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Part of the JD Wetherspoon chain.

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The Garden Cinema
Independent cinema specialising in cult classics and arthouse films
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The Hercules Pillars
with two life-sized Hercules holding up the bar.
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Princess Louise
Ornately designed Victorian interior, mostly preserved from an 1891 remodelling, with wood and etched-glass partitions dividing it into smaller sections. A Grade II listed building and on CAMRA's national inventory of historic pub interiors.
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Sir John Soane's Museum
The former home of architect Sir John Soane, the building has been converted into a museum, displaying some of the objects he collected during his lifetime, including the alabaster sarcophagus of Seti I, and paintings by artists including William Hogarth. There is a display of some of Soane's architectural plans on the upper floor. Be sure to wait in the picture room until the guides open the walls up to reveal further paintings behind. The museum is a little-known tourist attraction, but well worth a visit. Admission free (but you're encouraged to leave a donation), you can walk in on the day.
Wed-Sun 10AM-5PM