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A pub/bar on [[Locale Camden Town|Camden]] High Street, which used to be called Liberties but has returned to the pub's original name (therefore not to be confused with the pub of the same name in [[Locale Islington|Islington]]).
A pub/bar on [[Locale Camden Town|Camden]] High Street, which used to be called Liberties but has returned to the pub's original name.
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This pub gets incredibly packed and very loud on most evenings (including Sundays), and is particularly rammed downstairs on a Saturday evening. It has a late licence until around 3am. A visitor to the site notes that "the piped music (and hence bellowed conversation) was agonisingly loud, far louder than is typical even of circuit pubs, to the point that the gig we went to afterwards provided relative peace and quiet", though Camden High Street is generally lacking in any cosy, quiet spaces.
For Camden, it's not too bad at all, though it does get packed at peak times, and was entirely rammed downstairs on a Saturday evening in January 2009. It has a late licence until around 1am. A visitor to the site notes that "the piped music (and hence bellowed conversation) was agonisingly loud, far louder than is typical even of circuit pubs, to the point that the gig we went to afterwards provided relative peace and quiet", though Camden High Street is generally lacking in any cosy, quiet spaces, so to [[Ewan]] the Camden Head doesn't seem excessive in this regard.
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However, if one visits at other times, there's a fairly large ground floor space, mostly open-plan, with a pool table and some comfortable couches as well as tables. Upstairs is a bookable function room, good for smallish clubs and there are also occasional acoustic gigs and comedy nights.
However, if one visits at others times, there's a fairly large downstairs space, mostly open-plan, with a pool table and some comfortable couches as well as tables. Upstairs is a bookable function room, good for smallish clubs, though it can get warm.
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At the main bar, they have a couple of handpulls for ale (Adnam's and London Pride, not always reliably available). Camden Town Pale Ale is available on keg draught, as well as the usual lagers, such as Sagres, Leffe, Hoegaarden, Amstel and the like. Service is friendly.
Downstairs, they have a couple of handpulls for ale (Adnam's and Pride, though neither were available on a September 2009 visit), as well as the usual lagers, such as Sagres, Leffe, Hoegaarden, Amstel and the like. Service is perfectly friendly. (There's a tiny bar upstairs with a couple of draught taps, but this doesn't appear to be used at all.)
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Accessibility: Ladies toilets are upstairs on the first floor, while the gents are downstairs (note also that as of early-2012 they've been refurbished so are of higher quality than they were). There's only a very shallow step to get in.

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* [http://www.fancyapint.com/pub/2902 Fancyapint review]
* [http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubreviews/22809/ Pubs Galore comments]
* [http://www.
beerintheevening.com/pubs/comments.shtml/39318/ Beer In The Evening comments]
* [http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/pubsandbars/camden-head-review-58264.html ViewLondon review
]
* [http://www.beerintheevening.com/pubs/comments.shtml/6914/ Beer In The Evening comments]
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Ewan]] and others, May 2012. Opening hours taken from website, June 2012.</div>
<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Ewan]] and others, 2 September 2009.</div>
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A pub/bar on Camden High Street, which used to be called Liberties but has returned to the pub's original name.

For Camden, it's not too bad at all, though it does get packed at peak times, and was entirely rammed downstairs on a Saturday evening in January 2009. It has a late licence until around 1am. A visitor to the site notes that "the piped music (and hence bellowed conversation) was agonisingly loud, far louder than is typical even of circuit pubs, to the point that the gig we went to afterwards provided relative peace and quiet", though Camden High Street is generally lacking in any cosy, quiet spaces, so to Ewan the Camden Head doesn't seem excessive in this regard.

However, if one visits at others times, there's a fairly large downstairs space, mostly open-plan, with a pool table and some comfortable couches as well as tables. Upstairs is a bookable function room, good for smallish clubs, though it can get warm.

Downstairs, they have a couple of handpulls for ale (Adnam's and Pride, though neither were available on a September 2009 visit), as well as the usual lagers, such as Sagres, Leffe, Hoegaarden, Amstel and the like. Service is perfectly friendly. (There's a tiny bar upstairs with a couple of draught taps, but this doesn't appear to be used at all.)

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Last visited by Ewan and others, 2 September 2009.

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