OCR Pub

Horse & Groom, London

REAL ALE not available
Operator: Samuel Smith
128 Great Portland Street, Fitzrovia, London, W1W 6PS (View on Google Map)
No website available

A Samuel Smith pub, with three rooms downstairs and an upstairs eating area. An attractive Victorian interior and exterior including etched glass, mirrors and wood panels. A vaguely equine theme links the old prints. Some tables and chairs on the pavement provide alternative 'fresh air' seating.

Patrons should note that there is a strict "no swearing" policy in Samuel Smith's establishments. Also by decision of the brewery owner, customers may not use mobile phones (except for payments), laptops or similar inside the pub; tablets and iPads are prohibited inside or outside. The brewery's policy is that its pubs are for social conversation face to face.

Historic Interest

Said to date to 1792 when the Sun Fire Office records note a Mr Davidson, victualler, in occupation. It's another of the pubs in the area surrounding the BBC that was frequented by writers and essayists waiting for producers and editors, or to rehearse or broadcast. The pub is also said to have been known as The Whore's Lament, after the despair of certain locals at the departure of American servicemen at the end of World War II. More on the pubs used by BBC staff and others can be found in London Calling: A Countercultural History of London since 1945 by Barry Miles.

Monday
Noon - 11:00pm
Tuesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 11:00pm
Friday
Noon - 11:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 11:00pm
Sunday
Closed

Current beers

There are no beers listed. Add a beer or submit a beer score.

Horse & Groom, London

Add it to our list and share what's currently being served!.
Are you a CAMRA member? Contribute by submitting a beer score
Spot a Beer
Submit beer score
Your scores
Join CAMRA to access beer scoring and view scores for other pubs.
Become a member.
Retrieving scores
You have no beer scores submitted.

Facilities
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Features
Quiet Quiet
Transport
Close to bus routes (75m)
TfL: Various (88, 353, C2)
Closest station (1150m)
London Euston
Close to London Underground/Overground/DLR (450m)
Great Portland Street

Help keep our information accurate!

Notice an error or missing details? Help us keep our pub & club information accurate by sharing any corrections or updates you spot.

Suggest an edit

Nearby

Heritage Pub
Stags Head W1-1 July 2017. (Pub, External, Key). Published on 30-07-2017
Stag's Head
Pub
Real Ale Available
102 New Cavendish Street, Fitzrovia, London, W1W 6XW
0.0 miles
BBC Club entrance Nov 2016. (Pub, External, Key). Published on 27-11-2016
BBC Club
Club
Real Ale Available
Wogan House, 99 Great Portland Street, Fitzrovia, London, W1A 1AA
0.0 miles
Photo date: August 2013. (Pub, External, Key). Published on 26-09-2013
Lucky Pig
Other Drinking Establishment
5-6 Clipstone Street, Fitzrovia, London, W1W 6BB
0.1 miles
Sixes W1-1 Sept 2021. (Pub, External, Key). Published on 14-09-2021
Sixes Cricket Club
Pub
170 Great Portland Street, Fitzrovia, London, W1W 5QB
0.1 miles
Yorkshire Grey W1 July 2017. (Pub, External, Key). Published on 30-07-2017
Yorkshire Grey
Pub
46 Langham Street, Fitzrovia, London, W1W 7AX
0.1 miles
Photo date: August 2013. (External, Restaurant, Key). Published on 27-09-2013
Bellaria
Other Drinking Establishment
71 Great Titchfield Street, Fitzrovia, London, W1W 6RB
0.1 miles
Ship Fitzrovia-1 July 2017. (Pub, External, Key). Published on 30-07-2017
Ship
Pub
134 New Cavendish Street, Fitzrovia, London, W1W 6YB
0.1 miles
Crown & Sceptre W1-1 July 2017. (Pub, External, Key). Published on 30-07-2017
Crown & Sceptre
Pub
Real Ale Available
86 Great Titchfield Street, Fitzrovia, London, W1W 6SD
0.1 miles
Kings Arms Fitzrovia-1 Jan 2022. (Pub, External, Key). Published on 23-01-2022
Kings Arms
Pub
Real Ale Available
68 Great Titchfield Street, Fitzrovia, London, W1W 7QL
0.1 miles
Ridng House W1 July 2017. (Pub, External, Key). Published on 30-07-2017
Riding House Cafe
Pub
43-51 Great Titchfield Street, Fitzrovia, London, W1W 7PQ
0.1 miles

Need accommodation?

 

 

Home
© Campaign for Real Ale 2023 - 2025 (PHP-8.2-Shared)