The Champion, Notting Hill  rated3 pints - click for an explanation of our ratingsCask Marque pub - click for an explanation of the Cask Marque scheme

location:

Notting Hill

address:

1 Wellington Terrace, W2 4LW

phone:

020 7792 4527

nearest stations:

Notting Hill Gate London Underground station
(300m) - zones 1/2

Queensway London Underground station
(350m) - zone 1

Bayswater London Underground station
(400m) - zone 1

Holland Park London Underground station
(960m) - zone 2

High Street Kensington London Underground station
(1Km) - zone 1

how to find it:

The pub is on the Bayswater Road, midway between Notting Hill Gate and Queensway tubes.

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nearby attraction(s):

Kensington Palace (640m)

picture of ChampionWalk the Bayswater Road from Marble Arch to Notting Hill and the pubs you pass (unsurprisingly) fit the image of the olde worlde London pubs that the majority of the area's hotel guests expect to find. It's a different story at the Champion though. One of those Mitchells & Butlers unbranded pubs, there's no sign advertising 'Our Famous Fish & Chips', but a selection of beer pumps of all shapes and sizes and a mishmash of loungey furnishings. We're also rather taken with the secluded basement garden (a fine spot to nab early on a summer's day) and any pub that displays a prominent picture of Debbie Harry wins a place in our heart straight away. Europe's most expensive street is (allegedly) just across the road, but don't expect too many of the residents to be in here getting a round in.

reviewed:
15/11/2008
reviewed by jack

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