Whittington & Cat, Archway  rated2 pints - click for an explanation of our ratings

location:

Archway

address:

89 Highgate Hill, N19 5NE

phone:

0871 984 1434*
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nearest stations:

Archway London Underground station
(440m) - zones 2/3

Upper Holloway Railway station
(870m) - zone 2

Highgate London Underground station
(1.1Km) - zone 3

Tufnell Park London Underground station
(1.2Km) - zone 2

how to find it:

Turn left out of the Highgate Hill exit and walk up Highgate Hill for a few minutes past the statue of the cat and you'll soon see the pub on your left.

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picture of Whittington and CatPerched halfway up the hill to Highgate, the Whittington Cat, not to be confused with the nearby Whittington Stone, is a jolly, traditional Irish pub. Unlike many of the other Irish pubs in the area, it doesn't make a big deal of the old country, although there are a few extra Guinness pumps and a few knickknacks on display - it's a meeting place for local Irish working in London, but everyone, in true Irish hospitality, is welcome. The pub's an old Victorian building, retaining a lot of original features, but it's definitely seen better days - however that doesn't spoil anything here. You wouldn't come here for a real ale experience, but the service is polite and friendly and so, it appears, is everyone else in the pub.

reviewed:
17/10/2005
reviewed by pubdog

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