Harvester

[apbremer]

Does anyone know what is happening to the old Grove Tavern. It has been empty for ages and is on an amazing site??

[Indja]

Good question. I am also curious to know. It's on a prime site, and has that big car park at the back. I remember going there when it was a Harvester over 20 years ago.

[DulwichFox]

Could solve the Parking issues in East Dulwich..

Park-&-Ride or even Park-&-Walk

DulwichFox

[Louisa]

Isn't the site owned by the Dulwich Estate?

Louisa.

[Siduhe]

I was told by a neighbour (who gets quite involved in planning stuff in our area, so is reasonably well informed) that both Tesco and McDonalds had expressed interest in the site for a Metro and a drive-through respectively, but that these were "unlikely to happen".

I guess I'm not surprised by that if what Lousia says is right and the Dulwich Estate is the owner (which I hadn't heard before). Shame it can't go back to the Grove or a Harvester or similar as it is right on our doorstep.

[ratty]

Dulwich Estate is the owner. I believe the rent is sky high, hence closure since the fire.

[Lynne]

Somewhere else for squatters

Lynne

[Louisa]

I reckon a posh gastro pub would be the obvious choice.

Louisa.

[PeckhamRose]

I reckon market forces in the area mean Southwark Council may persuade the Dulwich Estate to allow Tesco or whomever to build a drive through / park local store there. Or, of course, it could be a Wetherspoons....! But I heard a rumour of an M&S ... (Sorry couldn't resist)

[Louisa]

PR I think the unmentionables are only interested in the bottom end of LL.

Louisa.

[SteveUK1978]

I'm convinced a hotel would do really well in the area (not quite sure the East Dulwich Hotel near The Actress counts), this would be the perfect site if there is adequate parking. If I had a spare ?5m, I would be all over it.

[PeckhamRose]

Who TF are the Unmentionables?

[bluecanary]

A Toby Carvery would be great.

[Louisa]

Waitrose/M&S

Louisa.

[Applespider]

Lynne Wrote:

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> Somewhere else for squatters

> Lynne

There were squatters there last year but they were evicted. It's now got reinforced metal panels at windows etc presumably to deter another attempt.

[aquarius moon]

Wetherspoons would be the perfect choice especially with the large garden & situated on the main road.

I know that a lot of ED residents will disagree, but wouldn't that be better than replacing a soon to be non-existent establishment ( the local pub) with a block of flats?

[neilson99]

Would be a great location for a cinema such a Greenwhich Picturehouse or the Brixton Ritzy

[stevie23b]

i have a reliable source and its going the same way as the half moon in herne hill luxury flats sorry folks thats dulwich estate for us

[Jah Lush]

Louisa Wrote:

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> I reckon a posh gastro pub would be the obvious

> choice.

>

> Louisa.

That would be good. Maybe not too posh though, eh. I remember when it was an excellent pub and they had a very good restaurant out the back and quite a posh bar as well. So much so that you had to wear a tie in there. Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor used to eat in there in the 60s. It has a huge space for the garden where there is another bar and excellent parking facilities. I'd quite like to see it run on similar lines to The Great Exhibition. Makes perfect sense to me. And I only live around the corner so would be very good to have somewhere nearby to for a few ales and maybe a bit of nosh.

[Lynne]

What about an estate agent? There isn't another for some way. Yards, at least

Lynne

[stevie23b]

gastro pubs are finished sorry to be the bearer of bad news but its deffo getting developed into flats

[Jah Lush]

stevie23b Wrote:

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> i have a reliable source and its going the same

> way as the half moon in herne hill luxury flats

> sorry folks thats dulwich estate for us.

That's bullshit.

[Louisa]

I agree Jah. Something like Harts Boatyard in Kingston/Surbiton? A traditional theme with a modern twist, harking back to the days of Liz Taylor and Richard Burton. The Grove Tavern really was a great pub in its day before the Harvester chain took it on. It always reminded me in summer of being out in the countryside, and yet still inner London. It's something Dulwich does so well thanks in part to the Dulwich Estate being able to control development which keeps a semi-rural feel. It would be a shame to lose that- we need to treasure places like this and bring them back to their former glory. This was originally a coaching inn going to London from rural Surrey.

Louisa.

[stevie23b]

take your rose tinted glasses off lush. honestly i know for a fact that the half moon and the harvester are to be developed

[bob]

Googel Stonegate Pub C0 and then Harvester it's listed as one of their asset's for referb

Bob S