seaside hammer wrote:Getting the train into Highbury & Islington from Stratford.
Can anyone reconmend pubs for WH fans?
Cheers.
As you can deduce from my moniker, I live in Islington near Holloway road. I can recommend two pubs that Arsenal fans don't normally go into on match days, given their preference for skinny latte's nowadays. The Hammerton pub on Holloway road, about 200 metres on the left from the station going towards the Emirates. This is a local Islington brewery which recently opened its own pub, but its a craft beer rather than lager (although i'm sure they have some), hipsters usually but not match days. I can also recommend the Lamb more or less opposite, no hipsters usually, great selection of real ale (and lagers). The Compton Arms on Compton street , next to the Union Chapel on Highbury corner is also good, Green King Beers, but occasional guest real ales. A few Arsenal, but if you behave yourself they won't mind. As for me, I know a great pub in Islington to go before the match, with no Arsenal and great beer, but its about a mile away from the ground and I'm not telling...yet.