Parakeet

Status: Open
Address: 256 Kentish Town Road, NW5 2AA (streetmap) (osm) (gmap) (bingmap) (streetview)
London borough: Camden
Former name(s): Oxford Tavern
Oxford
Jorene Celeste
Vulture's Perch
Oxford Tavern
Oxford Vaults
Oxford Tavern
Historical parish: St Pancras
Dates open: by 1861-
rebuilt 1863
Good Beer Guide: [Oxford:] 2008-2011
Owner: Columbo Group
West Berkshire Brewery [Maverick Pubs] (former)
Greene King [Metropolitan Pub Company] (former)
Greene King [Real Pubs] (former)
Watney Combe Reid (former)
Website: Website
Notes: Renamed as the "Oxford Tavern" in 2018, and as the "Parakeet" in 2023.
Photo taken in July 2025
Sources: Open date: Pubs History
Rebuilding date: building
Owner: CAMRA North London Beer Guide/Tris C (e-mail)/CAMRA
Renaming: CAMRA
London Drinker WP26/WP49/WP53
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