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The Southampton Arms

Ale and cider only, cash and card, no bookings, no fuss.

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A single-room Kentish Town pub given over entirely to independent British cask ale and real cider, with a piano, a wood fire and pork baps. Their entire website is four lines long, one of which reads: "we don't have a phone and we don't take bookings, reserve seats, tables, areas or any of that caper".

Where
139 Highgate Road, NW5 1LE
Nearest station
Gospel Oak · 5 min walk

Hours

Monday12:00 – 23:00
Tuesday12:00 – 23:00
Wednesday12:00 – 23:00
Thursday12:00 – 23:00
Friday12:00 – 23:00
Saturday12:00 – 23:00
Sunday12:00 – 23:00

Hours from the venue’s own website, checked 3 September 2026.

They open from 12:00 every day and close, in their words, around 11 or 12.

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