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Queen's Head, Chelsea  fancyapint.com rated pub, rated3 pints - click for an explanation of our ratings

location:

Chelsea

address:

25 Tryon Street, SW3 3LG

phone:

0871 258 6219*
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nearest stations:

Sloane Square London Underground station
(500m) - zone 1

South Kensington London Underground station
(830m) - zone 1

Cadogan pier River Thames boat service
(880m)

Knightsbridge London Underground station
(1.1Km) - zone 1

Gloucester Road London Underground station
(1.4Km) - zone 1

how to find it:

Leave Sloane Square tube and walk down King's Road and take the fifth right, you should see the pub in front of you on the corner on the left.

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nearby attraction(s):

Saatchi Gallery (310m)

Victoria & Albert Museum (880m)

Science Museum (1Km)

picture of Queens Head
The Queen's Head is a popular gay pub just off the King's Road in a fairly ordinary Victorian shell. It's friendly and well-served by the bar staff with a decent selection of beer on the pumps. Local workers tend to congregate in here at lunchtimes, taking advantage of the good food deals on offer and they don't seem to mind the TVs showing videos rather than sport (Take That appeared to feature prominently when we were in last). There are lots of activities on ranging from the weekly quiz to karaoke to "Strictly Bingo with Jaqui D" on the first Sunday of the month. While this may not be everyone's cup of tea, we've always found it welcoming and friendly. And it's location that little bit further off the main drag - pun intended - means it can be a little quieter, too.

reviewed:
07/11/2008
reviewed by septic

second opinion:

posted by Pewit - Sunday 11th November, 2007, 8:27pm
The review is wrong - the Queens Head pre-dates the Markham as a gay venue by many years - it was even gay during the war - and thus is one of the oldest in London. The Markham (now the Abbey National building society) only came into existence in the 70s and went at the end of the 80s. The QH had it's heyday in the 80s when it was the place to be on Sunday lunchtimes and after work. However, changes in the licensing laws and the growth of Soho as a gay area has meant that the QH is now more of a gay-friendly pub today - especially during the early evening when shop-girls and estate agents from Foxtons nearby predominate.
posted by barry - Thursday 20th September, 2007, 2:19am
This was my parents pub, Len & Joan Love, 1952 to 1973. Was gay even in those days. From picture its not changed a bit. Great...cheers to you all
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