The Greyhound Hotel, Carshalton

A large hotel with some good drinking areas, better than I was expecting, the usual Youngs beers were on but a very good guest pint of Wimbledon Copper Leaf was had. Worth a look.

Situated opposite the lovely ponds and a bridge, this whitewashed weatherboarded building looks the business; however inside it has been done-over by the Youngs wrecking crew and is now, despite retaining parts of a large multi-room layout, a fairly bland upmarket refit joint. Farrow & Ball/Kirsty & Phil colourings and tiled floor, though the TV showing rugby was perhaps unexpected. Three pumps on the go with Youngs Bitter, Special and Wimbledon Tower available - the latter of which was in good shape though expensive. Noted that local faces get preference at the bar, which was faintly irksome. If you’re crawling Carshalton it’s worth a look for a swift half.