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  • N1 0DE
  • Address: 116 Cloudesley Road, N1 0DE
  • Locale: Islington / Barnsbury
  • Nearby tube stops: Angel / Highbury and Islington / Caledonian Road
  • Bus: 73, 19, etc.. to Angel Tube station or, 153 from Finsbury Park (stops nearby on top of Hemmingford Road) City or 19, 259, 91 from Kings X (stop outside Caledonian Rd. Baths then 10 min walk)

The Crown

Easy to get to and nice and quiet. Decent food and nice cold beer. Has recently turned into a gastro pub and often contains well-off trendies with babies, but apart from that it's really nice. Very cosy interior with leather sofas and plenty of space. No loud music. Perfect place to chat with a good freind before heading off to the Angel or down to Caledonian Road for some food, or to Kings Cross for a fight, a cheap rental and some smack.

Drinks

Hmm. Guinness. Stella. Kronenburg.... didn't pay attention to others.

Layout

Level access, nice leather sofas, large wooden bar. The whole pub is in one room that's about 20/40 ft. There is a nice outdoor bit at the front with no traffic and 3 or 4 benches.

Nearby Atrractions

Lots of interesting well decorated houses with their georgian windows uncoverd if you fancy a quick tour of Islington home decor. Lots of ikea but some really wild ostentation too. A highlight is the wood carver's house down towards Richmond ave... all these amazing carvings in the dusty window. Also interesting political graffiti on the reverse side of the stop signs.

Great little park on Richmond Crescent (just down towards Richmond Ave). Good bushes to hide in, nice benches and pleasant atmosphere. Good sunbathing in summer and always empty. Interestingly, Tony Blair's back garden used to run onto this park. There used to be a resident pervert but I think he's long gone. Maybe you could replace him.

Pubs nearby

Hemingford Arms, N1 1DF
Albion, N1 1HW

Where to eat nearby afterwards

Menelik Ethiopian Restaurant, N1 1EF
[Kigi Turkish Cafe, N1 1BB]?


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