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The Charlton "experience" - help required

flyingkiwiDK
flyingkiwiDK Posts: 5,723
in General Charlton
I have a question I am hoping you can help me with. I'm traveling to the Charlton/Leeds game with a work colleague (who supports the dirty northerners but will not be dressed like a full kit wan*ker. ;-) ). It's his first trip to the Valley and we plan on arriving early so he can get the full "Charlton experience".

Can someone please come up with a nice pre-match itinerary which takes in the best local chippies, pubs and anything else of note. Reckon we will arrive at Charlton station around 3 hours before kickoff. Cheers!

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  • sam3110
    sam3110 Posts: 21,300
    Valley Cafe for food, Rose of Denmark (!) for drinking, Greenwich Park for a good view and the superstore for overpriced CAFC related goodies
  • Mr. Happy
    Mr. Happy Posts: 653
    flyingkiwiDK said:

    Reckon we will arrive at Charlton station around 3 hours before kickoff. Cheers!

    Stick around on the platform and jot down some numbers.

  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,056
    I would genuinely not arrive three hours early in Charlton. If you want to kick off at mid-day I'd go to Greenwich for a couple and something half decent to eat - its in the same borough as Charlton so you can sort of pass it off as part of the "Charlton experience". Jump on a train at about 1.30, takes five mins to Charlton station and then 5 mins up Charlton Church Lane for a pint in Charlton Village at the White Swan or the Bugle (or both, they're next to one another at the top of the lane). After that wander back down Church Lane towards the ground and stop in the Lib, which will charge £2 to get in and maybe meet a couple of Lifers before the game.

    The pub scene around Charlton is declining with the closure of the Horse and Groom and more recently the Conservative Club, added to the designation of the AntiGallican as an away only pub.
  • flyingkiwiDK
    flyingkiwiDK Posts: 5,723
    se9addick said:

    I would genuinely not arrive three hours early in Charlton. If you want to kick off at mid-day I'd go to Greenwich for a couple and something half decent to eat - its in the same borough as Charlton so you can sort of pass it off as part of the "Charlton experience". Jump on a train at about 1.30, takes five mins to Charlton station and then 5 mins up Charlton Church Lane for a pint in Charlton Village at the White Swan or the Bugle (or both, they're next to one another at the top of the lane). After that wander back down Church Lane towards the ground and stop in the Lib, which will charge £2 to get in and maybe meet a couple of Lifers before the game.

    The pub scene around Charlton is declining with the closure of the Horse and Groom and more recently the Conservative Club, added to the designation of the AntiGallican as an away only pub.

    Good advice guys. Thanks!
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,362
    edited October 2013
    again , not strictly CAFC, but for newcomers/first time visitors to the area .. a walk around Greenwich Park and the old Royal Observatory with the Greenwich meridian line, the Cutty Sark area, the old Naval Hospital and the Maritime Museum, all close to each other is a must .. one of the most spectacular and interesting areas of London
  • flyingkiwiDK
    flyingkiwiDK Posts: 5,723
    Lincsaddick said:

    again , not strictly CAFC, but for newcomers/first time visitors to the area .. a walk around Greenwich Park, the Cutty Sark area, the old Naval Hospital and the Maritime Museum, all close to each other is a must .. one of the most spectacular and interesting areas of London

    Thanks Lincs. it's been ages since I last visited Greenwich. I look forward to returning.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,362
    flyingkiwiDK said:

    Lincsaddick said:

    again , not strictly CAFC, but for newcomers/first time visitors to the area .. a walk around Greenwich Park, the Cutty Sark area, the old Naval Hospital and the Maritime Museum, all close to each other is a must .. one of the most spectacular and interesting areas of London

    Thanks Lincs. it's been ages since I last visited Greenwich. I look forward to returning.
    enjoy it .. I hope the weather stays OK .. as for me, I just MUST get back to Denmark for a trip, I'll wait for summer though
  • flyingkiwiDK
    flyingkiwiDK Posts: 5,723
    Lincsaddick said:

    flyingkiwiDK said:

    Lincsaddick said:

    again , not strictly CAFC, but for newcomers/first time visitors to the area .. a walk around Greenwich Park, the Cutty Sark area, the old Naval Hospital and the Maritime Museum, all close to each other is a must .. one of the most spectacular and interesting areas of London

