Horse & Groom

Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields


Nicknamed the 'disco pub', this relaxed venue has two intimate spaces with hedonistic nights of house, funk, soul and, of course, disco. The site's had a long history in entertainment – under the women's toilets, archaeologists have found the remains of the theatre where Shakespeare premiered Romeo and Juliet and Henry V.


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Nearby Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields attractions

1. Dennis Severs' House

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2. Wesley's Chapel

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3. Bunhill Fields

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4. Christ Church Spitalfields

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5. Old Truman Brewery

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6. 19 Princelet St

0.4 MILES

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7. Heron Tower

0.47 MILES

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8. St Ethelburga's

0.52 MILES

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