Marylebone Station

Go back to Euston Road

Advance to Mayfair

Pub: The Victoria and Albert
Address: Marylebone Station

We took a trip to Marylebone Station on a bus and waded through the aroma of fresh flowers to the V&A. This pub had the feel of a gentlemen's club with its low leather sofas, high ceilings and gilt-framed mirrors. This impression was slightly dented by the fruit machine, the pool table, and the barman surreptitiously slurping beer from the tap when he thought nobody was looking! Kate "Mad Hatter" Llewellyn moved to a distant table to smoke. (A month later and the table would have needed to be more distant still, due to the new smoking ban.)

Gareth "bootilicious" Rees bought a "Mountain Gorgonzola" from the International Knob Cheese Centre. Outside again, we were joined by Tom "Badger Badger Badger Badger" Aston.

King's Cross Station

Go back to Pentonville Road

Advance to Euston Road

Pub: The Duke of York
Address: Platorm 8, King's Cross Station


The planned walk to King's Cross was replaced by a bus ride (205) at the last moment.

"Wotcha got there bruv?"

Greg "Tug" Withnail found a pair of pink knickers on his seat, which were kept "for later."

We arrived at King's Cross without too much fuss and had to pick our way between drinkers sitting in the pub doorway. First real drinks-ordering catastrophe: Gareth "Bootilicious" Rees didn't get his Guinness until the rest of us had just about finished our drinks. The toilet door had a combination lock, the code for which was supplied by a man loitering in the corridor.

Greg popped into Left Luggage to retrieve the food dropped there earlier. Here is a picture of the enormous queue:

Of course, we had to try pushing a trolley through the wall and onto Platform 9¾.

Gareth "Bootilicious" Rees: "Slaphead Potter"

James "Ironman" Llewellyn: "Dreary pub!"