The Barrel Vault (JD Wetherspoon), N1

The Barrel Vaults is a Wetherspoons that is tucked away in the corner of St Pancras Railway Station, so it is easy to miss if just passing through the station. A sea of high tables and chairs make up most of the seating, but there are some standard tables at the rear where the toilets are located. The two banks of six hand pumps on the counter up the left were drawing the usual three Spoons favourites plus Titanic’s Plum Porter, London Pride, Oakham’s Citra and Blurred, Southwark Brewing’s Bankside Blonde, Brightside Brewing’s Time Bandit, Portobello Brewing’s Crown Jewels, Adnams’ Double Ghost IPA and Camerons Brewery’s Motorhead Road Crew. It was civilised in here during a recent Monday lunchtime visit, but it was more raucous a couple of hours before Newcastle were due to kick off away at Spurs on the following Saturday. I thought this place was decent, especially for a JDW in a railway station.