Can you reccomend a Pub along the Thames in London from which to watch the Thames Jubilee Pageant?
May 8, 2012 4:14 PM Subscribe
I will be travelling to the UK this May/June and will be in London on June 3. I have heard that for the Jubilee Pageant on the Thames, some pubs along the river are accepting reservations for tables.
It seems like a great way to spend the day - does anyone have any specific recommendations for pubs along the Thames that I might contact?
The flotilla will be dispersing by the time it gets to the Prospect of Whitby, but you still might see a lot of boats.
The same goes for the excellent but tiny Cutty Sark in Greenwich (you'd want an outside table), or the Trafalgar also Greenwich, bigger but with less good views.
The prime pub in terms of views and seeing the peak of the flotilla is probably going to be the Founders Arms by the Tate or Doggets on Blackfriars Bridge, but you may have trouble getting a window seat in doggets.
The Old Thameside Inn has got riverside seats which would get you a magnificent view, but is usually full on the best of occasions. Equally the Anchor will get you great views, but is very touristy and almost always full up. Book well in advance.
Another possible option is to get a table in the restaurant at the top of the OXO tower, you'd get fabulous views from there.
posted by Just this guy, y'know at 3:33 AM on May 9, 2012
The same goes for the excellent but tiny Cutty Sark in Greenwich (you'd want an outside table), or the Trafalgar also Greenwich, bigger but with less good views.
The prime pub in terms of views and seeing the peak of the flotilla is probably going to be the Founders Arms by the Tate or Doggets on Blackfriars Bridge, but you may have trouble getting a window seat in doggets.
The Old Thameside Inn has got riverside seats which would get you a magnificent view, but is usually full on the best of occasions. Equally the Anchor will get you great views, but is very touristy and almost always full up. Book well in advance.
Another possible option is to get a table in the restaurant at the top of the OXO tower, you'd get fabulous views from there.
posted by Just this guy, y'know at 3:33 AM on May 9, 2012
The Founders was the first pub I thought of that's next to the river, but it gets jammed on any random afternoon so you'd be crushed even if you did 'have' a table on the deck. Still, that would be a great place to watch from even if you didn't bother to book a table. It's easy enough to either just stroll off with a pint and sit on the Embankment thereabouts, or just bring your own, and avoid the crowd at the bar. If the tide is out there's even a strip of sand to sit on down below.
posted by Flashman at 8:10 PM on May 9, 2012
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