The Sir John Oldcastle (JD Wetherspoon), EC1

A totally identikit JDW that was visited as its in the GBG 2025 (and last three years). Looks like the ground floor of an office block. Not massively exciting beer range but the Exmoor Gold was in decent enough condition. Bouncers - who looked like they had never seen any action on the doors. £4.29 a pint - so pricier than your average.

Fairly busy branch of Wetherspoon's just across the Farringdon Road from Farringdon station. Bar staff didn't exactly look busy, but it did seem to take a while to get served. Regular beers here are Greene King Abbot & IPA & Sharp's Doom Bar. Guest beers were Loddon Dragonfly, Brain's St David's Ale & Cairngorm Wildcat. There is no real cider in this branch. I managed to bag a table by the windows, which was a nice place for a bit of people watching. My St David's Ale was in a good condition, but a dark beer or a cider would have been preferable.

A city Spoons, handy for Farringdon station, with a wood interior dating from the 'library' period which has actually weathered in quite pleasantly. It is not over-large, with just the one L-shaped room with L-shaped bar at the back. The beer was a little disappointing, with just Old Hooky, Maxim Maximus and Batemans XXXB alongside the usuals. Sadly the Batemans was approaching vinegar and the replacement Hooky was not a great deal better ("well they've been drinking it ok all day..."). It would be a tolerable pub if they got the beer right

Located just up from Farringdon station. Quite a plain L shaped interior. Maybe not one to seek out but does the job as a pit stop on a crawl.