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I'm not sure if this article will remain free or if you will eventually need to register (why do newspapers still do this?) but here are six London pubs as recommended by the Vancouver Sun.

1. Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, 145 Fleet St., near Blackfriars station. [more]
2. The Market Porter, 9 Stoney St., near London Bridge train station. [more]
3. The Lamb, 94 Lamb's Conduit St., near Russell Square underground station. [more]
4. The Lamb and Flag, 33 Rose St., near Covent Garden underground station. [more]
5. The Anchor Bankside, 34 Park St., near London Bridge train station. [more]
6. Seven Stars, 53-54 Carey St., near Holborn underground station. [more]

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We manage to pack an awful lot into this little island you know (that's the UK by the way). Ok so a swathe is taken up with housing 60 million people and providing roads they can all drive on but that still leaves some of the most beautiful and diverse countryside in the world.

 

National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty abound - I live in one the Chiltern Hills that sweep round the north west corner of London half way to Oxford. All these areas are superb locations for walkers and photographers. And drinkers of course! More excellent pubs than you can shake a stick at.

The Telegraph has published an article on cosy pubs for walkers and recommends the roaring fires in Dartmoor, Sussex, Kent, South Wales, Cumbria and elsewhere. No recommendations for the Chilterns though. Shame. In Hampshire though there is a Food and Drink Trail leading to pubs and farm shops.