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Flask
77 Highgate West Hill
Highgate
LONDON
N6 6BU
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Opening Times
| Monday | Midday - 11.00 pm |
| Tuesday | Midday - 11.00 pm |
| Wednesday | Midday - 11.00 pm |
| Thursday | Midday - 11.00 pm |
| Friday | Midday - 11.00 pm |
| Saturday | Midday - 11.00 pm |
| Sunday | Midday - 10.30 pm |
Meal Times
12 - 4, 6 - 10 Mon - Sat
12 - 4, 6 - 9 Sun
Owner
Fuller's
About the Pub
Acquired by Fuller's from M&B in February 2009, a 17th century pub listed on CAMRA's Regional inventory of historic pub interiors, originally two buildings now forming one pub, it was also known as the Upper Flask, the Lower Flask being the pub in Hampstead. There are legends of ghosts and Dick Turpin is said to have hidden in the cellars. More plausibly, the 18th century painter, engraver and satirist William Hogarth, and revolutionary thinker and philosopher Karl Marx are said to have been regulars. The Flask is one of the area pubs where the ceremony of the 'Swearing of the Horns' takes place. Large asphalted front yard and garden which incorporates a covered area too. 5 handpumps on the main bar counter and 1 on a smaller one by the entrance door. Underground: Archway or Highgate. Buses: 143 & 210, 214 & 271 terminate in Highgate Village nearby.
Historic Interest
Grade II listing:- Public house. Possibly early C18, partially rebuilt c1767 by William Carpenter and with various later alterations and additions. EXTERIOR: 3 storeys and cellars with 5 windows. Building to left, 2 storeys 2 windows and double hipped roof. Brick refacing with red brick bands between recessed sashes with gauged red brick flat arches. Ground floor with C20 wooden porch. Parapet. 2 storey building has multi-colour brick ground floor and stucco 1st floor. Wooden shopfront of 3 reeded pilasters, frieze and cornice above which is an oval tablet inscribed "WC 1767". Right hand forward return of former stabling is formed by the rear of Nos 23 to 25 South Grove (qv). INTERIOR: upper bar in later building to left remodelled late C20. Lower bars in original building, named the Snug and Committee Room by early 1995, with 1930s matchboard panelling and fireplaces; these spaces divided by central bar enclosed by sliding sashes with glazing bars, perhaps a mixture of late C18 and 1930s work. Behind it a dog-leg stair with turned balusters on a closed string, c1700, with some panelling. Upper floors not inspected. HISTORICAL NOTE: during the early C18 the Manorial Court was held here. (Survey of London: Vol. XVII, The Village of Highgate (Parish of St Pancras part I): London: -1936: 111-113; VCH: Middlesex : 6: London: 138).
Regular cask ales
This pub serves 3 regular beers.
- Fuller's ESB
- Fuller's London Pride
- Fuller's Oliver's Island
Changing cask ales
This pub serves 2 changing beers.
Changing beers typically include:
- Butcombe Adam Henson's Rare Breed
- Fuller's --seasonal--
- Wimbledon --varies--
Features
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Real Ale Available
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Heritage Pub
Regionally Important Historic Interior
Facilities
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Lunchtime Meals
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Evening Meals
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Pub Garden
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Parking
Free parking nearby.
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Dog Friendly
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Family Friendly
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Traditional Pub Games
Board Games.
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Newspapers
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Real Fire
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Smoking Area
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Wifi
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Flask
77 Highgate West Hill
Highgate
LONDON
N6 6BU
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Transport
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Close to Bus Routes
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Close to London Underground / Overground / DLR
Nearby Bus Routes (< ½ mile)
Nearby London Underground/Overground/DLR (900m)
Highgate
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