The Good Mixer, pool in Camden Town

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The Good Mixer: Pool & Snooker in Camden Town, London

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30 Inverness Street, Camden Town, London · NW1 7HJ · Mo-Th 12:00-25:00; Fr-Sa 12:00-26:00; Su 12:00-24:30

The Good Mixer is a proper old Camden boozer on Inverness Street, a side road off the market. It is best known as a Britpop landmark where Blur and Oasis drank in the 90s, and it still pulls a mixed crowd of locals, music fans and people drifting in off the market. If you want a pool table without any faff, this is your spot. There is no entry fee, the door is open seven days a week, and you just turn up and play.

It leans dark, scuffed and unpretentious rather than polished. Expect live bands and DJs later in the week, a good range of beer, and a room that fills up after work. Come early in the afternoon if you actually want the table to yourself.

The pool setup

Pool here is part of the furniture, not a booked activity. You play on a walk-in basis, so grab the cues when the table is free and put your coins down to claim the next game the old-fashioned way. It gets busier as the night goes on and the music starts, so the quiet stretch is the early afternoon when the pub first opens at noon. There is no separate games room or table booking system. If pool is the main reason you are coming, treat it as a bonus on a quiet day rather than a guaranteed slot on a Friday night.

Good to know

Entry is free every day, so you only pay for drinks and your pool games. The pub opens at noon daily and runs late, until 1am Monday to Thursday, 2am Friday and Saturday, and 12:30am on Sunday. Expect live up-and-coming bands and DJs across the week, which means the back end of the night is more gig than quiet pint. It is a wet-led pub rather than a kitchen-led one, so come for drinks and the room rather than a sit-down meal. Nearest tube is Camden Town, a couple of minutes away.

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Common questions

What is The Good Mixer?
It is a long-running pub on Inverness Street in Camden Town, famous as a Britpop-era haunt, with pool tables and live music later in the week.
Is The Good Mixer free to get in?
Yes. Entry is free every day of the week. You only pay for your drinks and pool games.
Do you need to book or can you just walk in?
Just walk in. There is no booking for the pub or the pool table; you play on a first-come basis.
Does The Good Mixer have a pool table?
Yes, it has pool tables in the bar. They are open to anyone in the pub, no separate games room.
What are the opening hours?
Noon daily. It closes at 1am Monday to Thursday, 2am Friday and Saturday, and 12:30am on Sunday.
What is the nearest station?
Camden Town on the Northern line, a couple of minutes walk away.

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