The Swimmer at The Grafton Arms, Holloway, N7

Official site of The Swimmer at The Grafton Arms - theswimmer.co.uk

Official site of The Swimmer at The Grafton Arms - theswimmer.co.uk

The Swimmer at the Grafton Arms is situated on a quiet back street just off the busy Holloway Road. Once inside there is a single oblong shaped room which runs the width of the pub,the room is bare boarded,the seating pew seats and normal tables and chairs with small stools,there is an open kitchen to the right and a real fire was on the go to the left. There were three real ales on the bar,i had a drink of Butcombe Rare Breed,which went down well,the other real ales were Fullers Olivers Island and Fullers London Pride. Background music was playing. There is a small outside seating are which has railings around it. I thought this was a very pleasant pub to have a drink in. Pub visited 25/2/2017

Randomness Guide to London - Swimmer At The Grafton Arms entry

Randomness Guide to London - Swimmer At The Grafton Arms entry

I enjoyed a nice pint of Fullers Summer Ale sitting on one of the picnic benches out the front which are railed off from the path. Although one hand pump was unused Pride and Butcombe Bitter were also available alongside a selection of premium lagers. The pub is long and thin with an open kitchen at one end and a TV at the other. I saw no sport advertised, but the locals that I overheard talking about the worlds ills didn't seem the type to even know what Sky TV is, not that this is a bad thing. I felt sorry for the stuffed otter up on the wall, not because he was stuffed and on a wall, but because he is hung next to some rancid smelling toilets that need condemning. I would never eat in a pub that couldn't grasp the basic premise of using some detergent and a scrubbing brush. This pub is ok, but it's not really my sort of place.