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The Joiners Arms, Woodside, SE25
SE25
SE25 5EU
Reviews of The Joiners Arms (Average Rating: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
David Walton left this review about The Joiners Arms
Definitely warmer than at the time of PSM’s visit! I really liked this pub immediately on entrance, it is really quirky. If you hadn’t walked here and experienced the area outside and were here you almost wouldn’t believe this pub was where it was! Have been in many country pubs like this over the years but this one is in SE25. It has a small but equally insulated beer garden out the back. Can’t add anything to the immaculate description of the interior below, although I did like the suit of armour in the front right hand corner (if you are sitting inside) and kept thinking there was someone in the corner watching over me. The music here was much to my liking - a bunch of infrequently heard 60’s hits!
Quaffs wise I will give it the benefit of the doubt on a Monday evening after presumably a busy weekend. Had TT Landlord and much more to my excitement on spotting the clip for Knowle Spring but both were off. No other punters were drinking cask and on enquiring I got a snide comment from one of the scaffolders saying he might look at the beers on hand pump in another 25 years! So only Doom Bar and a typical range of keg beers. Another Guinness for me which was disappointing.
I would say this is one that is worth making a modest trek to as I suspect you will catch it on a better cask offering evening. Definitely had that character that the Portland had been lacking as a modern pub. So only a 6 as the Portland but a 7 would be easily attainable for this place. As one of the songs told me whilst I am here, “Something Tells Me I’m into Something Good”.
On 20th May 2024
- rating: 6
[User has posted 631 recommendations about 631 pubs]
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Pub SignMan left this review about The Joiners Arms
Attractive boozer with a country pub feel to it, despite being set in a less than impressive part of Woodside Green. The exterior gives a clue to what you might expect inside, with plenty of hanging baskets, some cartwheels and interesting ceramic name plates giving it a bit of charm and character.
Inside it's all low, wood beamed ceilings and exposed brickwork across three semi partitioned rooms, giving it a cosy ambience despite several large screens showing live football. There is an impressive collection of artefacts throughout the pub including, among other things, pots, pans, horse brasses, more cartwheels, lamps, buffalo horns, various stuffed birds and fish, a suit of armour and a fish tank. There are a few curved banquettes which form 'booth-like' areas with the rest of the seating being in the form of low stools and tables and some bar stools in the narrow section along the bar counter.
There were three ales available when I last visited - London Pride, Shep's Spitfire and Woodforde's Wherry (£2.65). I tried a pint of the latter which poured cloudy but settled fairly quickly. It was served a bit too cold for my liking, but it was incredibly cold outside, so this may have been a seasonal issue.
An enjoyable location for a pint or two and one that I expect to return to more often now that I have moved to a new house nearby.
On 12th January 2011
- rating: 7
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- Accommodation : No last updated 11 October 2013 by Pub SignMan
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 11 October 2013 by Pub SignMan
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 11 October 2013 by Pub SignMan
- Car Park : No last updated 11 October 2013 by Pub SignMan
- Darts : Yes last updated 02 March 2025 by paulof horsham
- Hot Food : No last updated 11 October 2013 by Pub SignMan
- Karaoke : Yes last updated 02 March 2025 by paulof horsham
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 11 October 2013 by Pub SignMan
- Micropub : No last updated 13 December 2023 by Tris C
- Pinball : No last updated 11 October 2013 by Pub SignMan
- Pool Table : No last updated 11 October 2013 by Pub SignMan
- Real Ale : Yes - Doombar - last updated 11 September 2013 by Dave McNally
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