Pub help , Willesden Junction , Gospel Oak and Barking

[dave87016]

Sorry for the short notice but I’m going London tommorow combining spotting and boozing , would appreciate any help with pubs close to above mentioned stations as I’m going first class outward on Avanti and returning on LNER I will posting a photo of the meals on this forum under trip reports

Many thanks in advance for any help

 

[Wolfie]

Sorry for the short notice but I’m going London tommorow combining spotting and boozing , would appreciate any help with pubs close to above mentioned stations as I’m going first class outward on Avanti and returning on LNER I will posting a photo of the meals on this forum under trip reports

Many thanks in advance for any help

I'd recommend the Southampton Arms which is not far from Gospel Oak.

 

[dave87016]

I'd recommend the Southampton Arms which is not far from Gospel Oak.

Cheers pal roughly how long walk from station ?

 

[BigB]

Cheers pal roughly how long walk from station ?

Google maps shows a 5 minute walk along Gordon House Road and Highgate Road. Obviously slightly longer on the way back....

 

[dave87016]

Google maps shows a 5 minute walk along Gordon House Road and Highgate Road. Obviously slightly longer on the way back....

Many thanks for your help too pal appreciate it

 

[dmncf]

This good restaurant / cafe / bar is less than a 10-minute walk from Willesden Junction Station. It has indoor and outdoor seating overlooking the canal. It's not a pub, but it serves alcoholic drinks and I recommend it unless you get any pub alternatives.

Collective Bar & Kitchen, Willesden Junction

Bar and restaurant in new canal-side development, part of the Old Oak collective of shared living space. No cask beer but local keg beer with Fuller's Frontier, Four Pure IPA plus Cornish Orchards Cider. Separate bar and dining area.

whatpub.com

 

[AndrewE]

Cheers pal roughly how long walk from station ?

Do you use "Whatpub?" https://whatpub.com/ can be searched for all sorts of features and is especially good for finding pubs near stations. It doesn't do recommendations though, so you have to read between the lines a bit!
You could try using the Good Beer Guide too (where inclusion is a sort of a recommendation...)

 

[Wolfie]

To be honest l go through Barking quite a lot and most of the pubs are bloody awful.

You might look at the Beer in the Evening website to get some insights.

 

[dave87016]

This good restaurant / cafe / bar is less than a 10-minute walk from Willesden Junction Station. It has indoor and outdoor seating overlooking the canal. It's not a pub, but it serves alcoholic drinks and I recommend it unless you get any pub alternatives.

Collective Bar & Kitchen, Willesden Junction

Bar and restaurant in new canal-side development, part of the Old Oak collective of shared living space. No cask beer but local keg beer with Fuller's Frontier, Four Pure IPA plus Cornish Orchards Cider. Separate bar and dining area.

whatpub.com

Do you use "Whatpub?" https://whatpub.com/ can be searched for all sorts of features and is especially good for finding pubs near stations. It doesn't do recommendations though, so you have to read between the lines a bit!
You could try using the Good Beer Guide too (where inclusion is a sort of a recommendation...)

To be honest l go through Barking quite a lot and most of the pubs are bloody awful.

You might look at the Beer in the Evening website to get some insights.

Many thanks once again guys - last time I went Willesden Junction Gospel Oak or barking was when the class 87’s were in the last years on the WCML IIRC there was a pub about 5 mins walk from station don’t know if it’s still there , I don’t use those apps but seems it might well be worth giving them a try

 

[Tetchytyke]

It's not those specific stations so not sure if it's of help to you or not, but there are couple of good pubs near to Crouch Hill station on the GOBLIN. The Old Dairy is a couple of minutes walk, if that. The Faltering Fullback is more like ten minutes, it's a good chunk of the way down to Finsbury Park, but worth a walk if you have time.

 

[Wolfie]

It's not those specific stations so not sure if it's of help to you or not, but there are couple of good pubs near to Crouch Hill station on the GOBLIN. The Old Dairy is a couple of minutes walk, if that. The Faltering Fullback is more like ten minutes, it's a good chunk of the way down to Finsbury Park, but worth a walk if you have time.

Yup, both very good pubs.

 

[W-on-Sea]

Among a dire (and shrinking) set of options, the Spotted Dog would almost certainly be your best bet in Barking. Just to the left of the station, on the corner of Wakering Road. I can't think of any that would warrant even a slightly longer walk...

