The Only Running Footman

The Only Running Footman is a public house in Charles Street, Mayfair, long famous for its sign, which used to read, in full, I am the only Running Footman.

Photo: Ewan Munro, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Type: Pub
Description: pub in London
Also known as: “The Footman”
Address: 5 Charles Street, London, W1J 5DF

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester Square and Royal Academy of Arts.

Leicester Square

Photo: Aurelien Guichard, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The area around Leicester Square, often called the West End, is the entertainment heart of London. The area also includes Chinatown, Piccadilly Circus and Trafalgar Square.

The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House in Piccadilly London, England. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Royal Academy of Arts is situated 1,500 feet east of The Only Running Footman.

Berkeley Square

Park

Photo: Metro Centric, CC BY 2.0.

Berkeley Square is a garden square in the West End of London. It is one of the best known of the many squares in London, located in Mayfair in the City of Westminster.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mayfair-Marylebone and St James’s.

Mayfair-Marylebone

Photo: Aniacra, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mayfair and Marylebone are districts of central London. Together they cover a large area of western central London, encompassing the whole of Mayfair and Piccadilly to the south and the area from Oxford Street through Marylebone to Regent's Park and the border with St John's Wood to the north.

St James’s

Neighborhood

Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.

St James's is a district of Westminster, and a central district in the City of Westminster, London, forming part of the West End. The area was once part of the northwestern gardens and parks of St.