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3 ONE 7

317 - 319 Finchley Road, NW3 6EP

No real ale

Three handpumps, pump clips turned round, no real beer available, not sure if this is temporary or permanent, latter seems most likely. Right by Finchley & Frognal station

Previously O'Henerys

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Last update: 29/03/2008

ADELAIDE

143 Adelaide Road, NW3 3NL

Greene King Old Speckled Hen, Young's Bitter

As expected, with the recent boom in gastro pubs, it now has handpumps installed. Real ale returns.

Formerly the Viceroy

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Last update: 29/03/2008

ALL BAR ONE

79-81 Heath St, NW3

Originally The Nags Head (once a CAMRA Investments pub) eventually became "Heath Street" - now closed and turned into an estate agents.

Closed.

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Last update: 19/04/2006

BAR ROOM BAR

48 Rosslyn Hill, NW3 1NH

No real ale

Trendy young persons' bar with prices to match.

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Last update: 30/07/2007

BELSIZE TAVERN

29 Belsize Lane, NW3 5AS

Ex S&N.Now a restaurant called XO which received a one-star (X-ecrable) review from AA Gill in the Sunday Times.

Closed - restaurant.

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Last update: 18/03/2007

CASTRO'S

194 Haverstock Hill, NW3 1UU

Now a pizza parlour.

Closed.

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Last update: 20/11/2006

DOME

58-62 Heath Street, NW3 1QE

Renamed Babushka and renamed again to Mojama, Laurel, ex-Whitbread, closed, future uncertain. Now a Cafe Rouge.

Closed - restaurant.

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Last update: 11/09/2007

DUKE OF HAMILTON

23 New End, NW3 1JD

(020) 7794 0258

12-11; 12-10.30 Sun

Fuller's London Pride, ESB; guest beers, Weston's Old Rosie

Visitors always receive a warm welcome in this Hampstead community local. The single bar displays an extensive collection of sporting, brewing and local history posters and photographs. Over 200 years old, with stables to the rear and a cobbled courtyard, the pub is named after a prominent Civil War Royalist. North London branch local CAMRA Pub of the Year for 2002 and 2003. Stocks draught Gambrinus Czech lager and a range of 15 malt whiskies. It has an outside terrace and a cellar bar, available for meetings.

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Last update: 27/05/2006

ENTERPRISE

2 Haverstock Hill, NW3 2BL

Fuller's London Pride

With the type of atmosphere that vistors to the Roundhouse opposite would have appreciated; a rather bleak black exterior reveals inside an eclectic jumble that works surprisingly well. There is a large horseshoe bar and the former multi-roomed layout remains distinguishable. Regular music events upstairs - Accoustic Barfly, for events see www.barflyclub.com.

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Last update: 01/06/2006

FLASK TAVERN

14 Flask Walk, NW3 1HE

(020) 7435 4580

11-11; 12-10.30 Sun

Young's Bitter, Special, seasonal ales

One of north London's best known pubs, rebuilt in 1874 and bought by Young's in 1904. It has two bars, divided by a screen splendidly decorated on one side, and a modern conservatory. Public bar has TV for sports. Home-cooked soups, salads, fish and home-made chips. Sunday roast. Food served Monday - Friday 12-15, 18-20.30; Sat 12-16, 18-20.30; Sun 12-16.

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Last update: 05/03/2004

FREEMASONS ARMS

32 Downshire Hill, NW3 1NT

Fuller's London Pride, Taylor's Landlord

With a large back garden, front terrace and proximity to the Heath, this pub enjoys a great location. Menus and eating irons on all tables point to an attempt to aim at diners but regulars tell us it's a strong drinkers pub. Its unique feature lies in the basement - a full size "old English" or "London" skittle alley - one of only two in the capital. Now rented from M&B by the same people who run the Orange Tree, N20.

website: www.freemasonsarms.co.uk.

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Last update: 17/11/2007

GARDEN GATE

14 South End Road, NW3 2QE

12-11; 12-10.30 Sun

3 varying beers plus Weston's Old Rosie

Beers such as Pride, Bombardier and Timothy Taylor's Landlord with a guest beer. This is a single bar pub on different levels with a range of good food. The pub has bare floorboards and is pleasantly decorated. It is furnished with tables and chairs for eating plus sofas and low tables for drinking. There is a good wine list and a selection of Belgian bottles beers and Anchor Steam beer. Draught foreign beers available are De Konig, Hoegaarden, Leffe Blonde, Grimtergen and Staropramen. Food is available 12-3.30 and 5.30-9.30 daily.

