The White Hart

Lambeth

Sports pubs in London tend to split between the theme-park versions and places where people actually care about the game. The White Hart in Southwark is the latter. You'll catch it busy during major tournaments with a crowd that's there for the football, not the Instagram opportunity. SE1 around here blends the South Bank's tourist pull with quieter residential blocks where locals drink. The Hart fits that mix, drawing both the occasional visitor and the regulars who show up when something's on. Simple place. The game is the focus.

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• The Kings Arms SE1 8TB
• The Portland Arms South Norwood
• Waterloo East Theatre SE1 8TN
• Circe's Rooftop Waterloo SE1 8UL
• 56 Upper Ground SE1 9PP
• Dorfman Theatre SE1 9PX
• The Understudy SE1 9PX
• Young Vic SE1 8LZ