The Lord Raglan, pool in St Paul's / City

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The Lord Raglan: Pool & Snooker in St Paul's, London

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61 St Martin's-le-Grand, London · EC1A 4ER · Mo-Fr 11:00-23:00; Sa 12:00-19:30

The Lord Raglan is a multi-level City pub a couple of minutes from St Paul's, and it is a solid pick if you want a few frames of pool between rounds. It spreads over several floors, with two pool tables and two dartboards tucked among the screens, so there is room to play without queueing all night. The crowd is mostly after-work City regulars, sports fans and small groups, and the pool is free to play rather than coin or app metered. It is a proper old boozer too: the cellar still holds a chunk of the original Roman wall. Walk in, grab a drink and wait for a table to free up. Just note it shuts early on Saturdays and stays closed on Sundays.

The pool setup

There are two pool tables here, set across the pub's upper levels alongside two dartboards, so on a busy night you have a fair shot at getting a game going. The table is cashless rather than coin-fed, and it is listed as free to play. There is no booking system for pool, so it works on a winner-stays-on or grab-it-when-it-is-free basis. Expect it to get competitive after work when the City crowd piles in, so come earlier in the evening if you want a quieter frame or two with friends.

Good to know

This is a Greene King sports pub spread over about four levels, showing live action on Sky and TNT Sport screens, so it gets loud on match days. It serves traditional British pub food and drink, and there is WiFi if you need it. Hours skew toward the working week: roughly 11:00 to 23:00 Monday to Friday, an early 19:30 close on Saturday, and shut on Sundays. The nearest station is St Paul's, with City Thameslink and the Museum of London end of the Barbican also close by.

The Roman wall

One genuine quirk sets this place apart from a standard sports pub. Down in the cellar sits a surviving section of the old Roman and medieval London wall, a reminder that you are drinking right on the edge of the original City boundary. It is not a museum piece you can wander freely, but it is part of the building's history and a decent bit of trivia to drop while you are lining up a shot upstairs.

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Common questions

What is The Lord Raglan?
It is a multi-level City of London pub at 61 St Martin's-le-Grand, near St Paul's. It has two pool tables and two dartboards, shows live sport on Sky and TNT, and is known for the Roman wall in its cellar.
Is the pool free at The Lord Raglan?
Yes. It is listed in the pubs-with-pool-tables directory as a free table, and the table is cashless rather than coin-fed.
Do you need to book a pool table?
No. There is no booking for pool. Walk in, get a drink and wait for a table to come free, usually on a winner-stays-on basis.
How many pool tables are there?
Two pool tables, plus two dartboards, spread across the pub's upper levels.
What are the opening hours?
Roughly 11:00 to 23:00 Monday to Friday, 12:00 to 19:30 on Saturday, and closed on Sundays.
What is the nearest station?
St Paul's is closest, with City Thameslink and the Barbican area also within a short walk.

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