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Windsor Castle

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Windsor & Eton - Knight of the GarterExcellent1
Greene King - Morland Old Speckled HenNot Tried0
Timothy Taylor - LandlordNot Tried0
Conwy (Bragdy Conwy) - Beachcomber BlondeNot Tried0
Andwell - 5 Little FishesNot Tried0
Harviestoun - Broken DialNot Tried0
Sharp's - Doom BarNot Tried0
St Austell - TributeNot Tried0
Timothy Taylor - LandlordNot Tried0

Visits Details

22 Feb 2025 (Hogan Sampling)
Had passed it earlier in the day to the others visited and looks not that remarkable from the outside as a CAMRA heritage pub. It was busy on my early evening visit with all tables taken and mostly for drinking from what I could see. Apparently got its name from being able to see the original Windsor Castle from the nearby Campden Hill before no doubt lots of local building afterwards. A 1933 refurbishment is said to have created the separated drinking bars inside and not the original build in 1830. Now has the Campden Bar, as etched on the outside door leading in and which I entered by. A two further external doors are marked on the etched glass doors as Private Bar and Sherry Bar. There is also an Ordinary Bar according to CAMRA's WhatPub. My major aim was to aim for the gents and not helped by it being upstairs on the steepest and narrowest stairs you could imagine. I was then beaten by 4 other chaps who raced upstairs just after me and knew exactly what door in the corridor to aim for. My aim was then to definitely wait outside for them to complete their business before the two urinals on the inside were accessible. After all that, I thought it best to head to the next heritage pub on the list. I left happy that I had managed a few photos of the very low ceiling heights for the doorways between the partitioned bars. This is where you had to duck going through, even if you were just slightly higher than a midget, and I was greatly relieved also that I had not added a bump to my head.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
St Austell - Tribute4.20Not Tried
Timothy Taylor - Landlord4.30Not Tried
12 May 2015 (Stephen Harris)
Very busy indeed in the early evening, with a somewhat upmarket crowd and lots of talk about finance markets. I found a seat in the ‘Sherry Bar’.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Windsor & Eton - Knight of the Garter3.80ExcellentExpensive – but in superb condition, emphasising the lemon and lime hop flavours.
Greene King - Morland Old Speckled Hen4.50Not Tried
Timothy Taylor - Landlord4.30Not Tried
Conwy (Bragdy Conwy) - Beachcomber Blonde4.20Not Tried
Andwell - 5 Little Fishes5.00Not Tried
Harviestoun - Broken Dial4.50Not Tried

About the Windsor Castle

Summary of Beer Scores

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Website.

The pub is found in Kensington, Central London, W8 7AR.

An outstanding, multi-roomed pub situated in a very posh district and enhanced by refurbishment in 2014. Retains three separate front bars, divided by 1930s wood partitions. At least a couple more dining rooms to the rear, plus a courtyard garden. The pub is said to be so-named because when first built it was possible to see across the fields to Windsor Castle from the upper rooms – a rather fanciful claim.

We have visited this pub twice, seen 8 different beers and tried 1 of them.

Map location

Postcode: W8 7AR