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The Betsey Trotswood

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The Betsey Trotswood books Indie, Folk, Singer-songwriter, Alternative. Both original music and covers are welcome. Browse artist profiles by genre on GigXchange.

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The Betsey Trotswood 56 Farringdon Road
Clerkenwell
London EC1R 3BL

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Folk

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Alternative

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About The Betsey Trotswood

The Betsey Trotswood is a grassroots music venue in Clerkenwell, London. Bring your own PA, mics and instruments.

The Betsey Trotswood books Indie, Folk, Singer-songwriter, Alternative acts. Both original music and covers are welcome. This listing is part of the London venue directory.

The ‌‌‍Betsey Trotwood is a much-loved four-storey Victorian pub at 56 Farringdon Road in Clerkenwell (EC1R 3BL), named after the David Copperfield character and formerly the Butchers Arms. Built over London's first Tube line, it pairs a welcoming street-level bar (good food and Shepherd Neame ales) with an intimate basement cellar that stages regular live music — billed as one of London's smallest live venues, seating roughly 25. Since 2002 the room has hosted early shows from the likes of Keane, the Magic Numbers, KT Tunstall and Boy Kill Boy, and it remains a beloved grassroots stage for indie, folk and singer-songwriter acts, plus drama and poetry nights.

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56 Farringdon Road, Clerkenwell, London, EC1R 3BL

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The Betsey Trotswood books Indie, Folk, Singer-songwriter, Alternative. Both original music and covers are welcome. Browse artist profiles by genre on GigXchange.

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Where is The Betsey Trotswood?

56 Farringdon Road, Clerkenwell, London, EC1R 3BL. See the map below for directions. Browse more London venues nearby.

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