Formerly Railway Tavern.

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Last update: 29/03/2008

GEORGE

250 Haverstock Hill, NW3 2AE

Greene King IPA, Fuller's London Pride, Marston Sweet Chariot, Young's Bitter

There has been a pub here since 1666, on a main road out of London. Originally the George, it had a spell as the Great Tree from 1700 until later in the 18th century. Used to be a Rat & Parrot (S&N Retail) for a few years until 2004, now a Spirit "City Pub". This building dates from the 1920s.

Previously Rat and Parrot

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Last update: 22/04/2008

GERTIE BROWNES AT THE COACH AND HORSES

99 Heath Street, NW3 6GS

Closed.

Formerly Coach and Horses

Closed - conversion to private residential.

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Last update: 02/11/2007

HARE AND HOUNDS

North End Way, NW3 7HE

Demolished for new flats 2002

Closed.

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Last update: 26/02/2003

HAVERSTOCK ARMS

154 Haverstock Hill, NW3 2AY

Adnams Bitter; Fuller's London Pride

Glorious in summer with its roof terrace (facing onto the side road), large open picture doors, a large number of outside tables and a veritable panoply of hanging, flowering baskets. Unlike the forced bric a brac style found in new builds, this place has the true look of those weird and wonderful objects built up in a pub over a lifetime. Music Friday nights.

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Last update: 14/08/2004

HILL, THE

94 Haverstock Hill, NW3 2BD

12-11; 12-10.30 Sun

Fullers London Pride

Its hard to tell what this place once looked like, all you can say now is what you get is oddly amazing. There's a samll drinking room covered by a vast array of mirrors. The main room has about half set out for table service in gastro pub style(lunch 12-3 dinner 7-10) and the rest is filled with chaise longues, lovers stools and other (for a pub)unusual furniture. There's a fantastic decked garden and some interesting older features remain, such as the curved main entrance.

Formerly Load of Hay.

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Last update: 14/08/2004

HOLLY BUSH

22 Holly Mount, NW3 6SG

020 7435 2892

11.00 - 23.00 Mon to Sat ; 12.00 - 22.30 Sun

Adnams Bitter & Broadside, Fuller's London Pride, Harvey's Best Bitter plus 2 guests

A marvellous, multi-roomed pub at the top of some steep steps. A sensitve refurbishment opened up rooms at the back and there is an upstairs dining room. Modern pub grub is served, many dishes featuring beer. The pub is Grade II listed as well as being on CAMRA's London Regional Inventory listing pubs with historic interiors. Large non-smoking room at rear. The pub has a supper hours certificate. Traditional fire. Real cider can be sold in the summer.

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Last update: 27/08/2006

HORSE AND GROOM

68 Heath Street, NW3 1DN

Closed - converted into Chinese restaurant - then into Room 68 - an upmarket free house/bar restaurant. That didn't last, it's now a French restaurant called J'aime.

Closed

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Last update: 17/02/2007

HORSESHOE

28 Heath Street, NW3 6TE

Adnams Bitter, McLaughlin's house brewed beers - Laurie's Best 4.1%, guest from Dark Star

The pub has been completely redecorated: white walls, wooden floors and long tables with wooden chairs reminiscent of church halls. The large arched windows open wide in summer giving a pleasant airy feel. The open kitchen gives a foody balance to the pub but does not predominate and there is a pleasantly light dining area overlooking a next door courtyard with an enormous tree. The food is served lunchtime and evening except Sunday, when it is all day. This Wetherspoons pub was sold to London & Edinburgh Inns in Dec 2003 but is now independently owned. A small micro-brewery has been added selling under the name of McLaughlin's - Summer and Best Bitter were available in the summer of 2006. Some draught beers are sold by gravity incorporating an in-cask cooling system. The range of imported beer was interesting. American breweries were prominent with Sierra Nevada, Anchor Steam, Goose Island and Brooklyn beers but there was also Duval from Belgium and Cooper Sparkling Ale from Australia.

Was Three Horseshoes

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Last update: 11/09/2007

JACK STRAWS CASTLE

North End Way, NW3 7ES

Closed several years ago, permanently. Converted to residential use. It would appear the ground floor has now become a restaurant called Jack and Lulu's geared towards kids. Hardly the replacement "pub" that was promised when planning permission was granted for the conversion of the pub for residential use. Such is the weakness of the planning system.

