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Hidden away, left at the intersection in the middle of enfield town is the Taps pub, an over 25’s drinking establishment which resembles an old pub except that the building is sandwiched among other less desirable shops. Inside the crowd is loud and boisterous, the ceiling is low and drinking goes on up until around 1am, later than many of the other pubs in Enfield mid-week. The staff are strict to let people in only that fit the age barrier and drinks are priced in accordance with the area with nothing particular special behind the bar, expect beer on tap, ciders, wine and spirits with mixers. The place gets so crowded at night that its hard to see what the clientele are like and one can forget trying to squeeze down to the back of the pub to find some comfortable seating.

Overall a good place to get away from youths clogging up the likes of the George down the road but just as rowdy and menacing around closing time

A long narrow Wetherspoons pub on Brixton high street just a very short walk from the station down towards Brixton Academy. The service at the bar (which runs most of the length of the pub along the right hand wall) is fast and as with all Wetherspoons the drinks are very reasonable prices. Unfortunately the place gets so popular when a gig is on at the popular venue down the road that it can become impossible to move inside and the crowd begins to populate the road outside despite there being a beer garden at the back alongside the toilets.

Overall the Beehive doesn’t have an incredible amount of character, you get the kind of clientele that lives and works around Brixton without the largest amount of coins in pocket so not the place to drop in for a drink on a swanky night out

Set on the bustling beaches of Brighton is this shallow bar, with a spray of pcinic tables out front, grandually eroding from the salt off the shore. The theme inside is sailing and the water, with images of boats about the place. The bar staff are fast, the prices are low and the selection of ciders is impressive. Taking the plastic cups out drinks are served in we make our way out to the beach to basque in the hot sun.

Overall the Fortune of War is somethign of an instituation - no other bar along the beach looks as authentic, well established or with quite the same vibe