“It’s not the Mango Tree…”

In The Silkworm, episode 1, this is the pub where Cormoran and Robin‘s fiancé Matthew meet for the first time.

After a conversation led by Matthew about rugby and sport, Robin decides to give Strike the invitation to her and Matthew’s wedding, which is “in eight weeks” to a surprised Cormoran. Strike finally manages to escape to the bar to order a white wine for Robin and a Czech beer (‘he needed something stronger to get him through the night’ – Tom Burke), which was an improvised scene.

In the book, this meeting takes place at The King’s Arms pub in Waterloo.

The Hope & Anchor was a gay pub on Macbeth Street in Hammersmith. Unfortunately, the Hope & Anchor has now been permanently closed down, but you can find its old location on Google Maps here.