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Home pubs

Afternoon all,

My dad is a Charlton fan in exile up North but hasn't had the chance to get to a home game for a few years , so I'm bringing him down for the Gillingham game - is there anywhere nearby where the home fans congregate to have a drink before the game?

Last time I was down was in the away end when Scunny visited after we got promotion a few years ago, and I can't remember what the area was like for pubs!

Cheers

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  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,916
    edited December 2017
    Royal Oak to the East and closest to the ground
    Rose of Denmark to the West
    Liberal club by the station
    White Swan and Bugle up in the Village
    The Anchor on the river to the North

    that's pretty much your choice list
  • Alwaysneil
    Alwaysneil Posts: 13,826
    Pilot if you are travelling in from North Greenwich tube (and don’t mind seeing some away fans)

    Hope and anchor on the river if you don’t mind a short walk through an industrial estate past the burnt out cars to get to the ground.

    (Shame on you AFKA)
  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,241
    Anchor and Hope.
  • PopIcon
    PopIcon Posts: 5,970
    White Swan is the only place that sells decent beer.
  • There's also a new Fans bar behind the back of the North Stand. Great bar for a view of the pitch and mix with fans etc. But service is normally piss poor and the same can be said about the drinks on tap.
  • RaplhMilne
    RaplhMilne Posts: 4,610
    Blimey you lot are like Corporal Jones ! Don.t you realise this is the Intelligence Officer of the Pompey 6:59 firm.
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,279

    There's also a new Fans bar behind the back of the North Stand. Great bar for a view of the pitch and mix with fans etc. But service is normally piss poor and the same can be said about the drinks on tap.

    Great view, Shit beer
  • Thanks all!
  • Blimey you lot are like Corporal Jones ! Don.t you realise this is the Intelligence Officer of the Pompey 6:59 firm.

    I thought exactly that, the poster joined this morning and his first post is asking where the home pubs are. Lol
  • RedChaser
    RedChaser Posts: 19,890
    edited December 2017

    Blimey you lot are like Corporal Jones ! Don.t you realise this is the Intelligence Officer of the Pompey 6:59 firm.

    He'll need a password to get in though so don't tell him it's 'Sailor', Pike :wink:

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  • Kap10
    Kap10 Posts: 15,601
    Get there early and take him on a pub crawl!
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,930

    Blimey you lot are like Corporal Jones ! Don.t you realise this is the Intelligence Officer of the Pompey 6:59 firm.

    We will have the last laugh as they realise they missed the 6:57 train
  • The Watermans on Woolwich Road is decent.
  • RaplhMilne
    RaplhMilne Posts: 4,610
    MrOneLung said:

    Blimey you lot are like Corporal Jones ! Don.t you realise this is the Intelligence Officer of the Pompey 6:59 firm.

    We will have the last laugh as they realise they missed the 6:57 train
    Running late leaves on line .
  • Tavern
    Tavern Posts: 7,682
    Try the Horse and Groom
  • se9addick
    se9addick Posts: 32,089
    edited December 2017
    If you're making the pilgrimage for the first time in a long stretch I'd go to the White Swan first and then head to the fans bar inside the North Stand so you can have a (admittedly terrible) drink whilst looking out onto the Valley pitch and across the stadium - it still looks beautiful.
  • shirty5
    shirty5 Posts: 19,279
    Tavern said:

    Try the Horse and Groom

    Nice drop of wine in there
  • Tavern
    Tavern Posts: 7,682
    shirty5 said:

    Tavern said:

    Try the Horse and Groom

    Nice drop of wine in there
    Also does great food and and you get loads of chips.

  • Baldybonce
    Baldybonce Posts: 9,679
    edited December 2017
    You can't beat the Vic for atmosphere.


    and décor.
  • I have always like the Elephant and Castle in Woolwich market.

    Traditional boozer, reasonably priced and football on the tele.

    Not the place that you would take your missus though!

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  • And it opens in time for breakfast
  • Curb_It
    Curb_It Posts: 21,241

    And it opens in time for breakfast

    Rammed at 8am when I walk past on my way to work.

  • And it opens in time for breakfast

    I must remember that if I attend The Valley ever again.
  • The White Horse on the Woolwich Road is quite an interesting pub if you like nostalgia , they still have ashtrays on the bar and the regulars smoke with impunity regardless of who is in the pub!
  • Curb_It said:

    And it opens in time for breakfast

    Rammed at 8am when I walk past on my way to work.

    That's what happens when you become a royal borough
  • eaststandmike
    eaststandmike Posts: 14,956
    edited December 2017
    Curb_It said:

    And it opens in time for breakfast

    Rammed at 8am when I walk past try and get a pint of Pinot on my way to work. :smile:

  • Crusty54
    Crusty54 Posts: 3,246
    If you show your Season Ticket in The White Swan you can get a discount card which saves you 20p on every pint. They serve some great ales too.