Saturday 22 February 2025.

All welcome to join the crawl, whether a CAMRA member or not.

A Word version of the tour notes is here: Word Tour Notes and a PDF version is here: PDF Tour Notes

1. Elephant & Castle

Arrive: 12.00 Noon. This is the official lunch stop but if you prefer to eat later, each of the next three pubs serve food.

Address: The Elephant & Castle, 40 Holland St, Kensington, W8 4LT.

Real ales:This pub is in CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide 2025. Fuller’s London Pride; St Austell Nicholson’s Pale Ale; plus three changing guest ales are normally served here.

Read about the Elephant & Castle

Directions to next pub: On leaving the pub, turn left and walk down Holland Street to the junction with Kensington Church Street. Cross over Holland Street and walk down Kensington Church Street to bus stop H (called Kensington Church Street/Holland Street). Catch any bus to the stop called Sheffield Terrace (Stop X). Alight from the bus, turn right and continue up Kensington Church Street to

2. Churchill Arms

Arrive: 1.45 PM.

Address: The Churchill Arms, 119 Kensington Church St, Kensington, W8 7LN.

Real ales: This pub is in CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide 2025. Dark Star Hophead; Fuller’s ESB, London Pride and seasonal ales; and Tiny Rebel Cwtch are normally served here.

Read about the Churchill Arms

Directions to next pub: Turn left out of the pub and continue up Kensington Church Street to

3. Blue Stoops

Arrive: 2.15 PM.

Address: The Blue Stoops, 127-129 Kensington Church St, Kensington, W8 7LP.

Real ales: Allsopp’s Bitter, India Pale Ale and Pale Ale; plus one guest ale are normally served here.

Read about the Blue Stoops

Directions to next pub: On leaving the pub, turn left and left again into Peel Street. Walk up Peel Street (noting on the way the former Peel Arms pub at 53 Peel Street, still with its pub sign gantry), to

4. Windsor Castle

Arrive: 3.00 PM.

Address: The Windsor Castle, 114 Campden Hill Rd, Kensington, W8 7AR.

Real ales: This pub is in CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide 2025. Fuller’s London Pride; St Austell Tribute; Sharps Doom Bar; and Timothy Taylor Landlord are normally served here.

Read about the Windsor Castle

Directions to next pub: Turn right out of the pub and walk along Campden Hill Road to the junction with Uxbridge Street. Turn right and walk down Uxbridge Street. Cross over Uxbridge Street to

5. Uxbridge Arms

Arrive: 3.30 PM.

Address: The Uxbridge Arms, 13 Uxbridge St, Kensington, W8 7TQ.

Real ales: Draught Bass; and Southwark Bankside Blonde are normally served here.

Read about the Uxbridge Arms

Directions to next pub: Turn left out of the pub, walk down Uxbridge Street to the junction with Hillgate Street, turn left and walk down Hillgate Street to the junction with Notting Hill Gate. Turn right and walk along Notting Hill Gate to the pelican crossing. Cross over Notting Hill Gate and continue down Pembridge Road to bus stop B (called Notting Hill Gate Station/Pembridge Road). Catch a 31 bus to stop PV (called Pembroke Villas/Westbourne Grove). Alight from the bus, turn right and walk along Pembridge Villas to the junction with Westbourne Grove. Turn left, cross over Westbourne Grove, turn left again and walk along Westbourne Grove to the junction with Needham Road. Turn right, walk along Needham Road and cross over Needham Road to

6. Cock & Bottle

Arrive: 4.30 PM.

Address: The Cock & Bottle, 17 Needham Rd, Notting Hill, W11 2RP.

Real ales: Timothy Taylor Landlord; and Youngs Original are normally served here.

Read about the Cock & Bottle

Directions to next pub: Turn left out of the pub and left again and walk along Artesian Road to the junction with Ledbury Road. Cross over Ledbury Road, turn right and continue along Ledbury Road to the junction with Colville Terrace. Turn left and walk along Colville Terrace to the junction with Portobello Road. (While walking along Colville Terrace, notice on the right, Powys Square where the famous film, Performance starring Mick Jagger, was filmed.) Turn right, cross over Colville Terrace, turn left and cross over Portobello Road to

7. Duke of Wellington

Arrive: 5.15 PM.

Address: The Duke of Wellington, 179 Portobello Rd, Notting Hill, W11 2ED.

Real ales: Youngs Original, Special and a seasonal ale are normally served here.

Read about the Duke of Wellington

Directions to next pub: Leave the pub via the Elgin Crescent exit, turn right and walk along Elgin Crescent to the junction with Ladbroke Grove. Walk along Ladbroke Grove to

8. Elgin

Arrive: 6.00 PM.

Address: The Elgin, 96 Ladbroke Grove, Notting Hill, W11 1PH.

Real ales: St Austell Proper Job; and Young’s Original, Special and a seasonal ale are normally served here.

Read about the Elgin