The Myddleton Arms, Canonbury, N1

Rooms to front and rear and a beer garden. Four hand pumps but nothing above 4.5% ABV. Nothing special.

According to the pub's own website, they open from 12 Weds to Sunday, 5pm on Monday and Tuesday. Closed at 4pm today although the lights were on. No signs of life. A bit disappointed as it looks like a nice pub, pumps were clipped viewed through the window.

We visited here in the aid of research for decent boozers close to stations on the Moorgate to Hertford North train line and actually quite liked the place for somewhere to catch a beer before taking the three minute walk back to Essex road station. A small two roomed corner pub with a couple of tables out front and a decent enclosed courtyard garden out the back, it does have the traits of recent gentrification as mentioned below. But this has not been overdone in my opinion and still has a decent enough pub feel for wet sales only. On that front three of the four ale pumps were in operation with Adnams Ghost Ship, Bath Ales Gem and Mighty Oak Captain Bob and we tried the latter two and they were in good nick. These were then supported by a chrome tap font dispensing some of the modern craft beers. Friendly service levels from a young bar team and it now attracts the younger members of the local community. But I will not hesitate to visit again to raise the average age a bit when travelling to and from the local station.