Richard’s pub tour brings you the strange tale of one pub named after an eighteenth century naval disaster; why one is named after a famous literary sleuth and another after a real maverick policing outfit. We pass a pub frequented by a highwayman; ones related to Dickens and Turner and a glamorous theatre star turned king’s mistress along with one where rough bare knuckle boxing was staged (spoiler alert: no fighting today, in fact it’s a lovely boozer).
It’s all too easy to take Covent Garden’s pubs for granted as just nice drinking holes . But they are so much more: they hold hundreds of years of west-end life within their walls; housed in some terrific old buildngs, some listed; with names redolent of that local history and they attracted historic drinkers. As well as purveying some gorgeous drinks!
And Richard will have a mid-walk stop in one of these fine historic hostelries..
From Sherlock’s Sitting Room to Nell Gwynn’s Den: West End Pub History Tour
Tour dates and times:
Tuesday - 30 July 2024 - 14:30
Ticket price £15.00, £10.00
Your Guide(s)
Event details
Tour duration 2
Child friendly? Yes
Access friendly? Yes
Meeting point: Outside Embankment underground station, exit on Villiers Street other side from the river.
Finishing at:The Coal Hole, 91 – 92, Strand. Short walk to Charing Cross or Temple underground stations or plenty of buses along the Strand or from Trafalgar Square.
Please note that walks are run by Association members – your contract is between you and the guide, not with the Association