Woodman, Plumstead

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location:

Plumstead

address:

35 The Slade, SE18 2NB

phone:

0871 984 3751*
* calls cost 10p/minute, click here for more about 0871 numbers.

nearest station:

Plumstead Railway station
(1.1Km)

bus routes:

51, 53

how to find it:

Get a 51 bus (towards Orpington) from Woolwich Arsenal station or a 53 or 291 up the hill from Plumstead. The pub is on the south side of Plumstead Common.

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picture of Woodman The Woodman has reopened after a recent (and ongoing) refurbishment. Formerly a contender for Plumstead's worst pub (there's some strong competition), the Woodman has thankfully raised its game. The exterior has been repainted in elegant greens and now shows a more cheerful face to the Common. Inside, the front area of the bar has comfy sofas and low tables for relaxed boozing; the large print wallpaper is a nice touch too. The shiny new bar offers San Miguel and other draught lagers, but no real ale as yet, somewhat disappointingly. The back portion of the pub has yet to be finished, so consider this a preliminary report on the Woodman's rebirth. Is this the gastropub some recent SE18 arrivals have been bleating for? It does not appear so; the clientele on our visit was as solidly male and working-class as you'd find in many suburban pubs. We'll be back soon for a second look.