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Speaker
(formerly Elephant & Castle)
46 Great Peter Street
Westminster
London
SW1P 2HA
Social Links
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Opening Times
| Monday | 11.00 am - 11.00 pm |
| Tuesday | 11.00 am - 11.00 pm |
| Wednesday | 11.00 am - 11.00 pm |
| Thursday | 11.00 am - 11.00 pm |
| Friday | 11.00 am - 11.00 pm |
| Saturday | 11.00 am - 11.00 pm |
| Sunday | Midday - 10.00 pm |
About the Pub
Following a much-needed refurb in 2018, which thankfully both preserved the character and enhanced the decor, this pub reopened under Bermondsey Pub Company management. This is the original "wet-led pub" as there is no kitchen and no food is served (check with the staff regarding BYO). Some unusual ales can often be found here.
Now open at the weekend, it is popular with locals, civil servants and visitors alike and may become crowded at peak times.
Note the charming explanatory wall plaques on the outside of the pub.
Before the refurb there was a Parliament Division Bell in the pub but at date of writing this has not yet been reinstated.
Historic Interest
Dating from 1729 or earlier, the pub was first named the Castle, renamed Elephant and Castle around 1800 and became the Speaker in 1999. The area around the pub was, until clearance started in 1850, the erstwhile Devil’s Acre, London's very worst slum, according to Charles Dickens, albeit next to the world’s first public gas works. Noted by Westminster Council as an Unlisted Building of Merit.
Regular cask ales
This pub serves 1 regular beer.
- Timothy Taylor Landlord
Changing cask ales
This pub serves 4 changing beers.
Changing beers typically include:
- London Brewing 100 Oysters Stout
- Mad Squirrel Hopfest
Source: National
Features
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Real Ale Available
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Member Discount Scheme
10% off real ale.
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Cask Marque Accredited
Facilities
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Function Room
Upstairs, capacity for 20 guests. TV.
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Newspapers
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Sports TV
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Wifi
View on Larger Map
Speaker
46 Great Peter Street
Westminster
London
SW1P 2HA
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 (260m)
Various
Nearby Station (975m)
London Victoria
Nearby London Underground/Overground/DLR (400m)
St James's Park
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