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Wasn't expecting to find this bar listed on the site, but after another extended session in the Hope at Carshalton, we headed to Gander Green Lane to watch an under-21 football game in the rain.

The bar is situated underneath the main stand. There appears to be access to it on non-matchdays from the car park to the side of the stand. However, having payed to enter the ground, we accessed it from inside.

A couple of handpulls were present, clipped with London Pride & Tribute.

The bar itself is a small, single room affair with a kitchen in one corner. There are plenty of Sutton United photos and memorabilia dotted around the walls. Similar to a theatre's half-time interval, a bell rings when each half is about to kick off. Staff seemed a friendly bunch, but I wouldn't pay a special visit here unless I was here for another match.

The entrance of Charlton House leads to a corridor with a laminate floored seating room to the right and a very busy bar to the left. I ventured into the bar to order a lager from the standard keg range on the short counter that runs across the rear. I felt like I’d walked into someone’s house during a party where all the extended family had been invited. After receiving my drink I escaped to sit on my own in the aforementioned room to the right where a dartboard also resides. There were kids running up and down the corridor and one was loudly calling to its mother over and over again, mum, mum, mum, mum, mum, mum, bejesus. A carton of half-eaten kebab and chips sat on the table next to me, and there was a strong smell of paint, which was odd because I didn’t see any hint of decorating. I was glad to leave and won’t be returning.

Within sight of the racecourse,this pub will be popular on meets and the hotel rooms will be equally popular.The interior has a modern ,antiseptic feel,with a front section and the bar running down the left wall further back.
There is a faux flagstone flooring,a mix of comfy chairs and trad furniture,while down a step is quite a large ,laid for service dining room before doors to the beer garden.
There is a lounge feel to the place,rather than a boozer and the horsey crowd were braying loudly.I visited on the strength of its 2024 GBG listing and on my trip the ale options were Hook Norton Hooky,Vale Wychert,Church Farm Session IPA,Hobson's Spire,Holdens Black Country Mild and Wilde Child Dutiful Supremacy (NBSS 3,a dull brew however).This ale line up was dominated by low ABV brews ,with little of interest and so this proved a one pint visit.Quite a few local and regional beers but nothing tempting a session,all rather dull and safe.Not a patch on the nearby Old Post Office micro.

An unfriendly roadside pub with an over-inflated opinion of its own worth. It’s a food led establishment, to the point where going in and just asking for a drink puts an even deeper sneer on the already sour face of the young barmaid. Even the signs around the pub instructing you what to do with dogs, children etc seem oppressive. They’re dog-tolerant rather than dog friendly. There is a reasonable sized car park at the front along with a small terraced area which offers great views of the car dealership next door. The single L-shaped bar does have a small drinking area at one end, but most of the space is taken up by dining tables. The food is good, freshly cooked, traditional pub fare, though it is expensive for the area. There were 4 handpumps, one dry, the others dispensing Tribute, Doombar and Pride, and like the food these were very expensive for the area. The keg choices were Guinness, Peroni, Fosters, Stella and Strongbow Aspall ciders. There was a TV but this was switched off, so the only sounds were the barmaid being rude to customers and awful easy listening muzak on the hi fi. I didn’t enjoy this visit at all and won’t be going back.

The White Hart has now been purchased by the Mountain Pub Company. Called in yesterday on the opening day where it was packed out, although the free drinks might have been a factor.