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The Belvedere Hotel was a pub near [[Belvedere Station]]. According to the April/May 2019 <i>London Drinker</i>, it closed down after being sold in December 2018. As of April 2020, [https://www.fromthemurkydepths.co.uk/2020/04/28/plans-submitted-for-two-closed-bexley-borough-pub-sites/ Murky Depths reports] that planning permission is being sought to convert it to residential ([https://pa.bexley.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=Q5BQFEBEIVP00 planning ref 20/00311/FUL]).
Pub at the bottom of the rather steep Picardy Road toward [[Locale Upper Belvedere|Upper Belvedere]], also very handy for the bus stop toward [[Locale Bexleyheath|Bexleyheath]].
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The information below is retained for historical purposes.
It's fairly small inside, and some of the space is taken up by a pool table. There's also a dart board. There's a small but decent enough beer garden, with grass and shrubbery, and although there's a fair bit of traffic noise out there, the pub is set back from the main road so it's not too bad.
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Pub near
[[Belvedere Station]]. It's at the bottom of the rather steep Picardy Road toward [[Locale Upper Belvedere|Upper Belvedere]], and also very handy for the bus stop toward [[Locale Bexleyheath|Bexleyheath]].
[[Kake]] visited on a Wednesday afternoon in April 2011. There were two real ales on: Bombardier (&pound;1/half) and Ruddles Best. The Bombardier was sour, but they immediately exchanged it for a half of Ruddles. There were around half a dozen other people in.
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It had a change of management in early 2017 <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/33385153201/ photo of sign]</small>; see <a href="http://london.randomness.org.uk/wiki.cgi?id=Belvedere_Hotel%2C_DA17_5QH&version=9">earlier version of this page</a> for what it was like before that.
As of April 2011 they serve food at lunchtimes, at least.
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Inside, it's a small single room, with pool table and dartboard on one side and seating &#8212; a mix of banquettes and low stools &#8212; on the other. Paintwork is in shades of browns and creams, a geometrically-patterned carpet is on the floor, and two fruit machines flash silently at each other across the bar.
[[gellyfish]]'s verdict: A friendly locals' pub. It has a pool table and an active darts team so can get rather crowded when both of these activities are taking place.
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There's a small but decent enough beer garden out the back, with grass and shrubbery, and although there's a fair bit of traffic noise out there, the pub is set back from the main road so it's not too bad.
Accessibility: A step to get in, and a couple more steps to the beer garden. Once you're in, there's level access to the bar, interior seating, pool table, and ladies'.
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[[Kake]] visited on a Saturday afternoon in September 2017. No music was playing. There were three or four other customers in when I arrived around 3pm, seemingly regulars. Both staff and customers were friendly and welcoming.

There are two handpumps on the bar, but only one was on because there'd been a problem with their last delivery. Sharp's Doom Bar (&pound;1.80/half) was in good condition.

According to a sign seen in September 2017, children are only permitted in the pub until 8:30pm.

Accessibility: Two steps to get in, another step between the two sides of the pub, and a couple more steps to the beer garden.

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* [https://whatpub.com/pubs/BEX/092/ WhatPub entry]
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], September 2017.</div>
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address='2 Picardy Road, DA17 5QH'
category='Now Closed'
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], April 2011.</div>
address='2 Picardy Road'
category='Darts,Pool Table,Pub Food,Pubs,Real Ale'
edit_type='Minor tidying'
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summary='Now closed; was a pub in Belvedere.' summary='A friendly locals' pub in Belvedere.'
opening_hours_text='11am-11pm (possibly later on weekends)'
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summary='Now closed; was a pub in Belvedere.' postcode='DA17 5QH'
summary='A friendly locals' pub in Belvedere.'

Pub at the bottom of the rather steep Picardy Road toward Upper Belvedere, also very handy for the bus stop toward Bexleyheath.

It's fairly small inside, and some of the space is taken up by a pool table. There's also a dart board. There's a small but decent enough beer garden, with grass and shrubbery, and although there's a fair bit of traffic noise out there, the pub is set back from the main road so it's not too bad.

Kake visited on a Wednesday afternoon in April 2011. There were two real ales on: Bombardier (£1/half) and Ruddles Best. The Bombardier was sour, but they immediately exchanged it for a half of Ruddles. There were around half a dozen other people in.

As of April 2011 they serve food at lunchtimes, at least.

gellyfish's verdict: A friendly locals' pub. It has a pool table and an active darts team so can get rather crowded when both of these activities are taking place.

Accessibility: A step to get in, and a couple more steps to the beer garden. Once you're in, there's level access to the bar, interior seating, pool table, and ladies'.

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Last visited by Kake, April 2011.

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