Sherlock Holmes
(formerly Northumberland Arms)
10 Northumberland Street
Charing Cross
London
WC2N 5DB
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Opening Times
| Monday | 8.00 am - 11.00 pm |
| Tuesday | 8.00 am - 11.00 pm |
| Wednesday | 8.00 am - 11.00 pm |
| Thursday | 8.00 am - 11.00 pm |
| Friday | 8.00 am - Midnight |
| Saturday | 8.00 am - Midnight |
| Sunday | 8.00 am - 11.00 pm |
Meal Times
8am - 10
Owner
Greene King
About the Pub
With Scotland Yard, various hotels on Northumberland Avenue, the Turkish baths enjoyed by the duo and other locations that feature in Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories all close by, it is perhaps not so surprising to find a pub named after the (fictional, please be reminded!) detective so far away from his home in Baker Street. So it was here, in the former Northumberland Arms, that, in 1957, Whitbread chose to create their eponymous theme pub, complete with a replica of the 221b sitting room, preserving material rescued from the Holmes exhibition component of the 1951 Festival of Britain.
Today this is a Greene King house and all but one of the ales on offer, including the house-badged Sherlock Holmes Ale and Watson's Golden Ale, come from the GK/Morland range. The menu has a strong English emphasis, including such traditional dishes as bangers and mash, fish and chips and bread and butter pudding; breakfast is available from 8am.
The main bar is spacious, airy and light, with bare wooden flooring, a variety of seating and decorated with Holmesean memorabilia. Upstairs has more of a period feel in the restaurant rooms and, viewable through a glass walls, the replica Holmes and Watson's sitting room. There is a small roof terrace which is generally opened during the summer and otherwise sometimes on busy evenings.
The local office worker regulars mix happily with awe-struck tourists who always make a point of photographing each other under the iconic image on the pub sign outside. For some real history, note that the pub featured in the 1969 short film "Under the Table You Must Go", which was later included in the "Roll Out the Barrel" DVD of beer-related shorts.
Note that, despite the pub being open from 8am, no alcoholic beverages are served until 11am each day.
Regular cask ales
This pub serves 4 regular beers.
- Greene King IPA
- Greene King London Glory
- Morland Sherlock Holmes Ale
- Morland Watson's Golden Ale
Changing cask ales
This pub serves 2 changing beers.
Changing beers typically include:
- Greene King Abbot
Features
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Real Ale Available
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Cask Marque Accredited
Facilities
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Disabled Access
To ground floor only.
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Lunchtime Meals
Plus breakfast from 8am.
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Evening Meals
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Pub Garden
Pavement tables plus, in summer and otherwise on some busy evenings, the sheltered and heated roof terrace is opened.
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Family Friendly
To 9pm.
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Function Room
Restaurant area can be booked for functions.
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Restaurant Area
Upstairs.
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Smoking Area
Pavement.
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Sports TV
Terrestial.
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Wifi
The Cloud.
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Sherlock Holmes
10 Northumberland Street
Charing Cross
London
WC2N 5DB
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 (120m)
6, 9, 11, 12, 13, 23, 24, 29, 87, 91, 139, 176, 453
Nearby Station (200m)
London Charing Cross
Nearby London Underground/Overground/DLR (160m)
Charing Cross; (250m) Embankment
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