This corner pub, tucked away in the back streets of Kensington, contrasts an old world feel that you might expect to find in a more rural setting, with a modern up-market service and menu style. The name of the pub is a reminder of when it was possible to have the excitement of seeing Windsor Castle from the top of Campden Hill, although the dray horses who had to pull the beer up there may not have shared the sentiment.

The bar room is divided into different drinking areas but, surprisingly, the partitions and other wood-panelling are not part of the original 1830 build by Fuller’s but date from a 1933 refurbishment. The refit created three small rooms separated by screens. The Sherry Bar is entered off Peel Street, the Private Bar is on the corner, while the Campden Bar lies along Campden Hill Road.

Included in CAMRA’s National Inventory and Grade II listed. Up to four cask ales may be on offer; the beer garden to the rear boasts its own bar. But, please note, there have been reports of non-availability of cask occasionally. Further updates welcome.

A Heritage Statement about this pub can be viewed on the K & C Council planning portal and archive photos of this site as a Charrington's Ales house may be seen at http://www.historypin.org/en/windsor-castle/