Boleyn Tavern, East Ham

Boleyn Tavern, East Ham

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Increasing costs, transient clientele and the migration of West Ham Football Club to Stratford have all seen East End boozers take a bit of a hit. Nevertheless, of the bastions of a bygone era, some still stand. The Boleyn Tavern, a grand, grade II-listed watering hole, which has operated since the Victorian times has undergone a refurb courtesy of Remarkable Pubs, a small London-based chain, who bought the freehold from Greene King in 2019.

Boasting Italian marble floors, stucco and stunning stained-glass skylight, it is one of the most beautiful pubs in east London. It is watering hole for a diverse crowd, particularly on weekends for the cracking roasts and on Tuesdays for the weekly quiz night.

This place hasn't just got the glamour, it's also got the girth. You're guaranteed a seat in this most spacious of boozers, but make a beeline for the partitioned-off area behind the bar — a kind of extra large snug with its own access to the bar. It's a bit like a Sam Smiths refit, really, only with more swagger and better beer.

Images below are from before the refit. We're leaving them up for old times' sake.

Word of warning...don't ask the locals who this Moore fellow was.
Word of warning...don't ask the locals who this Moore fellow was.
More trophies than the actual West Ham.
More trophies than the actual West Ham.
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The gorgeous skylight is unique.
The gorgeous skylight is unique.
Try playing the pool table on match day and see how popular you are.
Try playing the pool table on match day and see how popular you are.
A Fives board. Not so common these days.
A Fives board. Not so common these days.
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Pub Features

Beer garden Dart board

Address: 1 Barking Road London E6 1PW

Phone: 020 8472 2182

Website:
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