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Reopened 20 July. Taking part in the "Eat Out to Help Out" Scheme.
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White Hart
(formerly Olde White Hart)
191 Drury Lane
Covent Garden
London
WC2B 5QD
Social Links
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Visit White Hart on Facebook
Follow @whitehartdrury on Twitter
Opening Times
| Monday | 11.00 am - Midnight |
| Tuesday | 11.00 am - Midnight |
| Wednesday | 11.00 am - Midnight |
| Thursday | 11.00 am - Midnight |
| Friday | 11.00 am - 2.00 am |
| Saturday | Midday - 2.00 am |
| Sunday | closed |
Meal Times
12 - 8 Mon - Sat
12 - 5 Sun
Owner
Mitchells & Butlers
About the Pub
A pub that is much larger than it looks from the outside. There is a narrow bar leading to a large baronial rear area. Rebuilt in 1912 by Hoare and Company's Red Lion Brewery, the pub claims from Old Bailey archives to have been in existence since 1216 and to be the oldest licensed premises in London. It, and the surrounding Drury Lane area, was a plague hotspot in the Great Plague of 1665. Reputed, like many others in the area, to be a pub where condemned men had their last drink and the company of a good (bad) woman; it is on record that the highwayman Jack Sheppard had his last glass here. The White Hart was a favourite emblem of Richard II though the origins of the creature date at least from Alexander the Great's time. Archive photos of this pub as a Charrington's Ales house may be seen at http://www.historypin.org/en/white-hart/
Regular cask ales
This pub serves 1 regular beer.
- Sharp's Doom Bar
Changing cask ales
This pub serves 2 changing beers.
Changing beers typically include:
- St Austell Tribute
Features
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Real Ale Available
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Cask Marque Accredited
Facilities
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Lunchtime Meals
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Evening Meals
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Events
DJ on Saturday nights.
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Newspapers
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Restaurant Area
View on Larger Map
White Hart
191 Drury Lane
Covent Garden
London
WC2B 5QD
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 (200m)
8, 25, 55, 98
Nearby Station (900m)
London Charing Cross
Nearby London Underground/Overground/DLR (350m)
Holborn
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