The Blind Beggar, Tower Hamlets

Pub Club

The Blind Beggar

East End history, craft ales and a heated beer garden on Whitechapel Road

The Blind Beggar is a storied Victorian pub in Tower Hamlets, with a lively garden, live music in warmer months and Pizza by Marco. It is also known for its connection to the Krays and the 1966 shooting of George Cornell.

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337 Whitechapel Rd, London E1 1BU, UK

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The garden

A Whitechapel garden with its own bar

The decked pergola garden has comfortable seating, a heated outside bar and covered areas with heat-burners. In warmer months, it hosts live music and guest DJs, while the pub also welcomes dogs and sports watchers.

The bar

Craft ales and East End stories

Inside, the pub’s history is central to the experience: The Blind Beggar is famously linked to Ronnie and Reggie Kray. Settle in with a craft ale, book a table or drop by for pizza from Marco.

Come for

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    The award-winning decked pergola beer garden, with comfortable seating, covered areas and a heated outside bar

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    Pizza by Marco alongside craft ales, in a pub known for its East End heritage and Kray connections

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    Live music and guest DJs in the garden during warmer months, with covered heat-burner seating for colder days

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    The infamous 1966 Whitechapel Road setting linked to Ronnie Kray’s shooting of George Cornell

Visit

The Blind Beggar

Open Monday to Thursday from 3pm, Friday from noon, Saturday from 11am and Sunday from noon. The garden hosts live music and guest DJs in warmer months.

Open Monday to Thursday from 3pm, Friday from noon, Saturday from 11am and Sunday from noon. The garden hosts live music and guest DJs in warmer months.

Today · midday–11pm

Monday
3pm–11pm
Tuesday
3pm–11pm
Wednesday
3pm–11pm
Thursday
3pm–11pm
Friday
midday–midnight
Saturday
11am–midnight
Sunday
midday–11pm

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