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Prospect of Whitby

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Prospect of Whitby
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Time Out says

4 out of 5 stars

Historic pub that claims to be haunted by celebrity ghosts. If you don't catch a glimpse of them, you can console yourself with a great view of the Thames.

If you've ever taken a boat up the Thames, you'll have probably noticed a scaffold and hangman's noose outside an appealingly aged tavern by the Wapping riverside. It’s a grim reminder of Execution Dock, a nearby gallows where many a pirate met his end (yes, really). And the tavern in question is the Prospect of Whitby, London’s oldest riverside pub and the best of three by the river in Wapping.

Wood panelling, dark corners and uneven stone floors help to make it one of the city’s most atmospheric old drinking dens. Indeed, it seems hardly to have changed since the days of dock workers and deckhands. The neighbouring old warehouses might have been converted into luxury flats, but the pub still feels like the shadowy haunt of weatherbeaten sailors, smugglers and pirates, all just a few gulps of rum and a fist fight away from their next voyage.

Written by Dan Frost

Details

Address:
57 Wapping Wall
London
E1W 3SH
Transport:
Tube: Shadwell DLR/rail
Opening hours:
Open noon-11pm Mon-Thurs; noon-midnight Fri-Sat; noon-10.30pm Sun. Food served noon-9.45pm Mon-Sat; noon-8.45pm Sun.
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