The Short Blue has closed; reports suggest it is to be turned into a shop.
A board on the exterior wall of the Lighterman proclaims that it is a traditional East End hostelry', and, geographic qualms aside, this is pretty much, more or less, what it is. A down-to-earth and welcoming local of a kind...
Gloriously situated betwixt the A13 and Rippleside burial ground, the Thatched House greets you with a giant Double Diamond sign on its roof (sadly, it isn't served within). The car park was dotted with white vans and Ford...
The Crooked Billet has a pretty unique location, way down at Creekmouth amid sewage plants, gravel works, and industrial estates, yet only a crane's arc from the Thames. It's a bleak place, all told (though <a...
Now, thankfully, under new management we'll let you know what it's like when we've been back.
