Pub in London EC1
Viaduct Tavern
126 Newgate Street, London, EC1A 7AAClosest station: City Thameslink, about 5 min walk4.4out of 5 on Google, from 1,070 ratings
Details last checked January 2025. Things may have changed since.
About Viaduct Tavern
Victorian pub, one-time jail and former gin palace with original gin booth and grand wall frescoes.
Victorian pub which was a gin palace and a jail. It still has a gin booth and wall frescoes.
The pub sells a range of Gins. Became a Fuller's tied house but ex-Ind Coope & Nicholsons. You can visit the Newgate Prison cellar by arrangement with Pub Walks (see Time Out for details).
Description from WhatPub, CAMRA’s pub guide, with a summary from Google Maps.
Features
- Dog Friendly
- Outdoor Seating
- Family Friendly
- Serves Food
- Serves Lunch
- Serves Dinner
- Real Ale
- Real Heritage Pub
- Disabled Access
- WiFi: O2
- Reservable
- Good for Groups
- Smoking
- Accepts Credit Cards
- Accepts Debit Cards
- Accepts NFC
Opening times
- Monday
- 12:00 – 11:00 PM
- Tuesday
- 12:00 – 11:00 PM
- Wednesday
- 12:00 – 11:00 PM
- Thursday
- 12:00 – 11:00 PM
- Friday
- 12:00 – 11:00 PM
- Saturday
- 12:00 – 8:00 PM
- Sunday
- Closed
As listed in January 2025. Hours change, and bank holidays differ: check with the pub.
Good to know
- Operator
- Fuller's
- Price
- 2 out of 4 (Google’s price level)
- Phone
- 020 7600 1863
Google rating and reviews
4.4out of 5 on Google, from 1,070 ratings
4 out of 5Justin Langdonon Google, December 2024
It's a really nice pub, but typically packed on a Friday evening. The Black Cab Stout is a nice alternative to Guinness and has a really cool glass, which you can see in one of my pictures. Very friendly, helpful staff. I didn't eat here, so I haven't rated the food.
4 out of 5Christopher Griffinon Google, December 2024
Great old style pub with classic mirrored walls and engraved ceiling. Good selection of beers and ales on draught. The gin range is impressive.
4 out of 5Jennifer Cliffordon Google, December 2024
Nice small pub by Royal Courts of Justice and St Bartholomew's Hospital. Fullers pub with a good selection of beers, wine and spirits. Staff were friendly and welcoming
5 out of 5Alex Conkletonon Google, November 2024
An architecturally decorative diamond 💎 of pub beauty glorification. A corner pub with three double door entrances into a semi circular hall of homage to decorative heritage public beauty. A highly decorated, panelled ceiling sits on figureheaded decorative pillars & a gloriously detailed architrave above large windows. One wall is covered in romanesque painted glass set between bevelled mirrors & marble over a highly decorative base. Tall tables & chairs cross an aged wood floor below antique cut glass inverted droplet chandeliers, beside a large central bar. The back bar is a work of art…
5 out of 5Maddie Swifton Google, August 2024
GO HERE!! We had the most incredible time at the viaduct tavern because we are massive fans of both history AND Buzzfeed Unsolved, and we asked Georgia (the bartender working) if we could go downstairs and see the basement and old Gaol. Not only did she take us down there, but she gave us a thorough tour of the history and the ghost stories of the tavern. She even let us stand in the jail room with the lights off (at our request), which fulfilled a lifelong dream of ours! We can’t thank Georgia enough for fulfilling our wish so wonderfully. If you’re a fan of history, Buzzfeed Unsolved or…
Rating and reviews are from Google Maps, as they stood in January 2025. See the latest on Google Maps.