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London Wikimedia Meetup 227

When: Sunday 12 April 2026 — 13:00 onwards
(join at any time you can, no need to stay for the whole afternoon)
Where: Penderel's Oak pub, Holborn, London WC1
We are usually at one of the tables opposite the main entrance

• 
  Editing and chatting
• 
  Wikipedians taking the air

A casual social gathering for Wikimedia enthusiasts and anyone wiki-curious, where we...

• Chat about Wikipedia and any other topics we fancy.
• Drink coffee, beer, or soft drinks. Some of us have food.
• Exchange books, maps and other source materials.
• Help out new editors and share experiences about anything from copyright to editing tools.

You can expect to meet some very keen Wikipedians; however, this is also an open invitation to anyone interested in finding out more about Wikipedia, other Wikimedia projects, projects re-using Wikipedia, and other collaborative wiki projects.

People of all ages and all Wikimedia projects are welcome. Complete newbies also welcome!

The pub is quite quiet and family-friendly on a Sunday lunchtime, so younger Wikimedians will also feel welcome and safe. Alcohol consumption is not compulsory, many of us will be having coffee (with its free refills) or soft drinks.

Please also invite any London Wikimedia people you know (or have had wiki dealings with) – spread the word!

Topics and events

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Attendees

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Attending

• the wub "?!" 00:19, 26 March 2026 (UTC)

  Watch this turn out to be one of the big ones. Sometimes it seems there is an inverse correlation. Cielquiparle (talk) 11:23, 3 April 2026 (UTC)

  I'll be there regardless. With my laptop, so if all else fails I can work on my editing backlog. the wub "?!" 09:22, 12 April 2026 (UTC)

  Despite the lack of signups here, we actually had eight people show up! the wub "?!" 15:37, 19 April 2026 (UTC)

• Should be. Johnbod (talk) 12:18, 7 April 2026 (UTC) Sorry, can't make it! Enjoy Johnbod (talk) 04:46, 11 April 2026 (UTC)

Interested but not attending

• Cielquiparle (talk) 05:46, 26 March 2026 (UTC)
• Not this time. Charles Matthews (talk) 07:09, 4 April 2026 (UTC)
• Working that day. --Redrose64 (talk; at English Wikipedia) 13:34, 10 April 2026 (UTC)
• sorry but London during the easter school holidays is not ideal.Geni (talk) 18:53, 11 April 2026 (UTC)
• Am usually otherwise engaged on Sunday afternoons. Andrew D. (talk) 11:40, 12 April 2026 (UTC)
• I am a little tied up today, I’m afraid. Pierre Bon-Bon (talk) 13:49, 12 April 2026 (UTC)

Location

Penderel's Oak, High Holborn

The Penderel's Oak is a Wetherspoons pub in Holborn.
Address: 283-288 High Holborn, London, WC1V 7HP (OpenStreetMap) (Google Maps)

It's easy to find us – we're usually the crowd with several laptops on the large tables straight ahead of you when you enter the pub. If not, then look for a tabletop Wikimedia/Wikipedia poster and laptops with Wikipedia stickers on them. Wikimania t-shirts can also be a good clue.

Getting there

	Chancery Lane	0.2 miles (350 m)
	Holborn
	Farringdon	0.5 miles (800 m)
	Temple

The Penderel's Oak is between Holborn tube station and Chancery Lane tube station. Farringdon station and Temple tube station are not too far. The pub is also within walking distance of Waterloo railway station (1.3 miles; 2 km), St Pancras railway station (1.2 miles; 1.9 km) and Kings Cross.

Several bus routes also go directly to Holborn station; if travelling from Waterloo, it is quicker to travel by bus than by tube.

Bike hire (TfL scheme) is in Red Lion Street, just opposite the pub.

Disabled access

The pub has an accessible loo on the ground floor. There are some sections of the pub that are only accessible by steps, but we always meet in the main step-free section, usually opposite the main doors.

Back-up plan

In the rare event of a kitchen closure or another problem at the Penderel's Oak, the meetup will be relocated to the Shakespeare's Head – another Wetherspoons pub located nearby. To get there from the Penderel's Oak, when exiting onto the street turn left, then when walking past Holborn tube station turn left again down Kingsway, and after a short walk the pub will be found on the left-hand side.