32 London Beer Gardens You Should Visit Before You Die

    Let's take this outside.

    Laura Silver
    by Laura Silver

    BuzzFeed News Reporter, UK

    1. The Mayflower, Rotherhithe

    2. The Captain Kidd, Wapping

    3. The Canonbury, Canonbury

    4. The Duke of Edinburgh, Brixton

    The Duke of Edinburgh

    For sports events, bank holidays, or any other cause for collective celebration, this massive beer garden always brings it when it comes to whipping up a party atmosphere. Also great for when all you want to celebrate is that fact that the sun's out and the barbecue's all fired up.

    5. The Faltering Fullback, Finsbury Park

    The Faltering Fullback
    The Faltering Fullback

    Sometimes known as the 'Ewok Village', the garden at this lovely old pub is a veritable maze of stacked decking and flowers.

    6. The Ship, Wandsworth

    7. The Woolpack, Bermondsey

    The Woolpack

    If you're killing a bit of time before dinner at one of Bermondsey Street's great restaurants, or just looking for a nice big garden just off London Bridge's tourist trail, then you can't get better than The Woolpack.

    8. The Clapton Hart, Clapton

    9. The Crooked Billet, Clapton

    The Crooked Billet

    Beer gardens aren't just for day time, don't you know, and The Crooked Billet's fairy-lit outdoor space really comes into its own on a hot summer night.

    10. The Lion, Stoke Newington

    The Lion

    The Lion

    The Lion

    The Lion

    Take a short skip across the road from Clissold Park to The Lion and you can keep on soaking up the sun, now with a cool, crisp pint in your hand.

    11. People's Park Tavern, Victoria Park

    People's Park Tavern

    People's Park Tavern

    People's Park Tavern

    People's Park Tavern

    The garden is so massive at The People's Park in Victoria Park that it's practically a park itself, except with booze that hasn't gone warm in the sun or fizzed up in your bag.

    12. The Water Poet, Shoreditch

    The Water Poet

    After work The Water Poet is a sea of city suits, but that can be forgiven when it has so much pretty outdoor space. Or of course, if you are a suit, and then you'll feel right at home.

    13. Pratts and Payne, Streatham

    Pratts and Payne

    Pratts and Payne

    Pratts and Payne

    Pratts and Payne

    Make a point of coming here on a Sunday so that you can spend your sunny day outside with one of their excellent roast dinners.

    14. The Railway, Tulse Hill

    The Railway

    The Railway

    The Railway

    The Railway

    Finding yourself in the garden at The Railway is a bit like stumbling upon a magical, woodland glade, but in South East London with loads of booze, and music and other such festivities that you'd never find down the woods.

    15. The White Hart, Stoke Newington

    16. The Sun, Camberwell

    The Sun

    Naming your pub "The Sun" sets the beer garden bar pretty high, but this expansive space with loads of tables and rays more than delivers.

    17. The Spaniards, Hampstead Heath

    The Spaniards

    The Spaniards, with its cosy fire, and quaint old atmosphere is a pub worth visiting any time, and its pleasantly shaded beer garden gives you even more reason to go there on a sunny (or indeed, drizzly) summer day.

    18. The Flask, Highgate

    The Flask

    Big, sunny and full of beautiful flowers. What more could you ask for in a beer garden.

    19. The Edinboro Castle, Camden

    20. Inn the Park, St James' Park

    Inn the Park

    As the name suggests, this pub doesn't just have a beer garden, it has a whole damn park! St James' Park, as it happens, which is practically the Queen's garden.

    21. The Old Brewery, Greenwich

    22. The Gowlett, Peckham

    23. The Rose Pub and Kitchen, New Cross

    24. New Cross House, New Cross

    New Cross House

    Not just a beer garden, but a beer garden with a treehouse, which you'll be thankful of when you want to defiantly sit outside on one of London's many rainy summer days.

    25. The Rye, Peckham

    The Rye

    While everyone else is scrabbling for seats at Peckham's summer-hit rooftop, Frank's, head up the road to The Rye where you'll find loads of table and a barbecue too.

    26. The George IV, Chiswick

    The George

    The George

    The George

    The George

    A beer garden that's both sunny and cosy thanks to comfy seats and undercover areas.

    27. The Windsor Castle, Kensington

    The Windsor Castle

    In an area heavy on fancy roof gardens and expensive bars, a good trad garden where you can eat posher-than-your-average pub food without breaking the bank is very welcome.

    28. The Nag's Head, Walthamstow

    The Nag's Head

    The Nag's Head brings a bit of tropical cheer to E17 with its delightful palm tree shaded garden.

    29. The White Horse, Parson's Green

    The White Horse

    If you fancy a spot of posh people watching, there's no better place than The White Horse's (or the Sloaney Pony, as it's often known) street side garden. And for those less socially inclined, there's an incredible craft ale menu and barbecues all summer.

    30. The Old Fountain, Old Street

    The Old Fountain.

    It's hard enough to find a pub with non-pavement outside space around Old Street, let alone a roof terrace without a mile-long queue, but The Old Fountain delivers on both counts. Pro-tip: bag a table just before the surrounding offices let out.

    31. The Dove, Hammersmith

    The Dove

    If a pub back onto a river then you'll have to build the garden up the back of the pub, which they have at The Dove with this multi-tiered wonder. Grab a table early and soak up the sun all afternoon.

    32. The Garden Gate, Hampstead Heath