It’s a unique tasting experience that provides guests with the opportunity to create their own bespoke bottle of gin to take home. It’s also one of the best pubs with a misnomer: the place is named after Ships Haven Bay in County Donegal, but some silly English folks misheard it and the name stuck. While you can purchase a bottle of their handcrafted gins online or onsite, you need to carve out some time to do a tasting on their premises (distillery and all) to really appreciate the flavours. Located just down the road from the market in the hustle and bustle of Camden Town, The Oxford Arms is a vibrant spot with a great selection of beers on tap, tasty, home-cooked food and regular live sports showing on multiple screens.

This careful attention to detail results in a gin that is not just a drink, but an experience - one which embodies the refreshing taste and splendid sensation of premium pink distilled gin. A Brewdog pub close to the Camden Road overground station, the Camden Road Arms is a spacious spot with friendly service, epic food and a fantastic selection of beers. Photograph: Rita Platts/The Guardian Six by Nico, London W1: ‘The “Paris” menu ranged from quite decent to posh aeroplane food. While these may be the go-to choices, the subtle flavours of gin have slowly started climbing the ladder of South Africa’s favourite alcoholic beverages, sparking a host of distilleries and unique tasting experiences around the Western Cape. Just a stone’s throw from leafy Primrose Hill, the Princess of Wales is a lovely gastropub which is famous for its banging roast and is a great spot to hang out with friends.My coat, when I put it back on, drunk on the prospect of freedom, had a wet arm where it had been trailing off the back of my chair. Something of a Camden institution, The Good Mixer started life as a working man’s pub before it became the pub of choice for iconic Britpop bands and artists in the 90’s.

We are the first and only South African craft gin brand with roots in both the African and European continents. The official local of the Secret London editorial team, the Lock Tavern offers a roomy beer garden out back, a sunny roof terrace upstairs, juicy burgers from the kitchen and tons of concerts and gigs from interesting bands. This hospitality institution and shameless celeb haunt lived at number 30, in various guises, for almost 100 years, and the tiny yet mighty Elena Salvoni ran the floor with abundant old-school dignity. Both a celebrated Camden pub and live music venue, The Dublin Castle is something of a legend in this neck of the woods. They do jam nights on Tuesdays – where The Libertines used to be regulars – and they’ve also got a jukebox, regular DJs and cheap drinks pre 6pm.The gothest pub in Camden (and that’s saying something), even the pool table is clad in black baize.