Opening Times
Facilities
- wifiWifi
- strollerChildren Welcome
- tvTV Screens
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Wetherspoon hotels
It’s a fact which surprises people – we have over 50 hotels. Available to book only at jdwetherspoon.com, the app or by phone.
New menu has arrived
With new dishes including the ramen noodle bowl and shawarma chicken wrap.
Summer of sport
Wetherspoon’s pubs will be showing all of the action throughout the summer; so, wherever your local is, you won’t miss out on the action.
New drinks have arrived
Featuring world beers, spirits and liqueurs, as well as no- and low-alcohol drinks and soft drinks.
The Good Beer Guide 2024 – we’re in it
In total, 236 of the company’s pubs are listed in CAMRA’s publication, which is the UK’s best-selling beer and pub guide.
Pub history
Named after The Sir John Oldcastle Tavern, which stood in the former grounds of Sir John’s nearby mansion, this was already long established by 1680. Oldcastle is thought to have been the model for Shakespeare’s character ‘Falstaff’.
More nearby
Penderel’s Oak
Holborn
•Less than a mile away
Shakespeare’s Head
Holborn
•Less than a mile away
The Masque Haunt
Old Street
•Less than a mile away
The Sir John Hawkshaw
City of London
•Less than a mile away
