Pubs next to suburban railway stations rarely delight, and the Lord Derby is no exception. Quite an attractive old-fashioned interior (wood panelling, comfortable upholstered seats) and cheap drink are plus points, but the...
This pub recently ceased trading.
Is it too harsh to liken Plumstead High Street to a Stations of the Cross for depressing drinking? A procession of beaten-up looking boozers unfolds as you walk east from the train station. Still, O'Dowds is not so bad. It is...
This utterly dire pub has now ceased trading.
The Volunteer has a little more to offer than many Plumstead pubs. The atmosphere was pretty good on our visit, aided by some decent indie on the jukebox (Stone Roses, Manics). Blue china is something of interior theme,...
Situated on a busy residential road between central Woolwich and Plumstead, the Lord Raglan is a pub most people glimpse from a passing bus. Is it worth stopping in? Not really. It's a basic locals' pub which does a job in the...
Who would visit a pub as devoid of joy and life as this? On our visit, a graffito reading 'Prozac' scratched into the bar notwithstanding, the answer to this question was clear: no-one, which seems about right. Some evenings,...
The best pub on Plumstead Common, the Mill has excellent beer (between three and five real ales), friendly service and serves food at lunchtime. The pub has an unusual shell, having been converted from an 18th century mill, and...
Listed as both O'Flynn's and the Bull Tavern (its original name) on the pub sign, this place has relaunched as an Irish pub. Situated close to Woolwich Arsenal station, and opposite a busy bus stop, it doesn't look too...
There's an old lyric about pubs round here: 'The Five Idlers of Plumstead Common - The Star which doesn't shine in the sky, The Woodman who doesn't cut down trees, The Ship that cannot sail the seas, The Mill which doesn't...
The Pullman has been demolished to make way for the DLR extension to Woolwich Arsenal. Never mind.
The Star is a pleasantly old-fashioned boozer: a 1930ish two-room place ('saloon' and 'public bar' on the doors) which draws a good mix of locals. London Pride, Olde English cider and Courage Best are featured on tap, and the...
