Pub review: Pakenham Arms

Roger

25 February 2007

Address: 1, Pakenham St, London WC1X 0LA
Telephone: +44 20 7837 6933
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Longitude: -0.114511
Latitude: 51.525549

Staff pub for the Mount Pleasant Sorting Office. Tends to be packed out when there's a major sporting event going on (has a big screen TV). Beer is acceptable but nothing special - still, it's real ale in this part of London.

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Chancery Lane Station (Central Line) 0.5 miles SbE
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Russell Square Station (Piccadilly Line) 0.5 miles WSW
Farringdon Station (British Rail, Circle Line, Hammersmith & City Line, Metropolitan Line) 0.5 miles SE
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Angel Station (Northern Line) 0.6 miles NE
Euston Flyer (pub) 0.6 miles WNW
Ye Olde Mitre (pub) 0.6 miles SEbS
Holborn Station (Central Line, Piccadilly Line) 0.6 miles SSW
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Head of Steam/Doric Arch (pub) 0.8 miles WbN
City Thameslink Station (British Rail) 0.8 miles SEbS
Barbican Station (Circle Line, Hammersmith & City Line, Metropolitan Line) 0.8 miles SEbE
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Prince Arthur (pub) 0.9 miles WNW
Euston Station (British Rail, Northern Line, Victoria Line) 0.9 miles WbN
Jack Horner (pub) 0.9 miles SWbW
Centre Point Sushi Cafe (restaurant) 0.9 miles SW
Joi Cafe (restaurant) 0.9 miles SWbW
Euston Square Station (Circle Line, Hammersmith & City Line, Metropolitan Line) 0.9 miles W
Goodge Street Station (Northern Line) 1.0 miles WSW
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Tottenham Court Road Station (Central Line, Northern Line) 1.0 miles SW
Covent Garden Station (Piccadilly Line) 1.0 miles SSW
Imperial War Museum London (museum) 2.0 miles SbE
National Army Museum (museum) 3.4 miles SWbS