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...
