The Freelands Tavern, Bromley

Situated in the back streets near Bromley North station, this traditional style Greene King corner pub is one of 5 pubs within a short distance which makes for a half decent crawl. There are some remnants of its original glazing with the Saloon Bar signage still evident in the side door whilst internally it has been knocked through into a single U-shape room with a small corridor behind the bar that effectively turns it into an island. The carpeted front section has typically pubby feel whilst to the right hand side is a Public Bar area containing a dart board and a few trophies. To the rear down the left hand side is a slightly sunken lounge area with open fire and black sofas. And there is a decent beer garden at the rear On the beer front there were 4 hand pumps with 3 Greene King based ales; IPA, Speckled Hen and Morland Original of which I had the last, decent enough quality albeit not one my favourite pints to start with. At £3.10 the prices seemed reasonable enough for the area. Food looked reasonable enough and good value with main courses around £6-7. It is a pub that seems to meet the needs of a cross section of locals and feels comfortable enough although some of the customer base I can imagine being a bit on the coarse side. It is worth popping in as part of the aforementioned crawl in the area but I’m not sure it has enough appeal for me to spend any great length of time.