Shed! 6/15. Not for ages though.
Printable View
Shed! 6/15. Not for ages though.
5. I'm not that keen on cold vinegar either, or London come to that.
I looked at this last night and got just six (13, 10, 8, 5, 4 &1) but I checked again today and remembered I'd also done the Crown & Sugarloaf but forgot to write a review. Actually, on checking my notebook it's not forgotten, it's in the backlog - now just 22 to do.
5 out of 15. I always make a beeline for the Princess Louise and the Chandos on the rare occasions when I'm in London. I don't mind their beer to be honest, the stout and bitter are usually fine. Then again I'm not that fussy.
13/15. Just need the Chandos and Angel, Bermondsey for the full Winfield.
"10 Great South London Pubs"
I've only done 4 of these, work to do when pubbing gets a bit more normal than it will be in the next couple of months or so.
I've only ever been to 13 pubs south of the Thames so just the two for me:
The Kings Arms and Cutty Sark - both highly recommended!
Only the Lord Clyde for me. :(
None at all,though I do spend time(fleetingly) in Sarf Lunnon pubs.
I spotted this one this morning on Twitter and got suckered in with the tag "Never trust a London best pub list that doesn’t include the Blythe Hill Tavern", ok but having swallowed the clipbait I was faced with the immortal line "Here, having a perfect Guinness brought to your table has always been a thing, long before the introduction of pub table service". As well as being historically inaccurate it tipped me off as to how much credibility this list had for serious beer drinkers.
I might have been to the Cutty Sark many years ago otherwise nadda.
6/10 for me with the Lord Clyde, SE1 being the most recent, where I confusingly plumped for a pint of a Watneys beer.
Just the two for me :o (Kings Arms,Lord Clyde).Very poor show for a son of South London.
Possibly 8, not sure about Kings Arms. Blythe Hill Tavern top of that list for me, Dog & Bell next.
Only three in this one, mercifully. Been in the bronze, not really my cup of tea.
https://www.visitengland.com/visit-e...s#puboftheyear
The Baskerville
Three Horseshoes Inn
The Howard Arms
A pictorial list.
I've visited seven of them in the past.
Edit....
Just had a recount and it's eight.
The Dove
The Flask
The Grenadier
Ye Olde Cock Tavern
The Anchor
The George
Ye Olde Mitre
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
I've been to a talk by this bloke a couple of times - he won't let anyone photograph him!
Two I've forgotten to review, otherwise just the 12 for me. Most here tend to fall into the category of 'pretty' rather than nice places to drink:
The Dove
The Flask
The Footman
Spaniards Inn
The Old Doctor Butlers Head
Ye Olde Cock Tavern
The Old Bell
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
The George
Ye Olde Mitre
George & Vulture
Ye Olde Watling
Some doubt about the George & Vulture, which by 1990 had become a "former public house, now a restaurant" despite retaining its historic name. Has it actually reverted to being a pub, or is our new-ish entry unjustified?
The other surviving ones missing from Tris's list are:
Bulls Head
Anchor
The Two Brewers still has a pub on the site (now Perry Hill and temporarily closed) but rebuilt in the 1930s.
The current Elephant & Castle is not where the old pub was.
I believe all the rest are long since demolished without trace.
I reckon I have done all the survivors, with the possible exception of the G&V, although I might have done it long ago.
Just the famous five for me, although I've a feeing I went to the Bull's Head about 32 years ago, and I've been in the new Elephant & Castle but that shouldn't count.
The Flask
Spaniards Inn
Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
The George
Ye Olde Mitre
I've reviewed 12 and visited 13 (The Anchor was many moons ago).
I worked around the corner from The George & Vulture
from 78-86 but always remember it as a lunchtime chop house ,so never went in for a beer.The Jampot was the regular after work.
Indeed a lot have disappeared from Moby's list. I'd forgotten that I'd done the Anchor but haven't got round to reviewing it.
The Old Axe was demolished around the 1900s.
The Crown and Sceptre was demolished around the 1880s.
The Elephant & Castle was demolished and rebuilt around the end of the 1950s with the replacement dating from 1966, itself built partially on the site of The Rockingham Arms (JD Wetherspoon), the original being demolished around the same time for the gyratory system and underpasses which make the area such a joy to visit.
The Coach & Horses was demolished in 1957 for the start of the boulevard (ok, dual carriageway) that is Notting Hill Gate seen today. The photo shows that it was owned by Levy's (Levy & Franks) which later became Chef & Brewer.
The Bird in Hand was around by 1944 but was probably demolished long ago.
The Ship got Fritz cracker'd in the Blitz - it sat on the site now occupied by the Cutty Sark.
The George is a very poor experience. Even outside, my last - and it will be the last - visit, there were even children re-enacting battle scenes on the awful AstroTurf beer garden in the courtyard!
...oh yes - and here's a collage of the original Elephant & Castle's incarnations.