Goat Tavern, 3A Kensington High Street, Kensington W8 5NP

Kensington pub index

Established in 1679 and now called the Goat Tavern. *
Originally built by the local parish as an ale house to raise money to support the poor, the pub had tunnels running from Kensington Palace and was a regal hideaway. It was a Greene King public house in March 2026. Greene King has announced plans to sell off, or convert 150 pubs into tenanted or franchised locations, as the UK hospitality sector struggles with rising costs.

A listing of historical London public houses, Taverns, Inns, Beer Houses and Hotels in Kensington, London.

Goat, 3 Kensington High Street W8 - circa 1900 with the Old Three Tuns next door at number 5.

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Goat, 3 Kensington High Street W8 - in February 2014

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Residents at this address.

1805/William Gibbons, the Goat, Kensington/../../Holdens Directory

1826/Benjamin Bell/../../../London Directory

1827/Benjamin Bell/../../../Licensed Victuallers Association

1830/Mr Curtis, Goat, High street, Kensington makes a one guinea Susbscription to the Licensed Victuallers Association

1832/John Curtis/../../../Robsons Directory

1841/Samuel Bowker/../../../Post Office Directory

1848/Richard Brain/../../../Post Office Directory

1851/Joseph Evans/../../../Kellys Directory

September 1854/Mrs Evans, widow of late occupier/Incoming Licensee/../../Era

September 1855/Ann Evans/ Outgoing Licensee /../../The Era

September 1855/Maria Dobson/ Incoming Licensee /../../The Era

1856/Mrs M Dobson/../../../Post Office Directory

1869/Mrs M Dobson/../../../Post Office Directory

1871/John P Cambridge/Licensed Victualler/32/Kensington, Middlesex/Census
1871/Maria Cambridge/Wife/29/St Giles, Bloomsbury, Middlesex/Census
1871/Robert J Cambridge/Son/8 months/Kensington, Middlesex/Census
1871/Alfred Wallis/cousin, Barman/16/Bermondsey/Census
1871/Margaret Casey/General Servant/19/St Lukes, Middlesex/Census
1871/Charles Hogbin/Potman/18/Crayford, Kent/Census

1874/R P Venn/../../../LV Directory

Mid-Surrey Times. 08 January 1881 - Transfer of Licences
The Goat, High street, Kensington, Philip Chapman to Hannah Austin

1881/Hannah Austin/Licensed Victualler, Widow/51/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/William Austin/Son, Manager/26/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Priscilla Austin/Daughter/20/Surrey/Census
1881/Alfred Austin/Son/5 months/London, Middlesex/Census
1881/Robert Mortimer/Brother, Assistant/58/Middlesex/Census
1881/James Rowe/Barman/23/Suffolk/Census
1881/Mary A Bailey/Domestic Servant/17/Somerset/Census

1882/Mrs Hannah Austin/../../../Post Office Directory

1884/Hannah Austin/../../../Post Office Directory

West London Observer. 07 January 1888.
Kensington Petty Sessions
The Goat, Kensington, Hannah Austin to George Walter Fortescue

1891/George Walter Fortescue/../../../Post Office Directory

West London Observer 06 April 1895 - Transfer of Licences
The Goat, High street, from A Georgesopale to R Baxton

1895/Alex Georgacupolo/../../../Post Office Directory

1899/Herbert Stephens/../../../Post Office Directory

1910/Herbert Stephens/../../../Post Office Directory

1915/Herbert Stephens/../../../Post Office Directory

1944/Horace Jn Williams & Louis A Bruce/../../../Post Office Directory

Kensington Post 20 December 1963 - We Wish you a Merry Christmas
Jack and Laura of the Goat, 3a Kensington High sreet W8

2017 Greene King, Goat Tavern, 3A Kensington High Street, Kensington W8 5NP


* Provided By Tris