Independent pub · London
The Ship Tavern is an ale house and dining room on Gate Street in Holborn, London, hidden in a passage behind Holborn Underground station. A pub has stood on the site since 1549, and the building was consecrated as a Masonic Lodge in 1736. Six Cask Marque certified real ales are on the bar, two of them rotating weekly. Regulars include Otter Bitter, Theakston Old Peculier and Wye Valley Butty Bach. Counter snacks run to pork pies and scotch eggs. The Oak Room has an open fire and private dining booths.
12 Gate Street, London, WC2A 3HP
Opening hours from the pub's own website, checked 24 September 2026.
Address from the Food Standards Agency register.