Our London walks that explore the historic pubs of old London are very popular for birthday parties on office socials.

We have numerous routes around London that tell you something of the history of the area whilst, at the same time, allowing you to sample the hospitality at some of the Capital’s most timeless hostelries.

One of these hostelries which we encounter on several of our Secret London walks, is Ye Olde Mitre, which enjoys the reputation of being London’s most hidden pub.

This venerable London institution dates back to 1547, and we’ve been introducing participants on our London walks pub tours to it since 1982.

Everyone who discovers it is, to say the least, drawn by its magic. For a start, it is so well hidden that it is very much a locals pub. You reach it via a narrow passageway that either comes in from Hatton Garden (London’s Jewellery district) or from Ely Place, a slice of bygone London that has a very colorful history in its own right.

Once inside the Mitre you are pitched back to a bygone age. No fruit machines afron your eyes, no loud, blaring music accosts your ears. Instead the gentle murmur of conversations holds sway and the cheapest beer in London is on sale.

Add to this connections with Elizabeth 1st and Sir Christopher Hatton and you’ll see why the locals to whom this pub is almost a second home, want to keep it a truly hidden gem which is, without doubt, London’s best kept secret.