The Famous Royal Oak
A family-run Muswell Hill pub that looks like a flat-roofed school prefab outside but hides leather banquettes, a mahogany bar, a pool table and a garden with summer barbecues.
- Nightlife
- Price: £ · Budget
Open in A Reason to StopFree on the App Store. iPhone, iOS 26 or later.
Did you know
A pub has stood on this site for over 200 years, though CAMRA describes the current building as a modern replacement for the old one.
Local tip
Sunday roasts are served from 1pm to 5pm, with barbecues in the garden on Sundays in the warmer months. CAMRA lists live piano on Wednesday evenings and a quiz on Thursday nights, so check before you go.
Famous dishes
Finding it
- Address
- 73 St James's Lane, Muswell Hill, London N10 3QY
- Nearest station
- Highgate (Tube), 1212 m away
Details change, so check with the place before you set off.
More places nearby
- Alexandra Palace Farmers' MarketA long-running Sunday farmers' market held in the grounds of Alexandra Palace, selling local produce, bread, cheese and crafts.
- Queen's WoodA 52-acre ancient oak-and-hornbeam woodland between Highgate and Muswell Hill, next to Highgate Wood, with a community cafe in a converted woodkeeper's lodge.
- Alexandra Palace TerraceThe terrace in front of 'Ally Pally' looks out over north London and the city beyond, and the surrounding hilltop park is free to walk up.
- Phoenix CinemaA charity-run independent cinema in East Finchley that opened in 1912 as the East Finchley Picturedrome and is one of the oldest cinemas in the UK still showing films.