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Wenlock Arms

A corner ale house of 1836 that the neighbourhood fought a developer to keep.

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The Wenlock is a plain Victorian corner pub on a back street off the City Road, put up in 1836 beside the Wenlock Brewery that is long gone, and it looks from outside like the sort of place that gets demolished. It nearly was: a developer had it, the regulars and CAMRA fought a campaign, and it came back.

Inside is a single bar, a piano that gets played, a fire, and no attempt whatever at a concept. That is the point of it. Hackney around it has changed beyond recognition and the Wenlock has declined to.

Where
26 Wenlock Road, N1 7TA
Nearest station
Old Street · 10 min walk

Hours

MondayClosed
Tuesday16:00 – 23:00
Wednesday16:00 – 23:00
Thursday12:00 – 00:00
Friday12:00 – 01:00
Saturday12:00 – 01:00
Sunday12:00 – 22:00

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

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