Closed.

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Last update: 17/02/2007

KING OF BOHEMIA

10 High Street, NW3 1PY

Closed - in process of being gutted

Closed

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Last update: 16/01/2004

KING WILLIAM IV

77 High Street, NW3 1RE

Courage Best

Known locally as the "pink willy" for reasons that escape our correspondent.

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Last update: 31/07/2007

MAGDALA

2a South Hill Park, NW3 2SB

Fullers London Pride; Greene King IPA, Abbot

Typical Charrington pub of the inter-war period. Named after Lord Napier of Magdala. In quite good original condition. The last woman to be hanged Ruth Ellis shot her lover, David Blakeley here 10 April 1955. The larger bar, with bare floorboards, is used mainly for food, and the smaller, carpeted bar is a drinking area. The is fine wood paneling in the smaller bar.

Formerly Magdala Tavern

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Last update: 25/08/2006

NORTH STAR TAVERN

104 Finchley Road, NW3 5JJ

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Last update: 01/01/92

OLD BULL AND BUSH

North End Way, NW3 7HE

11-11; 12-10.30 Sun

Taylor's Landlord

Considered by some wags the most agreeable pub in Golders Green, this is down the road from the now sadly closed Jack Straw’s Castle (converted to luxury flats). It’s handy for a pit stop after visiting the less well-known northern extension of Hampstead Heath or the West Heath and Golders Hill Park. From the outside, it looks a little bleak and the pub sign certainly could do with sprucing up. Inside it has undergone the same treatment that so many pubs get these days, opening up, large tables, sofas and so on. But all is not lost as it still manages to retain some clearly separated and individual drinking areas in the form of little booths, seating in bay windows, and a raised mezzanine type area, where you can find pictures of Florie Ford who made the pub world famous with her music hall version of the song 'Down at the Old Bull and Bush'. Most of the activity is in the main bar but there is also a large side room, with huge windows and foosball as our US cousins would have it. Kids seem welcome here, as there’s no bar. In addition bottle conditioned beers are on sale. In summer, outside seating will no doubt get well used and the menu follows the gastro pub style with the kitchen opened up to the bar area. Further detail on the historical aspects of the pub can be found in Issue 6 of The Full Pint, at www.camranorthlondon.org.uk/fullpint/fp0609.html. Part of a small chain called Orange Pubs.

Was just Bull and Bush

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Last update: 02/06/2006

OLD OAK

1 Mansfield Road, NW3 2JD

No real ale

Very much a locals' pub.

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Last update: 16/08/2007

OLD ORLEANS

64 Heath Street, NW3 1DN

Now a restaurant called Groucho Grill

Closed.

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Last update: 03/08/2006

POST HOUSE HOTEL

217-221 Haverstock Hill, NW3 4RB

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Last update: 24/09/94

ROEBUCK

15 Pond Street, NW3 2PN

020 7433 6871

12-11; 12-10.30 Sun

Greene King IPA, Timothy Taylor Landlord and a guest (was Old Mill Old Curiosity)

Has also had Adnams Bitter and Broadside, Bass, London Pride. This is a single bar pub, opposite the Royal Free Hospital. It has a conservatory at the rear looking out on to the garden. There is a small outside drinking area at the front. There is a downstairs bar which is available to hire, but was not in use at the time of visit. Major football matches are shown on screen.

Was the Roebuck Hotel. Ex-Bass pub.

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Last update: 22/04/2008

SIR RICHARD STEELE

97 Haverstock Hill, NW3 4RL

11-11; 12-10.30 Sun

Flowers IPA, Original

The upper reaches of this marvellous looking pub together with the huge corner sign (advertising the defunct Wests Brewery) still proclaim the pub name we use here although the gloss bowled lights advertise Steeles. It seems that this is probably the name of the Thai food franchise, operating Mon to Fri 12-3 and 6-10.30, Sat 12-10.30, Sun 12-10. Inside is a veritable Aladin's cave of memorabilia, bric a brac and oddments, including a huge painting in the back bar virtually covering a wall. There is a fine bowed stained glass window, candlelit tables, a large beer garden, and the back room operates a no smoking policy when food is on sale. This room can also be a bit quieter as the main rooms can be noisy with piped music. Regular live music nights.

