Given its tucked-away position in a quaint side street off the King's Rd in villagey Chelsea, it's hard to believe the Queens Head was once one of London's key gay drinking destinations, harking back to the middle of the last century in fact. Its two rivals for 'oldest gay pub in London', the Coleherne and the King Edward VI, closed in 2008 and 2011 respectively, leaving this throwback venue with quite a cachet. Formerly bohemian, arty and salaciously gay-friendly, Chelsea (perhaps Britain's —...
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Hours
Mon to Thu noon—11pm
Fri and Sat noon—midnight
Sun noon—10.30pm
Hours
Mon to Thu noon—11pm
Fri and Sat noon—midnight
Sun noon—10.30pm
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a really nice gay local
str8 - ish lunchtimes, more gay as the day goes on. This is a real pub not trying to be anything other than what it is. Worth seeking out in its cute little backstreet.