Downham Tavern in the 80's. OMG was like the end of the Thriller video.
My younger brother had his scarf nicked by some Millwall fans at London Bridge back in the eighties. A few weeks later 4 of us was playing snooker in the Downham Tavern and the Millwall blokes walked in.. Done them in the bogs and scarpered quickly. I've never been back.
I doubt they’re still waiting for you mate.
As the pub no longer exists you are probably right.
Downham Tavern in the 80's. OMG was like the end of the Thriller video.
My younger brother had his scarf nicked by some Millwall fans at London Bridge back in the eighties. A few weeks later 4 of us was playing snooker in the Downham Tavern and the Millwall blokes walked in.. Done them in the bogs and scarpered quickly. I've never been back.
I doubt they’re still waiting for you mate.
As the pub no longer exists you are probably right.
not a pub but i was in butlins bognor regis at the weekend
Butlins Bognor Regis is like a 6 star hotel compared to Pontins Camber Sands. My boss has got plenty of cash but keeps suggesting these holiday camp 80s weekenders. Not my thing at all, but a necessary evil to keep my career prospects alive. Did a few at Butlins and then he started downgrading to Pontins. It is unbelievable. Everything about the place is revolting, including most of the punters. Last time I went there I decided "fuck my career prospects, never coming here again." Trip Advisor reviews are worth a read
Ah yes, I suppose I did get done with an aluminium baseball bat on the way out after my stag do... True story. I had a perfect blue baseball bat shaped bruise across my back AND cauliflower ears. The wedding pictures outside Woolwich Registry office are grim. My brother the best man, had just got out of the hospital the next morning and his nose had been shunted across his face, he looked like a panda, I just looked like I hadn't washed my ears for a month!
not a pub but i was in butlins bognor regis at the weekend
Butlins Bognor Regis is like a 6 star hotel compared to Pontins Camber Sands. My boss has got plenty of cash but keeps suggesting these holiday camp 80s weekenders. Not my thing at all, but a necessary evil to keep my career prospects alive. Did a few at Butlins and then he started downgrading to Pontins. It is unbelievable. Everything about the place is revolting, including most of the punters. Last time I went there I decided "fuck my career prospects, never coming here again." Trip Advisor reviews are worth a read
Remember staying in Bognor Regis and going past it, honestly looked abandoned, the reviews are hilarious. My personal favorite is "The last guests had also left a nice little gift for us in the toilet…."
Drove past the Camber Sands one last week, genuinely couldn't believe it was open, looks like it was abandoned in 2002
A friend's son got attacked outside a pub in ash a few years back. Think it was the white swan. From memory it's because the group thought he or one of those he was with was gay or something so he answered back to them. Shut them up but they took offence. So an hour or so after when it was chucking out time he got attacked in the car park by these lads. Never been there myself. Closest one I have been to is the one in the park when I played some football there. Nice outlook but a lot, understandably due to the park, kids running around.
Cracking thread this!!! I can't really add any more to the list, but the Swan is well known for being a bit rough
Two pubs that have been mentioned. The Northbrook in Lee is where Glenda Jackson’s son lost an eye after being attacked for trying to stop a female being abused. The Harrow Inn Abbey Wood, saw the Pink Fairies there, it was great, a place that embraced the ‘alternative’. Also saw the Fairies at the Black Prince, and even at the Tramshed come to think about it.
I used to know Duncan Sanderson
That is genuinely impressive for me. Known to all as Sandy, part of the classic Duncan Sanderson, Paul Rudolph, Russell Hunter core.
Nice guy. I shared a flat with one of his girlfriends in Canterbury in the 70s. Big music scene there then. I also knew Steve Hilledge and Barbara Gaskin (she lived next door). I was in one of the Canterbury bands for a while. Best pub was the Jolly Sailor ( not very rough).
Love Steve Hillage. Saw him live a couple of years ago - brilliant gig. Did you know any of Caravan mate? Pye Hastings etc?
Just picked up a really immaculate Vinyl copy of ..... Cunning Stunts.
not a pub but i was in butlins bognor regis at the weekend
Butlins Bognor Regis is like a 6 star hotel compared to Pontins Camber Sands. My boss has got plenty of cash but keeps suggesting these holiday camp 80s weekenders. Not my thing at all, but a necessary evil to keep my career prospects alive. Did a few at Butlins and then he started downgrading to Pontins. It is unbelievable. Everything about the place is revolting, including most of the punters. Last time I went there I decided "fuck my career prospects, never coming here again." Trip Advisor reviews are worth a read
Remember staying in Bognor Regis and going past it, honestly looked abandoned, the reviews are hilarious. My personal favorite is "The last guests had also left a nice little gift for us in the toilet…."
Drove past the Camber Sands one last week, genuinely couldn't believe it was open, looks like it was abandoned in 2002
Isn’t Pontins owned by Britannia Hotels which are consistently voted worst hotel chain ?
