Picture of Elm Park, RM12 4RX

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  • Address: Elm Park Avenue
  • Opening Hours: 11am-11pm Mon-Thu; 11am-midnight Fri-Sat; noon-11pm Sun

Large pub just down the road from Elm Park Station, on the corner of Elm Park Avenue and St Nicholas Avenue. It closed in February 2013 according to the Aug/Sep 2013 issue of London Drinker.

Kake visited on a Wednesday afternoon in September 2008. The place has a couple of entrances, which confused me slightly, but I eventually chose the one on the far left, which led me into a large open room with polished floorboards, banquette seating around the edges, a large rectangular bar, what looked like a DJ station to one side, and a little island of fruit machines sitting in the middle of the floor. A3 prints of flowers on the walls as well; quite nice, really. There were a couple of (well behaved enough) dogs wandering around as well, so it seems to be dog-friendly. I also noticed some kind of beer garden out the back.

When I arrived shortly before 5pm there were four or five other customers in, having a lively conversation with the barmaid, and a few more turned up while I was there. Piped music was playing, though not excessively loudly.

Although they have one handpump on the bar, it had no clip or driptray, so I suspect it's never used. I had a half of Strongbow (£1.45). I spotted a few clingfilm-wrapped filled rolls behind the bar; I don't know what the food situation is in general, but I think there's a restaurant attached to the pub (no idea of opening hours).

Accessibility: Couple of fairly high steps up to get in, but level access to seating, bar, and toilets once you're in (at least in the room I was in).

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Last visited by Kake, September 2008. Opening hours taken from sign outside, September 2008.
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