Marquis of Wellington, Bermondsey, SE1

An old-fashioned backstreet boozer, and not the sort of place for a stranger to take photos or start asking questions. Small front bar with a pool table, and a much larger 'L'-shaped room at the back. Compact patio beer garden (just a smoking area really) to rear. Smarter landscaped patio with wooden tables at front, albeit with noisy Southeastern trains passing by on the viaduct every few seconds. No real ale, and not even any John Smiths, but I cheered up a bit when I spotted some unexpected bottles of Old Peculier (£3.60) in the fridge.