The First Ever Crossrail Pub Crawl

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Last Updated 28 February 2014

The First Ever Crossrail Pub Crawl

We're organising the first ever pub crawl along the Crossrail route, even though the new train line won't open for four more years. It's part 'X' of our two-and-a-half-year mission to tour London's pubs alphabetically (as in X-rail). We asked you to vote for your favourite pubs near six future stations on the new train line. Here's how the voting went. See below for how to join us on the pub crawl.

Paddington

Winner: The Victoria
Other nominations: Mad Bishop & Bear, Bridge House, Cleveland Arms, Fountains Abbey, Beer House, Pride of Paddington, Warwick Castle, Prince Alfred, Duke of Kendal, The Sawyers, Rob Roy

Bond Street

Winner: Marlborough Head and Devonshire Arms (tied)
Other nominations: Running Horse, Spread Eagle, Iron Duke, Cock and Lion, Pontefract Castle

Tottenham Court Road

Winner: Intrepid Fox and The Angel (tied)
Other nominations: Old Crown, Newman Arms, Dog and Duck, The Plough, The Ship

Farringdon

Winner: Jerusalem Tavern
Other nominations: Craft Beer Co, Three Compasses, Fox and Anchor, Dovetail, The Crown, Old Red Cow, City Pride, One Tun, The Hope, Hand and Shears, Three Kings, The Longroom

Moorgate and Liverpool Street

Winner: The Globe and The Old Dr Butler's Head (tied)
Other nominations: Brewdog, Old Tom's, Rack & Tenter, Master Gunner, The Gable, The Red Lion

Whitechapel

Winner: The Blind Beggar
Other nominations: Pride of Spitalfields, Hoop and Grapes, LHT Urban, White Hart Brew Pub, Rhythm Factory, Carpenter's Arms, Ten Bells, Oliver Conquest

Map

The map below shows all nominated pubs, with the six chosen for our pub crawl (see below) indicated as green stars.

Pub Crawl

We will do the pub crawl on Saturday 29 March. If you'd like to join us for what must be the first ever Crossrail pub crawl, email [email protected], so we can keep an eye on numbers. Here's the plan:

2pm Meet at the Blind Beggar (Whitechapel)
3.30pm The Globe (Moorgate)...Old Dr Butler's Head is closed on Saturdays.
5pm Craft Beer Co (Farringdon)...Jerusalem Tavern is closed on Saturdays
6.30pm The Angel (Tottenham Court Road)
8pm Marlborough Head (Bond Street)...Devonshire Arms is closed on Saturdays
9.30pm The Victoria (Paddington)

Note, this pub crawl is independently organised by Londonist, and is not officially endorsed (or condemned!) by Crossrail itself.

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