New to ED!

[tommyt]

Hi I moved to ED from West London and absolutely loving it. What I do miss is though a good old school boozer have been to the EDT, Bishop etc but are there any good 'proper' pubs round here?

Also what are the other interesting areas to visit and is the farmers market in Peckham on a Sunday any good?

Wuld be great to get some suggestions of what to do round here!!

Cheers

[peckham_perkster]

Cripes tommy! You'll find a lot of the answers on the forum so feel free to browse around, and welcome!

I can confirm the Farmers Market is good and you'll discover some decent boozers as you go along ;)

[PeckhamRose]

Hi and welcome,

What do you mean by good proper pub?

Sawdust on floor? Everyone smoking themselves - and anyone nearby passively-so - to death?

Appalling beer from just one brewery?

The ladies drinking their half ciders out the back room with the kids in their prams?

Do proper pubs not have televisions?

Yeah - what dya mean by good proper pub?

Just wonderin' like. :)

[Ultraconsultancy]

So.

Peckham Rose.

You've been to Camberwell, then...

[mockney piers]

Welcome to the area TommyT. There are about a trillion pub related discussions which should answer most of your questions.

Like PR, I'm not sure of your definition of a good old fashioned boozer, but at a pinch and depending on that definition, you could try the CPT or The Castle on Crystal Palace road, the Crown & Greyhound (aka the Dog) or a host of pubs a bit further afield in camberwell, pekcham (pronounced pay-sharm), nunhead or forest hill directions.

Also Hoopers on Ivanhoe road is good for proper beer.

[Michael Palaeologus]

Good proper pub = CPT - Crystal Palace Tavern, or the Gowlett or The Clock House - there will be many other recommendations no doubt.

We are also but a short train ride fom London Bridge, where there are many nice pubs and Borough Market on a Friday and Saturday, the Daddy of all such markets.

Welcome!

[seanmlow]

I agree - CPT is a great boozer. Also, you could try the Herne Hill Tavern.

You have lots of choice!

[Frisco]

"pekcham"

Is this an estate agent's creation? It sounds as though it should be a very posh place.

[Brendan]

Welcome to the area Tommy. I second what has been said about the Crystal Palace Tavern (CPT). It?s a top pub! It is over here:

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=534030&y=174658&z=1&sv=534030,174658&st=4&ar=Y&mapp=newmap.srf&searchp=newsearch.srf

The Castle is also what one would call an ?old school boozer? but a bit more shall we say, rough around the edges. It is up the road. Expect the locals (which include a few vaguely humanoid beings and a couple of dogs) to stop their conversations and turn to look at you when you walk in.

[Domitianus]

Brendan Wrote:

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> Welcome to the area Tommy. I second what has been

> said about the Crystal Palace Tavern (CPT). It?s a

> top pub! It is over here:

>

> http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=534030&y=1

> 74658&z=1&sv=534030,174658&st=4&ar=Y&mapp=newmap.s

> rf&searchp=newsearch.srf

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> The Castle is also what one would call an ?old

> school boozer? but a bit more shall we say, rough

> around the edges. It is up the road. Expect the

> locals (which include a few vaguely humanoid

> beings a couple of dogs) to stop their

> conversations and turn to look at you when you

> walk in.

But that's just them being friendly! Isn't it nicer to be noticed and welcomed in the local dialect ("Who the f**k are you???) rather than ignored?

[Brendan]

I agree Dom. I patronise the Castle on occasion. (Normally those occasions when Mrs B is not around.) I was just giving the fellow an idea of what to expect.

[downsouth]

Hoopers (near Sainsburys), The Gowlett (off East Dulwich Road), Crown and Greyhound (in the Village) http://fancyapint.com/pubs/pub1438.html or a bit further afield at the borders with Sydenham, is the Dulwich Wood House http://www.youngs.co.uk/pub-detail.asp?PubID=395&image=0

[tommyt]

Cheers guys some good ideas there!! Will give the CPT a go soon, how about the Plough any good??

And what about the late night dodgy drinkinh den behind the kebab shop on Lordship Lane, some dodgy dealings in there??

[Brendan]

The Plough is a very good pub, newly refurbished and most seem to agree it has turned out well.

[AllforNun]

Crown and Greyhound in Dulwich Village