 

[dave87016]

It's not those specific stations so not sure if it's of help to you or not, but there are couple of good pubs near to Crouch Hill station on the GOBLIN. The Old Dairy is a couple of minutes walk, if that. The Faltering Fullback is more like ten minutes, it's a good chunk of the way down to Finsbury Park, but worth a walk if you have time.

Yup, both very good pubs.

Among a dire (and shrinking) set of options, the Spotted Dog would almost certainly be your best bet in Barking. Just to the left of the station, on the corner of Wakering Road. I can't think of any that would warrant even a slightly longer walk...

Thank you kindly once again I shall be on a zone 1-6 travel card so may also take the suggestions at Crouch hill station

 

[DelW]

Thank you kindly once again I shall be on a zone 1-6 travel card so may also take the suggestions at Crouch hill station

Might be too late for you as I missed this thread yesterday, but Brave Sir Robin is just across the road from Crouch Hill station and does some interesting beers.

At Gospel Oak, the Southampton Arms is a must visit if you're into cask beer or real cider.

 

[AndrewE]

Might be too late for you as I missed this thread yesterday, but Brave Sir Robin is just across the road from Crouch Hill station and does some interesting beers.

which is on whatpub as https://whatpub.com/pubs/NLD/5607/robin-ale-cider-house-london Robin Ale and Cider house. Sounds a good place, maybe a destination for a trip out in its own right!

At Gospel Oak, the Southampton Arms is a must visit if you're into cask beer or real cider.

which is the second closest on WhatPub if you put the postcode of the station in, surprisingly (& most unusually) it doesn't recognise the station! it also sounds well worth visiting.

I don’t use those apps but seems it might well be worth giving them a try

N.b Whatpub isn't an app requiring downloading, it's just a webpage (& quite easy to use - but that might be because of the amount if practise I have had!)

 

[DelW]

which is on whatpub as https://whatpub.com/pubs/NLD/5607/robin-ale-cider-house-london Robin Ale and Cider house. Sounds a good place, maybe a destination for a trip out in its own right!

I had a feeling it might have changed name slightly in its latest incarnation - I don't get around that area as often as I used to. It's had many names in the last four decades!

which is the second closest on WhatPub if you put the postcode of the station in, surprisingly (& most unusually) it doesn't recognise the station! it also sounds well worth visiting.

Very much so, as well as a great beer and cider range it still does proper pub snacks (pies and rolls) at sensible prices (well, for London pubs).

 

[Wolfie]

Might be too late for you as I missed this thread yesterday, but Brave Sir Robin is just across the road from Crouch Hill station and does some interesting beers.

At Gospel Oak, the Southampton Arms is a must visit if you're into cask beer or real cider.

The Brave Sir Robin is new but l've heard good things. I believe that the owner (manager?) used to be involved with the Southampton Arms.

 

[Wolfie]

Among a dire (and shrinking) set of options, the Spotted Dog would almost certainly be your best bet in Barking. Just to the left of the station, on the corner of Wakering Road. I can't think of any that would warrant even a slightly longer walk...

We are in violent agreement about Barking pubs. It says a lot how much an indifferent Spoons is missed. I know that a replacement is planned, let's hope that it happens.

 

[Dave W]

The Brave Sir Robin is new but l've heard good things. I believe that the owner (manager?) used to be involved with the Southampton Arms.

Correct. But it's not the Brave Sir Robin as mentioned up thread - that was the pub's name in a previous incarnation.

A pub so good that if you're not in there with a table by 5:30 on a Saturday you can forget it. Old Dairy is a bit hit and miss for me, the better pub is the Stapleton Tavern opposite.

Soton Arms the obvious choice for Gospel Oak although the Gipsy Queen is also a nice pub. Too late now but naturally the best pub on the Goblin (sorry to Suffragette fans) is the Salisbury at Harringay Green Lanes

 

[Wolfie]

Correct. But it's not the Brave Sir Robin as mentioned up thread - that was the pub's name in a previous incarnation.

A pub so good that if you're not in there with a table by 5:30 on a Saturday you can forget it. Old Dairy is a bit hit and miss for me, the better pub is the Stapleton Tavern opposite.

Soton Arms the obvious choice for Gospel Oak although the Gipsy Queen is also a nice pub. Too late now but naturally the best pub on the Goblin (sorry to Suffragette fans) is the Salisbury at Harringay Green Lanes

Agreed re the Salisbury.

 

[dave87016]

Thanks everyone for your kind input I will certainly try the suggestions you have put forward on my next outing