The Spaniards
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Do you want to find out why Dracula ended the way it did? The Spaniards has the answer…This 16th century inn has had more than its share of brushes with historical figures and has claimed a place in literary history too. It was immortalised by Charles Dickens in The Pickwick Papers and legend has it that Keats’ ‘Ode to a Nightingale’ was written in the pub after more than a few glasses of claret. There are also the associations with Bram Stoker's Dracula - one of the ghost stories associated with the Spaniards was used to finish the plot to Dracula.
The Spaniards is thought to have been constructed in 1585 and formed part of the entrance to the Bishop of London's estate (look out for the original boundary stone in the pub’s front garden). You can still see the toll house opposite where travellers were charged to go through the Finchley boundary on which the pub was built. Interestingly, today the toll house is in the borough of Barnet, while the pub sits in the borough of Camden.
Dick Turpin’s father was once thought to be a landlord of the Spaniards and as a result there are plenty of rumoured associations with the highwaymen that prowled this area several centuries ago. Apparently highwaymen used to watch for unsuspecting travellers from the inn and there are records of the capture of one robber, Samuel Bacon, who was picked up by the police just a few hundred yards away. There was also a tree at the end of the road, which was a well known spot for highwayman hangings.
The Spaniards is famous for its gardens, among other things, which are some of the best attached to any London pub and were created to be pleasure gardens. At one point it was possible to see all the way to Windsor Castle from the gardens here. Today, the sizeable outside area makes this a really popular pub in summer, particularly as they host regular BBQs. In the winter it’s all about the roaring fires, cosily Dickensian nooks and crannies and the menu of warming pub classics.
Spaniards Road
Hampstead
London
NW3 7JJ
Opening hours
Monday – Saturday: 12:00 – 23:00
Sunday 12:00 – 22:30
Food? Yes
Tube: Hampstead
The Spaniards is thought to have been constructed in 1585 and formed part of the entrance to the Bishop of London's estate (look out for the original boundary stone in the pub’s front garden). You can still see the toll house opposite where travellers were charged to go through the Finchley boundary on which the pub was built. Interestingly, today the toll house is in the borough of Barnet, while the pub sits in the borough of Camden.
Dick Turpin’s father was once thought to be a landlord of the Spaniards and as a result there are plenty of rumoured associations with the highwaymen that prowled this area several centuries ago. Apparently highwaymen used to watch for unsuspecting travellers from the inn and there are records of the capture of one robber, Samuel Bacon, who was picked up by the police just a few hundred yards away. There was also a tree at the end of the road, which was a well known spot for highwayman hangings.
The Spaniards is famous for its gardens, among other things, which are some of the best attached to any London pub and were created to be pleasure gardens. At one point it was possible to see all the way to Windsor Castle from the gardens here. Today, the sizeable outside area makes this a really popular pub in summer, particularly as they host regular BBQs. In the winter it’s all about the roaring fires, cosily Dickensian nooks and crannies and the menu of warming pub classics.
Spaniards Road
Hampstead
London
NW3 7JJ
Opening hours
Monday – Saturday: 12:00 – 23:00
Sunday 12:00 – 22:30
Food? Yes
Tube: Hampstead
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