The Black Cap
The Black Cap is a pub in Camden Town, London known for its drag cabaret, and popular from the mid-1960s until it closed in April 2015. In January 2024, reports emerged that first steps had been taken together with the council to reopen The Black Cap at the same site, which had been left vacant since the venue's closure in 2015.- Type: Pub
- Description: defunct gay bar in Camden, London
- Also known as: “Black Cap” and “The Black Cap, Camden”
- Address: 171 Camden High Street, London, NW1 7JY
- Wheelchair access: limited
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include London St Pancras International and Camden Town tube station.
London St Pancras International
Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.
London St Pancras International is a major international rail interchange and shopping destination in London. It is the British capital's only international station, with Eurostar services connecting the city with destinations in mainland Europe.
Camden Town tube station
Metro station
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Camden Town is a London Underground station in Camden Town, London. It is on the Northern line as well as a major junction for the line, as it is where the Edgware and High Barnet branches merge from the north, and is also where they split to the south into the Bank and Charing Cross branches for the journey through Central London. Camden Town tube station is situated 370 feet north of The Black Cap.
British Library
Library
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The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. Based in London, it is one of the largest libraries in the world, with an estimated collection of over 200 million items from multiple countries. British Library is situated 1 mile southeast of The Black Cap.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Camden and Chalk Farm.
Camden
Photo: Colin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Camden is an inner northern district of London. Its heart lies in Camden Town, a neighbourhood known for its market and the colourful nightlife. Camden is home to three of the most important railway stations in London: King's Cross, St. Pancras and Euston.
Chalk Farm
Suburb
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Chalk Farm is a small urban district of north west London, lying immediately north of Camden Town, in the London Borough of Camden.
Ampthill Square Estate
Neighborhood
Photo: Chris Whippet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Ampthill Square Estate, also known as the Ampthill Estate, is a housing estate in the London Borough of Camden in London, England. The estate is located in the Somers Town district, on the south side of Harrington Square, east side of Hampstead Road, and west side of Eversholt Street.
The Black Cap
- Categories: gay bar and LGBT historic place
- Location: Camden, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.53843° or 51° 32′ 18″ northLongitude
-0.14244° or 0° 8′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C3XGVQ5+92OpenStreetMap ID
node 294001546OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=pubOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=limitedWikidata ID
Q7718272
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In Other Languages
From Italian to Turkish—“The Black Cap” goes by many names.
- Italian: “Black Cap”
- Italian: “The Black Cap”
- Turkish: “The Black Cap”
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