The Lamb

The Lamb stands on Lamb’s Conduit Street in Bloomsbury, a longer walk from the British Museum than the simple crossing to the Museum Tavern. Its website shows a Victorian interior with old glass-and-wood snob screens dividing corners of the bar, plus a small outdoor space. CAMRA also identifies these heritage fittings. The neighbourhood setting changes the pace after the museum: the walk continues past residential streets and shops before a drink.

The pub advertises cask ales, craft beer, wine and a seasonal British menu. Sunday roast is prominent; on other days food is served too, on a schedule of its own: the kitchen closes at nine Monday to Saturday and eight on Sunday. A late pint and a late dinner are therefore different plans. The address is 94 Lamb’s Conduit Street, between Holborn and Russell Square stations according to the pub, and the phone is +44 20 7405 0713. Tables can be booked on its website.

Visitors often praise the beer, roasts and wood-and-glass setting; some describe delays or a room that becomes too crowded at popular times. The extra walk is worthwhile for someone seeking a pub with a character beyond the museum door, but not for someone with ten minutes between plans. Compare your exit time, appetite and willingness to walk. The venue belongs to a pub group, so menus, hours and social accounts must belong to this Bloomsbury branch rather than another London pub called The Lamb.