New London Theatre (560m)

Aldwych Theatre (580m)

picture of Penderels Oak
This pub was one of the first of the Wetherspoon pubs that went against the original ethos of the JDW chain and installed a Big Screen for Sky TV. Perhaps it is part of some sort of Government sponsored research into what happens when you mix together cheap, cheap drink and football fans in a confined space. If the notion appeals, give it a look. Otherwise, it's a standard after-office Wetherspoon pubs - perhaps one best utilised as somewhere to meet before heading on elsewhere. Also of note in having - arguably - the largest hire-able space (its downstairs bar) of any pub in Central London.

reviewed:
02/10/2009
reviewed by jack

pub features:(click on an icon to see an explanation)

TVs - click for explanationSky TV (big screen)
beer garden or outdoor seating available - click for explanationoutdoor seating
disabled facilities - click for explanationdisabled facilities
ATM on premises - click for explanation

second opinion:

posted by First Tuesdayer - Thursday 15th October, 2009, 3:08pm
Myself and three friends regularly meet in London on the First tuesday of every month and have done for nearly 23 years. We come from all over the country and nearly always end up in a Wetherspoons pub later in teh evening. True Wetherspoons pubs are particularly dreadful when the offices have just sluiced out. But leave them until say 8:30 when the hordes have disipated somewhat, they mysteriously clear, there are seats, the beer in this pub is usually pretty good and reasonably priced and the food is acceptable. Seriously, avoid these as the first stop of an evening, try some of this guide's more exotic choices for the first two or three pints, then wander in when the rush has abated. you might end up being pleasantly surprised. Oh, and its got a gents shaped like the Tardis control room!
posted by Martin L - Wednesday 22nd August, 2007, 6:10pm
This pub has disabled access and a disabled toilet.
2 comments on this pub - why not add your own?
click to visit the randomness guidesRandomness - for an alternative point of view, see ThePenderel's Oak's review on the Randomness guide to London.

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