The Lucky Rover, Chessington

The Lucky Rover is a small U-shaped pub with a couple of plasma screens for showing horse racing and a jukebox that was playing some classic rock hits when I visited one evening just before Christmas. There’s a little fireplace that was crackling away as some locals enjoyed a game of poker. As I was half way through a decent pint of Guinness a couple of blokes sat next to me and stared up a game of cribbage meaning that half of the people in the pub were engaged in some sort of gambling card game. This was the quietest place I encountered during a crawl of the area, but everyone seemed to be local and I was made to feel very welcome. Alongside a standard draught selection the bar supports three hand pumps, two of which were drawing Harveys Best and the other Courage Best pump was off. There are three picnic tables set back from the path outside the front of the pub and a bus stop is directly adjacent. I liked it in here and would have no problem returning.

Randomness Guide to London - Lucky Rover entry

Randomness Guide to London - Lucky Rover entry