    Thanks Lincs. it's been ages since I last visited Greenwich. I look forward to returning.
    enjoy it .. I hope the weather stays OK .. as for me, I just MUST get back to Denmark for a trip, I'll wait for summer though
    We'll let me know if you ever make it over to Denmark and I'll take you out for a beer.
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,362
    flyingkiwiDK said:

    Lincsaddick said:

    flyingkiwiDK said:

    Lincsaddick said:

    again , not strictly CAFC, but for newcomers/first time visitors to the area .. a walk around Greenwich Park, the Cutty Sark area, the old Naval Hospital and the Maritime Museum, all close to each other is a must .. one of the most spectacular and interesting areas of London

    Thanks Lincs. it's been ages since I last visited Greenwich. I look forward to returning.
    enjoy it .. I hope the weather stays OK .. as for me, I just MUST get back to Denmark for a trip, I'll wait for summer though
    We'll let me know if you ever make it over to Denmark and I'll take you out for a beer.
    I'll hold you to that .. cheers ((:>) ..
  • cafcdave123
    cafcdave123 Posts: 11,491
    http://forum.charltonlife.com/discussion/57346/some-good-news-a-new-bar-opening-in-greenwich#latest

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  • adamtheaddick
    adamtheaddick Posts: 8,664
    don't forget the thames barrier one of the modern wonders of the world... also the site of my first hand job from a girl from school when I was 14 should put up a blue plaque really.
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    If he is going to sit in the "home" seats with you be careful who you tell on here :-)
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,608
    adamtheaddick said:

    don't forget the thames barrier one of the modern wonders of the world... also the site of my first hand job from a girl from school when I was 14 should put up a blue plaque really.

    So she opened the floodgates?
  • thecrazyaddick
    thecrazyaddick Posts: 607
    Holy shit @adamaddick, I got a bj from a bird at the swing park by the thames barrier, then went to see us beat Millwall away in the snow that evening. Best day ever! ..... hopefully not the same bird.
  • adamtheaddick
    adamtheaddick Posts: 8,664
    thecrazyaddick said:

    Holy shit @adamaddick, I got a bj from a bird at the swing park by the thames barrier, then went to see us beat Millwall away in the snow that evening. Best day ever! ..... hopefully not the same bird.

    mine was about 1994 so could be fella...

  • DickVanDykesDiscoDog
    DickVanDykesDiscoDog Posts: 1,021
    adamtheaddick said:

    thecrazyaddick said:

    Holy shit @adamaddick, I got a bj from a bird at the swing park by the thames barrier, then went to see us beat Millwall away in the snow that evening. Best day ever! ..... hopefully not the same bird.

    mine was about 1994 so could be fella...

    Read that as "..... So could be A fella"
    Need coffee .......

  • Charlton_Stu
    Charlton_Stu Posts: 3,869
    Heard tonight White Swan closing down on Monday untill new owners are found.
  • Hastingsaddick
    Hastingsaddick Posts: 4,079
    Charlton_Stu said:

    Heard tonight White Swan closing down on Monday untill new owners are found.

    That's only recently been done up.
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    Went passed the WS 30 mins after the game last night and there was only about 12 people in there.
  • Charlton_Stu
    Charlton_Stu Posts: 3,869
    They have a temporary manager at the moment, but believe he's had enough already.

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  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,056
    That's a shame, it looks pretty good since its revamp, hope a new owner can be found.
  • Stone
    Stone Posts: 3,026
    Charlton_Stu said:

    Heard tonight White Swan closing down on Monday untill new owners are found.

    Closed last night. Anyone know why?
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,021
    Stone said:

    Charlton_Stu said:

    Heard tonight White Swan closing down on Monday untill new owners are found.

    Closed last night. Anyone know why?
    Weird. Ask a question where you also post the answer.
  • Charlton_Stu
    Charlton_Stu Posts: 3,869
    White Swan opened up again last night.
  • Granpa
    Granpa Posts: 2,995
    Heard tonight White Swan closing down on Monday untill new owners are found.

    Souds about ideal for Jiminez and Slater.
  • Charlton_Stu
    Charlton_Stu Posts: 3,869
    Charlton_Stu said:

    White Swan opened up again last night.

    my apologies its tuesday its opening up again.

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