Betjeman Arms

About Betjeman Arms

A pub inside St Pancras International station itself, named after the poet John Betjeman, who led the campaign to save the building from demolition.

The pub takes its name from poet laureate John Betjeman, whose campaign in the sixties was decisive in stopping St Pancras station from being torn down, then under threat of demolition just as nearby Euston had already suffered. Today a statue of Betjeman, gazing up at William Barlow's iron-and-glass roof, stands a few steps from the pub itself, beneath the station clock. The pub occupies a space with direct views of the Eurostar and high-speed trains, and serves both travellers passing through and those after a quick drink before catching a train. It belongs to the family brewery Young's, which brings its own draught beers to a setting more railway terminal than traditional street pub. It's a practical, characterful stop for anyone arriving in or leaving London via St Pancras or King's Cross.