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Updates
Still closed and metal boarded but due to reopen in the autumn.
https://www.driverlondon.co.uk/covid19update
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Driver
(formerly General Picton)
2-4 Wharfdale Road
Pentonville
London
N1 9RY
Social Links
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Opening Times
| Monday | 5.00 pm - Midnight |
| Tuesday | 5.00 pm - Midnight |
| Wednesday | 5.00 pm - Midnight |
| Thursday | 5.00 pm - Midnight |
| Friday | 5.00 pm - 3.00 am |
| Saturday | 6.00 pm - 3.00 am |
| Sunday | closed |
Meal Times
6 - 10 Mon - Sat
Closed Sun
About the Pub
Modern contemporary pub. Ex-Watney, changed hands in 2009. Four-storey interwar building with ivy growing on the brick walls, khaki ground floor exterior including some art deco metalwork under the windows. Fairly spacious, with a central bar, art deco cornice on the right, naturalistic elm wood bar counter, three other floors upstairs with restaurant and lounges. 30s and 40s middle-class types predominate. Roof terrace (on top) with 200 plants and a high wall around. Note their website says it opens at 16.30 but on a recent visit we were told it opens at 17.00.
Historic Interest
Local Listing:- 1930s public house. Symmetric corner site with Killick Street. Splayed corner. Four storeys, including tiled mansard with hipped tiled dormers. Red brick upper floors, voussoir arches to windows, keystones to first floor. Crittal windows.
Regular cask ales
This pub serves 2 regular beers.
- Box Steam Tunnel Vision
- Portobello Star
Features
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Real Ale Available
AccessAble
Facilities
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Disabled Access
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Lunchtime Meals
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Evening Meals
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Pub Garden
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Function Room
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Newspapers
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Smoking Area
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Wifi
View on Larger Map
Driver
2-4 Wharfdale Road
Pentonville
London
N1 9RY
Sat Nav Reference
Transport
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Close to Bus Routes
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Close to Railway Station
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Close to London Underground / Overground / DLR
Nearby Bus Routes (100m)
On Caledonian Rd
Nearby Station (350m)
King's Cross
Nearby London Underground/Overground/DLR (500m)
King's Cross St Pancras
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