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Lady Ottoline, London

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Operator: Market Taverns
11a Northington Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1N 2JF (View on Google Map)

In a visit in July 2025 the cask beers were from Sambrook's, Siren and Harviestoun and at times a Gosnell's Mead had been available on tap.

Closed suddenly end June 2016 as operators the Affinity Group had gone into receivership. Reopened in Feb 2018 under the auspices of Market Taverns who amongst other things run The Market Porter, Borough and the more nearby Perseverance.

It is a single bar pub, just off Gray's inn Road, that from the outside still shows its Charrington's past. There has been a pub on this site from at least 1756, originally backing onto the stables of a local brewery.

The bar features large wooden tables and chairs with a long wooden bar and modern back gantry. The two entrance ways are interesting in themselves while the two upstairs rooms have been converted to table service dining rooms. The toilets are downstairs. The main bar still feels pub-like, with a traditional pub menu and the ales on offer have definitely improved since reopening. The bar features a TV screen but it was silent at the time of this survey.

Lady Ottoline was, amongst many things, a strong supporter of the Bloomsbury Set, a literary hostess and patron of the arts. She once had properties in nearby Bedford Square & Gower St.

Information for this venue is provided by the North London Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
King's Arms
Local Authority
Camden
Last updated
24/07/2025
Last surveyed
11/02/2025
Leasehold owner
Market Taverns Ltd
Freehold owner
Heineken UK
Pub ID
NLD/6302
Asset of Community Value
Monday
Noon - 11:00pm
Tuesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 11:00pm
Friday
Noon - 11:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 11:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 5:00pm
Monday
Noon - 10:00pm
Tuesday
Noon - 10:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 10:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 10:00pm
Friday
Noon - 10:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 10:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 4:00pm

Current beers

This Pub serves 3 changing beers and 0 regular beers.

Source: National


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Facilities
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Function Room Function Room
Upstairs rooms can be booked for private dining/events.Small room's capacity up to 14ppl and the larger one can fit up to 40 people..
Real Fire Real Fire
Restaurant Restaurant
Upstairs
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
Cask Marque Cask Marque
Quiet Quiet
Member Discount Scheme Member Discount Scheme
10% of cask beers with membership card
Cask Marque Beer and Cellar Hygiene rating
Cask Marque: Beer and Cellar Hygiene rating 5 out of 5
Transport
Close to bus routes (150m)
Nearby Station (750m)
Farringdon
Close to London Underground/Overground/DLR (500m)
Chancery Lane

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