We went to the one at Brean Sands in Somerset back in 2018 and apart from the accommodation looking like something from a prisoner of war camp, the entertainment etc was really good.
Although a few weeks later the ceiling in the main entertainment venue did partially collapse.
I don’t know why they don’t raze all their accommodation to the ground, rebuild and charge a higher price.
not a pub but i was in butlins bognor regis at the weekend
Butlins Bognor Regis is like a 6 star hotel compared to Pontins Camber Sands. My boss has got plenty of cash but keeps suggesting these holiday camp 80s weekenders. Not my thing at all, but a necessary evil to keep my career prospects alive. Did a few at Butlins and then he started downgrading to Pontins. It is unbelievable. Everything about the place is revolting, including most of the punters. Last time I went there I decided "fuck my career prospects, never coming here again." Trip Advisor reviews are worth a read
Remember staying in Bognor Regis and going past it, honestly looked abandoned, the reviews are hilarious. My personal favorite is "The last guests had also left a nice little gift for us in the toilet…."
Drove past the Camber Sands one last week, genuinely couldn't believe it was open, looks like it was abandoned in 1982
Taking a quick look at the reviews of that Pontins at Camber Sands, you have to wonder how on earth anyone ever books to go there? There's even people saying that they booked despite the bad reviews, so what exactly were they expecting?
Sounds like a week in a South American prison would be more enjoyable.
Taking a quick look at the reviews of that Pontins at Camber Sands, you have to wonder how on earth anyone ever books to go there? There's even people saying that they booked despite the bad reviews, so what exactly were they expecting?
Sounds like a week in a South American prison would be more enjoyable.
I looked at the reviews too, cannot believe that anyone would book there. It's surprising that the authorities haven't closed it down, as it must pose a health hazard.
Taking a quick look at the reviews of that Pontins at Camber Sands, you have to wonder how on earth anyone ever books to go there? There's even people saying that they booked despite the bad reviews, so what exactly were they expecting?
Sounds like a week in a South American prison would be more enjoyable.
I looked at the reviews too, cannot believe that anyone would book there. It's surprising that the authorities haven't closed it down, as it must pose a health hazard.
I love on Trip Advisor it's basically 1 star, 1 star, 1 star, 5 stars - they gave me a free pie!, 1 star, 1 star.
Whatever the one is up in Skegness, I'm sure its Butlins but I could be wrong. They onside kebab shop served my mate up a spam kebab. It looked and smelt disgusting, probably tasted disgusting but he ate it like the glutton he is and spent the next day shitting it out in everyone else's room once he innocently poked his horrible fat ginger head in
Back in 2007, there was a bar in Kabul called L'Atmosphere. You needed to approach slowly, and on foot, as there are two guards with Kalashnikovs behind sandbags at the door. Once you have shown them your ID they bang on a steel door and a small slit opens. They look you over and then the door opens. You go into a room with more guards and Kalashnikovs to be searched and then through a metal detector. They then knock on another steel door and you go in. Once in there was a bar selling all drinks for $5. The drink of the day is whatever they can get their hands on. I have spent whole evenings drinking out of date Heineken, Baileys and Desperados. Watched the 2007 Rugby World Cup games there.
Not a bar/pub, but when you went to a party at a UN or other NGO house they would have a gun room. Just like handing over your coat when you arrive, but your gun instead!
Taking a quick look at the reviews of that Pontins at Camber Sands, you have to wonder how on earth anyone ever books to go there? There's even people saying that they booked despite the bad reviews, so what exactly were they expecting?
Sounds like a week in a South American prison would be more enjoyable.
My Engineer who is Newbury born and bred stayed there a few years ago. He said it was full of unruly Sarf Londoners who thought of nothing else but running round the campsite and a annoying all the other holiday makers. He also said whilst he was there a lot of the holiday homes that fill the local roads got broken into.
Two pubs that have been mentioned. The Northbrook in Lee is where Glenda Jackson’s son lost an eye after being attacked for trying to stop a female being abused. The Harrow Inn Abbey Wood, saw the Pink Fairies there, it was great, a place that embraced the ‘alternative’. Also saw the Fairies at the Black Prince, and even at the Tramshed come to think about it.
I used to know Duncan Sanderson
That is genuinely impressive for me. Known to all as Sandy, part of the classic Duncan Sanderson, Paul Rudolph, Russell Hunter core.
Nice guy. I shared a flat with one of his girlfriends in Canterbury in the 70s. Big music scene there then. I also knew Steve Hilledge and Barbara Gaskin (she lived next door). I was in one of the Canterbury bands for a while. Best pub was the Jolly Sailor ( not very rough).
Love Steve Hillage. Saw him live a couple of years ago - brilliant gig. Did you know any of Caravan mate? Pye Hastings etc?
I saw Hatfield & The North at the Gulbenkian Theatre in ‘73 or ‘74 although were they a ‘Canterbury scene’ band?
