Holly bush pub london hampstead

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The Hampstead Literary and Scientific Society was formed here about , and among its lecturers Dr. Lardner, Dr. Ure, Professor Lindsey, John Constable and others of equal prominence. The Conversazione Society was established in and held its meetings here. Since the Constitutional Club has been here. George Romney was a society portraitist, completing portraits of many prominent people of the time.

Cross over, walk a short distance up Heath Street then stop , turn round and look back. This was the view in And in my apologies for the quality of the photo, it was a very sunny day and despite waiting for the sun to drop behind the buildings it still presented some contrast problems.

Heath Street is an incredibly busy road and despite waiting for almost half an hour there was not a break in the traffic, however if you ignore the cars and focus on the buildings, the scene is almost exactly the same. I am sure that the trees in front of the white building on the right are the same.

The side streets of Hampstead have changed very little over the years. Take away the cars and I suspect George Romney would not find too many differences if he was to return to his house and studio. But it was a village and before the gentrification of the last half century or more there was a social mix. My great-grandmother was born about a mile to the south of the Holly Bush off Haverstock Hill.

Her parents had arrived in Hampstead the previous year from Suffolk where her father had been an agricultural labourer. What was he doing in Hampstead? Quite simply he became a gardener — transferable skills — and it is evident that he brought Suffolk ways with him as he had 20 chickens stolen from his hen coops in It speaks volumes that he could afford to rent a house there at that time onwards. That social mix has now been eradicated in places like Hampstead.

I think that much has been lost in the process and the London villages have become less characterful as a result I speak with personal knowledge of Wimbledon Village. In the late 80s I was fortunate to live in Hampstead, in a rented flat that was incredibly cheap, even for the times.

My husband and I used to wander up to the Holly Bush regularly in the evenings and it was always busy and friendly. Hampstead is one of the fanciest, prettiest and oldest neighbourhoods in London and the traditional English Pubs in Hampstead reflect this well. The Holly Bush serves food all day, all week but if you want a truly British experience in Hampstead then I would recommend going for a Hampstead Sunday Dinner and a beer on a Sunday afternoon. What I love most about The Flask is the outside space.

The Inside is split into 2 seating areas with one of them bigger than the other and both have a very traditional pub feel to them. I love its outdoor benches which are perfect to sit at all year round and the inside decor is less traditional pub style and a bit more modern. Photo from The Garden Gate Website. The Freemason Arms Hampstead is a pub, bar and restaurant. It is much further out of Hampstead Village than the other Hampstead pubs recommended in this post. Photo from Pinterest.

Hampstead is a popular area to visit to walk your dog because of the huge park that is Hampstead Heath and therefore there are many dog-friendly pubs in Hampstead, in fact, most of the above pubs in Hampstead are dog friendly.

Ellie Quinn is the British blogger and travel addict behind this blog.