Pub in London WC2
Sherlock Holmes
10 Northumberland Street, London, WC2N 5DBClosest station: Charing Cross, about 2 min walk4.2out of 5 on Google, from 8,017 ratings
Details last checked October 2024. Things may have changed since.
About Sherlock Holmes
Traditional pub with Holmes-themed memorabilia, plus restaurant and roof garden.
With Scotland Yard, various hotels on Northumberland Avenue, the Turkish baths enjoyed by the duo and other locations that feature in Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes stories all close by, it is perhaps not so surprising to find a pub named after the (fictional, please be reminded!) detective so far away from his home in Baker Street. So it was here, in the former Northumberland Arms, that, in 1957, Whitbread chose to create their eponymous theme pub, complete with a replica of the 221b sitting room, preserving material rescued from the Holmes exhibition component of the 1951 Festival of Britain.
Today this is a Greene King house and all but one of the ales on offer, including the house-badged Sherlock Holmes Ale and Watson's Golden Ale, come from the GK/Morland range. The menu has a strong English emphasis, including such traditional dishes as bangers and mash, fish and chips and bread and butter pudding; breakfast is available from 8am.
The main bar is spacious, airy and light, with bare wooden flooring, a variety of seating and decorated with Holmesean memorabilia. Upstairs has more of a period feel in the restaurant rooms and, viewable through a glass walls, the replica Holmes and Watson's sitting room. There is a small roof terrace which is generally opened during the summer and otherwise sometimes on busy evenings.
The local office worker regulars mix happily with awe-struck tourists who always make a point of photographing each other under the iconic image on the pub sign outside. For some real history, note that the pub featured in the 1969 short film "Under the Table You Must Go", which was later included in the "Roll Out the Barrel" DVD of beer-related shorts.
Note that no alcoholic beverages are served until 11am each day.
Description from WhatPub, CAMRA’s pub guide, with a summary from Google Maps.
Features
- Dog Friendly
- Outdoor Seating: Pavement tables plus, in summer and otherwise on some busy evenings, the sheltered and heated roof terrace is opened
- Sports TV: Terrestial
- Family Friendly: To 9pm
- Serves Food
- Serves Lunch
- Serves Dinner
- Restaurant: Upstairs
- Real Ale
- Cask Marque
- Function Room: Restaurant area can be booked for functions
- Disabled Access: To ground floor only
- Accessible Restroom
- WiFi: The Cloud
- Reservable
- Good for Groups
- Smoking: Pavement
- Accepts Credit Cards
- Accepts Debit Cards
- Accepts NFC
Opening times
- Monday
- 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- Tuesday
- 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- Wednesday
- 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- Thursday
- 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- Friday
- 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- Saturday
- 11:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- Sunday
- 11:00 AM – 10:30 PM
As listed in October 2024. Hours change, and bank holidays differ: check with the pub.
Good to know
- Operator
- Greene King
- Price
- 2 out of 4 (Google’s price level)
- Phone
- 020 7930 2644
Photos
Photos from Google Maps contributors, stored when the pub was last checked.
Google rating and reviews
4.2out of 5 on Google, from 8,017 ratings
5 out of 5FHL Unboundedon Google, October 2024
Highly recommend this place for its food and atmosphere. With little knick knacks from Sherlock Holmes’ day displayed around the place. Would recommend for a lunch meal or a place to bring visiting family for a cool and good British food experience. The food was also very flavorful, I love what I had, (but forgot the name I’m sorry it was Duck something 😅) but it was really good. Pretty good portion and the duck was tender. Thanks for the food!
4 out of 5M Ron Google, October 2024
Very good food. Steak Pie a bit over salted for me, but others might think it great. Fish and chips were great. Good service. Interesting place all around. Very close to Trafalgar Square.
4 out of 5Offbeat walks with Eldaon Google, August 2024
Charming pub with a story to tell. I always love it when there’s a theme. The memorabilia inside the exhibition room are incredible. I can understand why this place attracts many tourists. Quality food and pints make of this a lovely place to grab a bite while out and about.
5 out of 5Ryan Bacheon Google, August 2024
We first visited Sherlock Holmes about 15 years ago and decided to return this month for a meal and a couple of pints. As great as we remembered! From the kitschy Sherlock decor and his study to the quality English pub fare to the efficient and warm service upstairs, we were quite pleased with this most recent visit. Shout out to the upstairs dining staff — Natalie, Jo, and Kaitlin — for making our visit perfect! (And a HOT TIP - the kids’ fish & chips is the best value!)
5 out of 5James Barron Google, September 2024
This is the third place I've had fish and chips at in the past four days visiting London, and I finally found objectively good fish and chips! The chips were bland as is normal for Bri'ish chips (sorry, England, just being honest), but finally a place where the fish is still crispy and not soggy on the bottom. Nearly rated the food a five because of it, but the typically bland chips and bland peas keep the overall food rating at a four for me. Definitely recommend this place for beer AND fish and chips, though!
Rating and reviews are from Google Maps, as they stood in October 2024. See the latest on Google Maps.