Brixton · Lambeth
Duke of Edinburgh
A Grade II listed 1930s Truman's pub famous for Brixton's biggest beer garden
- Address204 Ferndale Road, Brixton, London, SW9 8AG
- Websitedukeofedinburghpub.com
- OwnershipPart of Camden Bars
About Duke of Edinburgh
A Grade II listed pub built in 1936-37 for Truman's Brewery by in-house architect A.E. Sewell, known today for an enormous beer garden that hosts reggae and dancehall sound-system sessions.
The Duke of Edinburgh was built in 1936-37 for Truman's Brewery to a design by the brewery's in-house architect A.E. Sewell, a fine example of inter-war pub architecture that earned it a Grade II listing in 2015. Its real draw today, though, is outdoors: a beer garden licensed for up to 550 people, one of the largest in Brixton, which fills on sunny weekends for reggae and dancehall sound-system sessions that have become a defining warm-weather ritual for the area. Inside it functions as a large, sociable freehouse-style pub, but it's the garden that gives the Duke of Edinburgh its reputation.
On tap
A broad keg and cask range at a large freehouse-style bar
Food
Pub food menu
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