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Anglesea Arms

15 Selwood Terrace
South Kensington
SW7 3QG

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Opening Times

Regular

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 - 10.00 pm

Meal Times

12 - 10 Mon - Sat
12 - 9 Sun

Operator

Metropolitan (Greene King)

About the Pub

This was one of the few free houses in London to sell real ale in the early days of CAMRA and has appeared in many editions of the Good Beer Guide over the years. Built in 1827 and licensed two years later, for over a hundred years this was a Meux tied house but by the 1960s had become a family-owned free house, still later bought by Maxwell Joseph’s Lion Taverns. Now it is a Grade II-listed Greene King Metropolitan Pub Co establishment that looks like a country pub with its hanging baskets and benches outside.

Walk through the foliage and you discover a hidden gem. The bar you enter has much preserved from the pub's history, its previous division into smaller rooms being indicated by full-height raised-and-fielded panelling on one side and matchboarding to dado level on the other. These walls are decorated with a diverse collection of mirrors, prints, photographs and paintings, including a particularly large and striking one of a naked lady above the (non-working) fireplace. The room is furnished with a mixture of high tables and stools, dining tables and chairs and leather upholstered benches. Beside the side door leading to a narrow patio of tables and chairs are steps leading down to the panelled restaurant, with another fireplace, this one complete with a gas fire.

The wooden bar counter and back bar are simply carved, the latter surmounted by a rather magnificent clock, in between two screens which occasionally show (terrestial broadcast) sporting events. In normal times a range of real ales is available including four guests often local to London and the South-East; however mid-pandemic it was reported that the ale range was sadly reduced. The menu offers a tempting variety of food at reasonable prices for the area.

At busy eating times many of the tables may be laid for dining though drinkers-only are always welcome.

Historic Interest

Grade II listing:- Public House. Early-mid C19. Two storey, 3 window, stucco with altered windows and ground floor bar front, similar skyline.

Regular cask ales

This pub serves 1 regular beer.

Greene King IPA

Changing cask ales

This pub serves 2 changing beers.

Changing beers typically include:

Timothy Taylor Landlord

Source: National

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Features

Real Ale Available
Cask Marque Accredited
Quiet Pub

Facilities

Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals
Garden
Large terrace at the front and a few tables at the side.
Dog Friendly
But not in restaurant.
Family Friendly
Function Room
Whole restaurant can be booked.
Newspapers
Restaurant Area
Smoking Area
Front and side terraces.
Sports TV
Freeview for certain events, eg Six Nations and Wimbledon.
Wifi
Cloud.

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Anglesea Arms

15 Selwood Terrace
South Kensington
SW7 3QG

Sat Nav Reference

51.49014, -0.176778

Transport

Close to Bus Routes
Close to London Underground / Overground / DLR

Nearby Bus Routes (160m)

Various

Closest Station (2240m)

Imperial Wharf

Nearby London Underground/Overground/DLR (600m)

South Kensington

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