Decent pub recommendation near Tower of London

[james-witton]

Hi
I’m staying down in that London place most of next week near the Tower/ St Katharine’s Dock.
Any good pub recommendations? Dickens Inn is famous obviously.

Many thanks in advance.

[pidsy]

The anchor tap has to be worth a visit. Don’t get excited about the food but it’s a proper old London pub dating back hundreds of years amongst the very modern surroundings. It’s not very big and gets busy after work.

One of the last pubs owned by a British brewery- Samuel something I think.

Love the place!

[anonymous-user]

Anywhere but the dickens tbh.

Your main problem is get away from the tourist areas into the city and most places are shut during the weekend. But walk for 10 minutes and you're on fleet street so have the Old Cheshire Cheese. Nearly all the pubs in london sell decent ale so its really down to what charscter you want and id you want to eat. Just avoid the chains (slug and lettuce etc)

[Type R Tom]

Take a walk along Wapping High Street to the Town of Ramsgate, The Captain Kidd and Prospect of Whitby (little further)

[towser44]

pidsy said:

The anchor tap has to be worth a visit. Don’t get excited about the food but it’s a proper old London pub dating back hundreds of years amongst the very modern surroundings. It’s not very big and gets busy after work.

One of the last pubs owned by a British brewery- Samuel something I think.

Love the place!

John Courage

[85Carrera]

Shipwrights Arms, Tooley Street

A proper pub

[james-witton]

towser44 said:

John Courage

Sam Smiths. Surely the only pint around here for £3.40

[james-witton]

85Carrera said:

Shipwrights Arms, Tooley Street

A proper pub

Another good shout, thank you.

[pidsy]

james-witton said:

towser44 said:

John Courage

Sam Smiths. Surely the only pint around here for £3.40

That’s it!

Cracking pub.

[n3il123]

james-witton said:

85Carrera said:

Shipwrights Arms, Tooley Street

A proper pub

Another good shout, thank you.

Used to love that pub when i worked round that way. Is the miserable labdlady with the gsd there still?

[GipsyHillClimber]

85Carrera said:

Shipwrights Arms, Tooley Street

A proper pub

I'm another one who loves that pub, I also used to work over the road from it and spent many an evening in there (proximity to the train station also helps).

I would also recommend the Draft House which is right next to tower bridge, on the south side. Good ale and a pretty no frills environment.

[5pen]

I like The Ship on Hart Street which is 5 minutes walk from The Tower. The Crutched Friar (on Crutched Friars) is just along from here.

The Ship in Talbot Court is a further 5 minutes west from there and 2 minutes further north is Leadenhall Market (between Lime Street, Gracechurch Street and Leadenhall Street) which has The Grapes, The Lamb, The Swan (confusingly on Ship Tavern Passage!) and The New Moon. All traditional old boozers.

If you fancy someting a bit more modern and 'crafty' there are two branches of Draft House - one north of the Thames (Seething Lane) and one south, but both close to either end of Tower Bridge.

[CAPP0]

85Carrera said:

Shipwrights Arms, Tooley Street

A proper pub

Kings Arms, Tooley Street.

An even proper-er pub.

[CAPP0]

Or if you like gin, go to the Oliver Conquest in Leman Street, only a few mins from where you are (I used to work in SKD). Proper pub again but with 300+ gins.

[The Mad Monk]

james-witton said:

Hi
I’m staying down in that London place most of next week near the Tower/ St Katharine’s Dock.
Any good pub recommendations? Dickens Inn is famous obviously.

Many thanks in advance.

https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/pubs/all-pubs/england/london/the-liberty-bounds-tower-of-london

[CAPP0]

The Mad Monk said:

james-witton said:

Hi
I’m staying down in that London place most of next week near the Tower/ St Katharine’s Dock.
Any good pub recommendations? Dickens Inn is famous obviously.

Many thanks in advance.

https://www.jdwetherspoon.com/pubs/all-pubs/england/london/the-liberty-bounds-tower-of-london

It's grim in there, packed, and generally with people who just want to get pissed as cheaply as possible. Like most Wetherspoons then, really!

[designforlife]

I quite like the founders arms when the weather is good, cracking vistas as it's sat right on the river.

As a pub it's fairly typical (Fuller's pub afaik), and the drinks aren't the cheapest, but the night time views from the terrace are pretty great.

[WinstonWolf]

You've got the whole Bermondsey mile in walking distance if you like ale...

[schmunk]

GipsyHillClimber said:

85Carrera said:

Shipwrights Arms, Tooley Street

A proper pub

I'm another one who loves that pub, I also used to work over the road from it and spent many an evening in there (proximity to the train station also helps).

I would also recommend the Draft House which is right next to tower bridge, on the south side. Good ale and a pretty no frills environment.

+1 for The Draft House - excellent selection of (pricey) beers and good burgers.

The Shipwreck's a dive (or was when I worked nearby, 5/6 years ago).

[toddygti]

I'm based on Mark Lane just by the Tower.

If it's a proper pub you're looking for then you have to choose either the Crutched Friar or Hung, Drawn and Quartered. The Ship is decent but small be warned. You have Brewdog here for a modern place too.