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Last update: 14/08/2004

SPANIARDS

Spaniards Road, NW3 7JJ

020 8731 6571

11.00 - 23.00 Mon to Fri; 10.00 - 23.00 Sat & Sun

Adnams Bitter, Fuller's London Pride, Marston's Old Empire, 2 guest beers

Multi-roomed pub dating back to 1585, with wooden floors, beams and settles. Four themed beer festivals each year. Food served all day, breakfast available weekends, main menu suggests a beer with each dish. Large outside drinking area includes its own bar. Poetry group meets weekly - area has strong Keats associations. Close to Hampstead Heath and Kenwood House. Children and dogs welcome. Food served 11.30- 22.00 Mon to Fri and from 10.00am Sat & Sun. Traditional pub games. Non-smoking area. Car park. Busses which pass the pub are, 210: Finsbury Park Station to Brent Cross Shopping Centre. 603: Muswell Hill Broadway to Swiss Cottage.

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Last update: 02/06/2008

STAG

67 Fleet Road, NW3 2QU

020 7722 2648

Theakston's Best

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Last update: 20/11/2006

SWISS COTTAGE

98 Finchley Road, NW3 5EL

No Real Ale

A Sam Smiths keg outlet.

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Last update: 14/09/2004

WASHINGTON

50 Englands Lane, NW3 4UE

Fuller's London Pride; Timothy Taylor Landlord; Adnams Broadside.

Difficult to do justice to this well preserved Victorian pub with much intact glaswork and some beautiful large mirrors with painted birds and flowers, around a wonderful fireplace, in the centre of which is a large non-functioning clock. From its tiled entrance - with "The Washington Hotel Billiards" set out in the floor - and large etched windows, the multi-roomed layout is still visible. The use of large tables and sofas and an upmarket menu might give the appearance of another gastro pub but its still clearly a pub for drinkers. Oddly, from the outside it has a slightly scruffy look in need of a lick of paint.

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Last update: 01/02/2004

WELLS

30 Well Walk, NW3 1BX

(020) 7794 3785

Fuller's Lonodn Pride

Name changed to The Wells. Re-opened 26 June 2003 as bar/restaurant or gastro-pub, this place has gone considerably up-market.

website: www.thewellshampstead.co.uk. Formerly Wells Tavern.

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Last update: 17/11/2003

WETHERSPOONS:

255 Finchley Road, NW3

020 7433 0920

All permitted

Range can change, included: Courage Best, Directors; Grand Union Finch and Frog Ale; Hopback Summer Lightning; Greene King Abbot Ale.

A new pub (July 2001) located in the O2 Centre, just north of Finchley Rd tube station. Formerly occupied by a restaurant, this is a huge outlet with massive picture windows and ranks of comfy armchairs, opening directly out onto the first floor of the Centre. There are two family areas, which is handy if you're bringing the kids to the adjacent cinema. The Centre also features a Safeway's, Books Etc, and a huge number of restaurants. Has a "house beer"from Grand Union at 4.5%. Probably a rebadge of an existing GU beer, but GU is small enough to do one off beers, so who knows?

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Last update: 11/09/2007

WHITE HORSE

154-155 Fleet Road, NW3 2QX

Caledonian Deuchars IPA, Hook Norton Old Hooky, Sharp's Doom Bar, Shepherd Neame Master Brew

Reopened after refurbishment in 2005. Located at the junction of South End Green. Hampstead Heath is to the north, Belsize Park is the nearest underground station approximately 500 metres to the west. A number of original features retained during the refurbishment. Small side bar for diners. New owners took over the lease in August 2007, have attained Cask Marque status and are looking to grow their real ale sales, including having cask ale festivals.

Formerly G E Aldwinkles, White Horse.

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Last update: 02/02/2008

YE OLDE WHITE BEAR

Well Road, NW3 1LJ

020 7435 3758

11.00 - 23.00 Mon - Weds (23.30 Thu - Sat), 12.00 - 22.30 Sun

Brains SA, Thwaites Lancaster Bomber plus two rotating guests - four at weekends often from micro breweries

A lovely, three-bar pub with an outside terrace at the front and courtyard at the back. Adorned with prints, wood panelled throughout. There are three separate rooms albeit open to each other around the central bar. With settle seating, a bay window in the middle room and extensive bric a brac dotted around the place. In one of the rooms a settee sits framed within a tantalus and there is a fine fireplace. The landlord is sourcing regular guests from the Punch list and these may increase. Thu quiz night from 21.00 - entry £1. Food served Mon to Sat 12-21 and Sun 12-17 & 18-21.

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Last update: 09/05/2008

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