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Make the most of summer's final throes and leave work early to catch the evening rays. Here's our guide to the capital's 10 best boozing sun spots.

The Albion

Hop to this refurbished Islington boozer with its peaceful dappled gardens and award-winning Sunday roasts.

10 Thornhill Road, Islington, N1 1HW, 020 7607 7450

Avalon

Bucolic Balham beer garden fringed by mature trees – and it boasts a Roman-tiered fountain.

16 Balham Hill, SW12 9EB, 020 8675 8613

The Queen’s Head

Fuller’s-owned pub has one of London’s biggest old-fashioned beer gardens.

13 Brook Green, W6 7BL, 0207 603 3174

The Dolphin

The sculptured garden at this deep-south boozer is almost a work of art – so pristine with shaped hedges and angled pathways you’ll hardly want to spoil it by drinking in it. But you will.

121 Sydenham Road, SE26 5HB, 020 8778 8101

The Britannia

This Victoria Park newbie boasts one of the biggest green patches in the east end. And makes good use of it – there’s the impressive BBQ kitchen, the considered drinks menu with several serious ales and a cutting-edge events programme complete with alfresco film screenings and DJ sessions.

360 Victoria Park Road, Victoria Park, E9 7BT, 020 8533 0040

Scolt Head

A hidden Dalston gem (Shh! - don’t tell your mates), this elegant, airy pub has many pulling points but its charming triangular terrace is a major draw. Not only can you mooch about outside till 11pm but there’s plenty of foliage, picnic tables and standing room for hipsters to pose with their pints of Deuchars, too.

107A Culford Road, Dalston, N1 4HT, 020 7254 3965

The White Horse

One of the best beer pubs in the capital, the “Sloaney Pony” has it all – an oversized patio overlooking a leafy common, top notch barbecue fare and hordes of well-groomed locals. Polish your vowels before you go.

1-3 Parsons Green, Parsons Green, SW6 4UL, 020 7736 2115

The Station

Tucked off the beaten Portobello track, this trendy gastro bar is the perfect spot for summer evenings. With space for over 300 punters, its own bar and big screen TV there’s hardly any need to venture indoors.

41 Bramley Rd, W10 6SZ, 020 7229 1111

The Windsor Castle

The epitome of a blissful British beer garden, this walled space buzzes on warm nights. Decent gastro grub is served and, needless to say, the Pimm's is first class.

114 Campden Hill Road, Kensington, W8 7AR, 020 7243 8797

Edinboro Castle

One of Camden’s best outdoor spaces, this leafy, walled space is always buzzing when the sun shines. Not only is there a bar and barbecue but the heated booths mean you can sit happily outside for hours under the stars.

57 Mornington Terrace, NW1 7RU, 020 7243 8797