Pub review: Sekforde Arms

Sean D

23 February 2007

Address: 34 Sekforde Street, London, EC1R 0HA
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Latitude: 51.524030

Traditional Young's pub, full of regulars. Good beer too.

It's very close to many other Clerkenwell pubs including the Dovetail. I almost walked straight past it when I arrived, because there was no crowd of punters spilling onto the street - very unusual for this part of town. Inside, there was no free seating, but standing wasn't uncomfortable.

I tried the St.George's beer, a Young's seasonal: it tasted good and was obviously well-kept. I didn't try anything else that evening. Eventually it became apparent that the seated punters were mostly regulars and were not going to move for the duration. Fortunately, some space opened up at the bar.

We met one of Shaun's CS tutors there. The mysteries of space and time were discussed over more rounds of St.George's.

Certainly worth a return visit, and a good meeting point for visits to the Dovetail and Jerusalem.

Other reviews: http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/s/81/8164/Sekforde_Arms/Clerkenwell

Things near here (straight-line distances):

Dovetail (pub) 0.1 miles SSE
Jerusalem Tavern (pub) 0.2 miles SbE
Farringdon Station (British Rail, Circle Line, Hammersmith & City Line, Metropolitan Line) 0.3 miles SbW
New Seoul (restaurant) 0.3 miles WSW
Barbican Station (Circle Line, Hammersmith & City Line, Metropolitan Line) 0.4 miles SEbS
Ye Olde Mitre (pub) 0.4 miles SSW
Pakenham Arms (pub) 0.4 miles WbN
Calthorpe Arms (pub) 0.5 miles W
Angel Station (Northern Line) 0.5 miles N
Chancery Lane Station (Central Line) 0.5 miles SWbS
City Thameslink Station (British Rail) 0.5 miles S
Wenlock Arms (pub) 0.7 miles NE
Old Street Station (British Rail, Northern Line) 0.7 miles E
St. Paul's Station (Central Line) 0.7 miles SSE
Moorgate Station (British Rail, Circle Line, Hammersmith & City Line, Metropolitan Line, Northern Line) 0.7 miles ESE
King's Cross Thameslink Station (British Rail) 0.8 miles NWbW
Holborn Station (Central Line, Piccadilly Line) 0.8 miles SWbW
Blackfriars Station (Circle Line, District Line) 0.9 miles S
Bank Station (Central Line, Docklands Light Railway, Northern Line, Waterloo & City Line) 0.9 miles SEbS
Russell Square Station (Piccadilly Line) 0.9 miles W
Lord John Russell (pub) 0.9 miles WbN
King's Cross St. Pancras Station (British Rail, Circle Line, Hammersmith & City Line, Metropolitan Line, Northern Line, Piccadilly Line, Victoria Line) 1.0 miles WNW
Mansion House Station (Circle Line, District Line) 1.0 miles SSE
Temple Station (Circle Line, District Line) 1.0 miles SSW
Abeno Okonomiyaki (restaurant) 1.0 miles WSW
British Museum (museum) 1.0 miles WSW
Ta-Zu (restaurant) 1.1 miles WNW
Imperial War Museum London (museum) 1.9 miles S
National Army Museum (museum) 3.5 miles SW