Wheelwrights Arms, Kingston Upon Thames

A narrow wedge-shaped pub of little distinction by the station, rammed with Chelsea polyesters watching the football. Off-hand and haphazard service, as well as Olympic level bar-blocking. Two ales on, Youngs Bitter and St Austell Tribute, the latter of which was a pretty lacklustre half and emptied my pockets of £2.20. 4.5

Nice-ish little locals pub with Sky sports football dominating the bar.Two beers on handpump one was Deuchars the other was equally dull if I went for Deuchars which was okay.

The Wheelwrights is alright with me! Located right in the centre of Kingston town, a very useful 'haven' when deep in the midst of winter shopping, and you need some respite..! Ideally located. Small, but in it's own way quite beautiful, especially for weary, thirsty travellers from afar, seeking solace from the hoards of busy shoppers racing all over the place, with no time to stop, and sip a favourite tipple! But you have deserved a break, rest your limbs awhile, eat drink & be merry for a time, because Christmas is almost upon us....! Ho-hum. God-speed all merry gentlemen! :o) 6/10 TJ

This is a small one-room pub, which is bare-boarded with modern replacement boarding, and furnished with basic normal tables and chairs. There are several TVs around the place, but all on and muted when I was in during Monday afternoon. I spotted a couple of modern art style prints which were presumably there just to fill some otherwise empty space on the wall, as their artistic merit eluded me (but what do I know?). They only had Deuchars IPA on (£1.80 a half), with a clip reversed on a second pump. I saw no sign of food or menus, but I was in there after lunchtime. This pub is OK if you happen to be in this part of Kingston town centre and don't really have time to walk to any of Kingston's good pubs. This probably means that I will visit again.

My visit this week largely echoed Pub SignMan’s from two months ago, to the extent that the Tribute was still twice clipped and drinkable, and the Pride clip was (still/again) reversed. However the quieter music and cracking barmaid on my visit were meritorious of an extra point. I find this pub is a relaxing place for a pint or two if I’m in the area, don’t fancy any of the larger venues locally, and don't have time to go further afield.

This is a very simple single room pub in the centre of Kingston. The bar counter runs along the back wall of what is a fairly narrow room, with seating provided throughout, especially in the slightly wider right hand end. The room has bare floorboards except at one end of the room, which is tiled. There's not much concession to tradition in this place, with the partitioning wall clearly having been removed some time ago and the place now full of 3D TV screens showing Sky Sports News, but there was at least one cartwheel, propped against a wall near the toilets, to remind us of the pub's name, if nothing else. There were only a handful of customers in on my weekday evening visit, but the staff still deemed it necessary to start playing music at a surprisingly loud volume. Some of the punters were eating and I managed to check out the menu which was comprised of pub classics, with mains priced around the £7 mark. Three handpulls at the bar offered St Austell’s Tribute (twice) and a turned London Pride clip. I went for the Hobson's choice of Tribute and found it was probably past its best, although certainly still drinkable. The barman was friendly enough and the staff in general seemed to be happy to chat away to their regulars. Not the total disaster that Kingston town centre brings to mind, but not exactly an inspiring venue either. Worth a try if you're on a crawl or tight for time after a day of wandering round the shops, but there are better options near the river or in the suburbs.