Lighterman, Barking Reach  rated2 pints - click for an explanation of our ratings

location:

Barking Reach

address:

109 Bastable Avenue, IG11 0NX

phone:

N/A

nearest station:

Upney London Underground station
(1Km) - zone 4

bus route:

369 bus info

how to find it:

It's not really that easy to get here froma tube station- the walk from Upney is disrupted by the A13 and railway lines. The easiest way to get here is to get the 369 bus, bound for the Thames View Estate, from opposite Barking tube and rail station. You'll see the pub on your left fairly soon after the bus turns down Bastable Avenue, and there's a bus stop nearby.

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picture of Lighterman
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 that is pitifully rare nowadays, particularly on peripheral, postwar, housing estates like Thames View.

reviewed:
19/11/2004
reviewed by venichka

pub features:(click on an icon to see an explanation)

TVs - click for explanationSky TV (big and small screens)
beer garden or outdoor seating available - click for explanationbeer garden
live music - click for explanationkaraoke
child friendly or play area available - click for explanationswings and a bouncy castle
traditional pub games - click for explanationdarts
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