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The William, Kensal Green, NW10
NW10
NW10 5JX
Served areas
Reviews of The William (Average Rating: 5 of 10) see review guidelines
David Walton left this review about The William
Visited 08/04/25
Surprise, surprise some cask finally on this second pass of NW10 with two hand pumps offering Gold from Purity and the black cherry Sea Cider. Keg offering of a couple from Forest Road, the Duke Dunkel and the House Lager, then Guinness, Pravha, Madri, Aspall cider, the House Pale and Arctic Sky from Harbour, Boogie Van IPA from Hackney, Alpacalypse and the Panama from Hammerton.
This is a large venue (which the lettering above the main entrance reveals this was once the William IV) with an imposing marble topped bar counter inside the entrance in a bare boarded venue with a lot of dark green wood panelling on the walls in the bar area. There are some brown studded leather banquettes in the front serving regular tables, the spin off seating area to the right of the entrance having some regular tables and chairs. The area to the left of the entrance and on the way to the outside space also had regular tables and chairs but which felt like a dining area. The outside space at the back accessed to the left of the bar counter was pleasant with some interesting areas with some sheltered parts and some nice lighting. This place felt like it was for diners but with almost no diners. I thought it was an interesting venue and did at least have some cask beer so an extra point for that! Probably the best option for cask fans if compelled to be in NW10.
The venue is one of only three offering cask beer on my multi-day crawl of NW10, the other two being the Chamberlayne and the Island. Mask of shame to the Grand Junction Arms that should have been the fourth having all of its Original dispensing hand pumps non-operational on my visit. Slim pickings around here for cask beer fans.
On 18th July 2025
- rating: 5
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Ian Mapp left this review about William IV
All the details you need in Tris C's review below. I would not have had it down as an interior of Regional Importance on my visit.
Looks like a pub that used to be something. Imposing outside. Spacious inside. Nice garden.
Very much gastro orientated now - meals encouraged. No cask on - two pumps were clip-less.
Interesting Japanese Lager on Keg. £6.
Nothing to make me want to revisit.
On 20th September 2022
- rating: 4
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Tris C left this review about William IV
Situated opposite Kensal Green Cemetery, this dates from 1837, rebuilt in the 1930s and listed on CAMRA’s inventory of pubs with historic interiors, this registering of Regional Importance on the CAMRA scale. No longer is this mainly a hotel, it’s open seven days a week for public consumption.
The interior is best appreciated on their heritage website and my photo, but otherwise it’s a large opened out space with great 1930s’ fireplaces and slightly Gothic arches, with black wood panelling, giving a slightly baronial feel. The bar array is quite ornate and may be original. Furniture is eclectic, with décor comprising sundry knickknacks along with a skeleton grandfather clock, upright piano and pot plants. The interior has clearly had some reordering done, as the gent’s cubicle was once a shower, the head outlet pipe capped and an activator button at waist height; it was also missing a lock too.
Customers were moderate in number on a mid-Thursday evening, but were all young and probably local professionals.
The ale front was sadly predictable, with two unused pumps, me plumping for a half of Purity’s Longhorn IPA at a surprising £2.85.
This place is ok and would be a lot better with a good selection of real ale and upgraded lavatory facilities. However, it makes for a good heritage triple header with the Mason’s Arms and Paradise thing round the corner.
On 29th January 2022
- rating: 4
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- Official site of William IV - williamiv.london
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- CAMRA WhatPub :: The William - whatpub.com
- Historic Pub Interiors - pubheritage.camra.org.uk
Kensal Rise, 0.48 miles, 9 min walk (show)
Queens Park (London), 0.74 miles, 14 min walk (show)
Pub Details
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- Accommodation : Yes - 15 rooms. - last updated 28 January 2022 by Tris C
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 28 January 2022 by Tris C
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 28 January 2022 by Tris C
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 28 January 2022 by Tris C
- Car Park : No last updated 28 January 2022 by Tris C
- Darts : No last updated 28 January 2022 by Tris C
- Function Room : Yes last updated 28 January 2022 by Tris C
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 29 July 2013 by Dave McNally
- Jukebox : No last updated 28 January 2022 by Tris C
- Karaoke : No last updated 28 January 2022 by Tris C
- Live TV Sports : Yes - Selective. - last updated 28 January 2022 by Tris C
- Micropub : No last updated 28 January 2022 by Tris C
- Pinball : No last updated 28 January 2022 by Tris C
- Pool Table : No last updated 28 January 2022 by Tris C
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 22 February 2024 by Tris C
- Real Cider : No last updated 22 February 2024 by Tris C
- WiFi : Yes last updated 28 January 2022 by Tris C
