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Camden Head (Bar) 2 Camden Walk, Camden Passage, Angel, London, N1 8DY (Map)

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Tel: 0871-223-3759 ?   Transport: Angel

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Camden Head London Review

The Camden Head is good for two things; for comedy and for the summer months. As a comedy venue, the old style pub gives up and coming performers the opportunity to show off their talent on a regular basis. With the upstairs hosting a comedy night every evening of the week, rumours suggest they are very entertaining.

The entrance fee for these shows are reasonable and rarely cost more than a fiver. So what looks like a simple old man pub located just off essex road and through camden passage has more in store than you'd think. The Camden Head is also perfect for those summer months again due to the location, but also because there are benches and tables placed outside. If you have walked passed on a hot summers day then you too would have seen the flocks of people chilling outside.

Other than those two pointers, the Camdens Head is a simple pub with horrible carpets, a cosy fire but a nice varied menu. If you want a laugh and a slightly different night out or a tipple outside in the warmth (when it is warm of course) then come along. If you don't look any further than that then yeah, all it is is another pub.

Dating back to the 1800’s, the Camden Head is supposed to be haunted, problem is the ghost ducked out of fulfilling its duties back in 1991 – maybe this year it’ll return from its holiday and make a reappearance.

The Camden Head is featured in Fluid Foundations Halloween Special on London’s Most Haunted Venues. To find other scary pubs and bars in London go to Spooky Pubs . kimberly (10 10 2004)

Customer Reviews for Camden Head

The following customer reviews are not endorsed by Fluid London and are simply those of users who wish to publish their independent experiences of Camden Head.

“I miss it! I worked at the Camden Head for 3 months, Christmas 2001 (or maybe 02 - it was a drunken work holiday!) Am looking for our former customers/colleagues/friends... Saul, Ants, Paul, Andy, Justin.... is anyone out there???”
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Kathryn, Wellington (1 years 9 months 10 days ago)

“Hello everyone! I love the Camden Head xxx This place is full of memories... My favorite place in Islington! Really nice atmosphere and staff. Merry Xmas... Miss you. Jeanne .”
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Jeanne Faux, Paris (2 years 2 months 24 days ago)

“Wow! I've lived in the UK for a few years now, and boy, if there is a better place to drown my sorrows, I wanna know where it is!!! The "booze" and atmosphere are great, but the food is "to die from". Yuck - I've had better Nachos in a $10 Texas Bordello, and what the hell is the "London Sausage" made outta? It kinda scared my new girlfriend off ever going there again. Going to the Men's toilet is kind of like going on one of those Ghost Trains that you get at Amusement Parks - a carnival of freaks await the unwary!!! All in all my favorite Bar in London, but not for the fainthearted.”
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Brent, London (2 years 8 months 9 days ago)

“The Camden head is one of the best English pubs that i ever being to, not just for the Victorian style but for the friendly staff and variety of drinks that are available, there is always guest ale on, this time (A.Explorer), the general atmosphere is great, I had the opportunity to meet some of the regulars and they are extremely friendly (Brent, Karen, Pascal, and other), I will definitely come back to this place.”
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Saul, London (2 years 10 months 18 days ago)

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“A dazzling display of old victoriana which has survived the increasingly naff looking pine, leather sofa and one big room makeover to which so many old Islington pubs have been subject makes this a real gem. The real ale pumps are, well, real, and the place oozes charm. Having said that, if you want a bacardi breezer and/or a fight, you should definitely look elsewhere.”
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ckk, london (5 years 10 days ago)

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