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location:
address:
504 Holloway Road, N7 6JA
phone:
0871 984 1430*
* calls cost 10p/minute, click here for more about 0871 numbers.
nearest stations:
Upper Holloway 
(800m) - zone 2
Holloway Road 
(860m) - zone 2
Arsenal
(1Km) - zone 2
Tufnell Park
(1.1Km) - zone 2
Caledonian Road
(1.2Km) - zone 2
how to find it:
Turn left out of Holloway tube and cross over the road. The pub is about eight minutes walk and is situated on the corner of Hercules Road opposite the Odean cinema. From Archway, walk for approximately 15 minutes down the left side of Holloway Road.
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In Greek mythology, Hercules had to perform 12 labours, or seemingly impossible tasks, as a punishment for killing his wife and children. His reward for completing them appears to be the naming of a pub in his honour opposite an Odeon cinema (unless the name is actually paying homage to large military aircraft). A pre-Cinema pint may be a reason to visit, though a number of superior options are nearby. Inside used to be characterised by a strong aroma of stale smoke from the well-worn carpet, which may date from the time of Hercules, but this is beginning to fade. The ban also brought the demise of the world's smallest non-smoking section, consisting of two small tables and armchairs which would look at home in a gentleman's club. At the back of the pub there are a couple of sofas and a pool table as well as a large screen for football.
03/03/2008
Sky TV (big and small screens)
pool table
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