Randomness Guide to London - Differences between Version 28 and Version 27 of Blythe Hill Tavern, SE23 1JB
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category='Beer Garden,Good Beer Guide,Good Beer Guide 2007,Good Beer Guide 2008,Good Beer Guide 2009,Good Beer Guide 2010,Good Beer Guide 2011,Good Beer Guide 2012,Good Beer Guide 2013,Good Beer Guide 2014,Good Beer Guide 2015,Good Beer Guide 2016,Good Beer Guide 2017,Good Beer Guide 2018,Live Music,Pubs,Real Ale,Real Cider' |
Good Beer Guide pub towards the Catford end of Forest Hill.
It's certainly a very pleasant pub, with several separate rooms internally photo (still with their old separate entrances, though you can get between them inside), and plenty of old sporting memorabilia on display. The main bar serves the front and back rooms, and a separate bar serves the smaller side room (where there's an Irish music session on Thursday evenings). There's a very large beer garden outside, which includes a children's play area.
There are plenty of drinks options aside from Guinness, with four handpulls for ale on each bar. On Ewan and Kerry's July 2010 visit, these offered London Pride, Dark Star Hophead, Courage Best, and Adnam's Broadside. The ale was well-kept and good value. On Kake's August 2016 visit, the ales were Dark Star Hophead, Dark Star Hylder Blonde, and Sharp's Doom Bar. They also had several bag-in-box real ciders on; a staff member explained that some of these were left over from a cider festival the previous month. A pint of lime and soda was £1.
When Kake visited on a Wednesday morning in August 2016, there was one other customer shortly after their opening time of 11am, and a couple more turned up while I was there. No music was playing.
According to the Spring 2008 South-East London CAMRA newsletter, the licensee (Con Riordan) has been with the pub for 20 years.
Ewan's verdict: A warm and welcoming local to which I'd happily return.
Accessibility: A step to get in at the front; there may be level access at the side though. Toilets not checked.
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