Devonshire Arms
The Hobgoblin, commonly known by its previous name The Devonshire Arms, is a public house in London, UK, said to be "London's most famous alternative venue " It serves a clientele drawn from a variety of alternative subcultures including Industrial, Metal, Punk and Cyber, although its décor is gothic and this is the subculture with which it is widely identified.
Located in Camden Town, a area of North London famous for alternative shops and markets, the pub attracts a mix of London regulars plus visitors from elsewhere in the UK and overseas. The Devonshire Arms is widely known in alternative circles outside the UK because of the London scene's notably cosmopolitan composition.
At the end of May 2012 it was put up for sale by its owner Enterprise Inns, with no certainty that it would continue in the same form, or even remain a pub.
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