And when I moved to London in ‘77 my flat mate ended up playing bass with Hillage - ‘78 or ‘79. They played at Glastonbury and the band slept in tents, while Hillage had a nice trailer. Fair enough I guess.
I quite liked Egg, and had a couple of Caravan albums as well.
Two pubs that have been mentioned. The Northbrook in Lee is where Glenda Jackson’s son lost an eye after being attacked for trying to stop a female being abused. The Harrow Inn Abbey Wood, saw the Pink Fairies there, it was great, a place that embraced the ‘alternative’. Also saw the Fairies at the Black Prince, and even at the Tramshed come to think about it.
I used to know Duncan Sanderson
That is genuinely impressive for me. Known to all as Sandy, part of the classic Duncan Sanderson, Paul Rudolph, Russell Hunter core.
Nice guy. I shared a flat with one of his girlfriends in Canterbury in the 70s. Big music scene there then. I also knew Steve Hilledge and Barbara Gaskin (she lived next door). I was in one of the Canterbury bands for a while. Best pub was the Jolly Sailor ( not very rough).
Love Steve Hillage. Saw him live a couple of years ago - brilliant gig. Did you know any of Caravan mate? Pye Hastings etc?
I did not. But Geoff Richardson of Caravan took my place when I left the band I was in.
Back in 2007, there was a bar in Kabul called L'Atmosphere. You needed to approach slowly, and on foot, as there are two guards with Kalashnikovs behind sandbags at the door. Once you have shown them your ID they bang on a steel door and a small slit opens. They look you over and then the door opens. You go into a room with more guards and Kalashnikovs to be searched and then through a metal detector. They then knock on another steel door and you go in. Once in there was a bar selling all drinks for $5. The drink of the day is whatever they can get their hands on. I have spent whole evenings drinking out of date Heineken, Baileys and Desperados. Watched the 2007 Rugby World Cup games there.
Not a bar/pub, but when you went to a party at a UN or other NGO house they would have a gun room. Just like handing over your coat when you arrive, but your gun instead!
Sounds a bit like that bar/club in Prague I went to with a couple of mates!
Two pubs that have been mentioned. The Northbrook in Lee is where Glenda Jackson’s son lost an eye after being attacked for trying to stop a female being abused. The Harrow Inn Abbey Wood, saw the Pink Fairies there, it was great, a place that embraced the ‘alternative’. Also saw the Fairies at the Black Prince, and even at the Tramshed come to think about it.
I used to know Duncan Sanderson
That is genuinely impressive for me. Known to all as Sandy, part of the classic Duncan Sanderson, Paul Rudolph, Russell Hunter core.
Nice guy. I shared a flat with one of his girlfriends in Canterbury in the 70s. Big music scene there then. I also knew Steve Hilledge and Barbara Gaskin (she lived next door). I was in one of the Canterbury bands for a while. Best pub was the Jolly Sailor ( not very rough).
Love Steve Hillage. Saw him live a couple of years ago - brilliant gig. Did you know any of Caravan mate? Pye Hastings etc?
I saw Hatfield & The North at the Gulbenkian Theatre in ‘73 or ‘74 although were they a ‘Canterbury scene’ band?
And when I moved to London in ‘77 my flat mate ended up playing bass with Hillage - ‘78 or ‘79. They played at Glastonbury and the band slept in tents, while Hillage had a nice trailer. Fair enough I guess.
I quite liked Egg, and had a couple of Caravan albums as well.
I love Caravan. Land of the grey and Pink is a classic album. Cunning Stunts also. Saw them years ago in Brixton at the Fridge of all places. They were outstanding.
The Flying Scotsman at Kings Cross , now a restaurant but used to be a strippers joint , pound in the glass pub . The toilets were that disgusting that there were stalactites of male bodily fluid hanging off the walls and ceiling. All the strippers looked like crack heads . A truly revolting pub.
I’m pretty sure that’s where a stripper put her knickers in my pint of beer, I drank it and if the knickers had been more swallowable I’d have drunk them as well.
The Flying Scotsman at Kings Cross , now a restaurant but used to be a strippers joint , pound in the glass pub . The toilets were that disgusting that there were stalactites of male bodily fluid hanging off the walls and ceiling. All the strippers looked like crack heads . A truly revolting pub.
I’m pretty sure that’s where a stripper put her knickers in my pint of beer, I drank it and if the knickers had been more swallowable I’d have drunk them as well.
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That was proper rough!
Ah yes, I suppose I did get done with an aluminium baseball bat on the way out after my stag do... True story. I had a perfect blue baseball bat shaped bruise across my back AND cauliflower ears. The wedding pictures outside Woolwich Registry office are grim. My brother the best man, had just got out of the hospital the next morning and his nose had been shunted across his face, he looked like a panda, I just looked like I hadn't washed my ears for a month!
Sounds like a week in a South American prison would be more enjoyable.
Not the best time for a wank I know, but it could have been my last.