Greenwich Pubs 

yea i second that, im planning my pub tour of brompton this thursday, can not wait, from my research they look decent and all clustered in a small brisk walk from each other

A fold of Bromptons?

Thanks Steve! Glad it was useful. I don't personally think the detour to Charlton for the Anchor & Hope was really worth it, and I wasn't that impressed with the Pilot Inn either. All three pubs in Greenwich proper were good though, in my opinion, and of course there are others I missed out there you might also like, as I'm sure other people will point out in the comments here!

The Pilot lost a lot of it’s trade when The O2 and surrounding properties were built. It used to be a decent pub back in the day.

Yes I did consider that, and I think if we hadn't done that detour to Charlton I would have made a stop there. I might have sounded a little down on the Cutty Sark but I do like the building and the location. It would be a shame to do a tour of Greenwich pubs and not include at least one by the river, even though they are all inevitably a bit touristy.

Wow Brunei! Yes I suppose not much going on in terms of pubs there... I didn't do a very thorough coverage of Greenwich itself, thanks in part to that detour to Charlton, which ended up consuming a big chunk of the day. Happy to hear though that the Plume of Feathers is your favourite and at least I got there! Thanks again for the suggestion, despite the detour this was a fun day out.

Thank you for the kind words! Most of these pub tour videos have been solo endeavours, which makes it much easier to stick to the "script". This one was a bit different as I had a friend in tow, and it did start to feel more like a classic pub crawl, with a bit more unpredictability. Those things can take on a life of their own. The hipster beer place was definitely not planned!

I am a fan of that pie shop! I considered including it on the tour actually, but we ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time and ate that pizza instead. (Although in fairness the pizza was quite good.)

That pie shop is a former pub (The Cricketers)

Of course I'd rather be sleeping in a ditch but if the audience demands I instead go for a leisurely stroll around a few pubs in London then who am I to argue?

Thank you Simon, really glad you like the channel!

Thanks Jamie! I guess it was a bit quieter as I was there off-season (this month). Although I got the sense the Plume of Feathers is always relatively a bit quieter than, say, the Trafalgar Tavern and the Cutty Sark, because it's not on the waterfront.

Yes sometimes you just know within seconds of walking through the door you're going to like a pub don't you? It was like that at the Feathers. I know I didn't give much commentary on the Prince Albert / Prince of Greenwich in the video but I have a soft spot for nik-nak filled pubs and I actually quite liked it, although of course it's a strange chimera of pub and Italian restaurant and I can imagine once they get busy with diners it would effectively cease to function as a pub. Also I have the advantage of never having known its former incarnation, so I have nothing to compare the current version of it to. I suspect the brewery tap you mention might be what is (now) called Richard the First? It's a Young's pub now, I have been in on a previous (fairly recent) visit to Greenwich and I found it very modern and rather forgettable, I'm sorry to report!

You're not the first person to ask about Kings Cross / Euston! I really struggle with that area, to be honest, possibly biased by the fact I used to work around there during a mostly quite unhappy part of my career, and I think all the local pubs have a bit of a negative association for me accordingly. I used to like the Bree Louise, but alas now closed because of HS2. The only pub in the Kings Cross area I thought had at least a bit of character is the King Charles I, but really I would only go there if colleagues absolutely insisted on remaining near the office. If it was purely down to me I'd always rather just spend 5 minutes on some form of public transport and get to a part of London much better served for the kind of pubs I like! Farringdon is just one stop away from St Pancras on the Thameslink, as is Kentish Town in the other direction! Paddington might be more my cup of tea though!

Thank you, much appreciated!

Greenwich Union was formerly known as Fox & Hounds I think

Most of my tweed suits (including the one in this video) are from a company called Walker Slater, they're based in Edinburgh but they also have shops in London, and a website which I assume ships worldwide. In summer I tend to wear lighter weight suits from other companies.

Thanks, I have done a video on Cambridge!

I couldn't see if for looking, will check out now! @@TweedyPubs

It's a good point, the one City of London video I did wasn't really enough to cover them all!

@@TweedyPubs Bless you, sir. I won’t deign to suggest any, however - you seem to know your stuff & I look forward to the next ‘batch’.

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Thank you! I'm fascinated by all these English place name shillobeths, and thought I was relatively au fait with most of the London pitfalls, but to my surprise that one is new to me!

They're both acceptable

When does your pub video come out Charlie?!

Absolutely a conscious choice! Call it sacrilege if you will but I much prefer double vented jackets. I think the whole preference for single vented jackets (particularly with tweed) has some basis in horse riding, which doesn't seem relevant to most people today. The double vented jacket looks more seemly, in my opinion, if sat on a flat surface like a chair, rather than the rounded surface of a horse's back. I'm already veering off piste viz a viz the "no brown in town" rule, sometimes used to decry tweed wearing in the city. As an aside, I believe it originally only applied to shoes rather than the choice of cloth for suits - something to do with the countryside being muddy vs the city being sooty. Again no longer seems relevant! Obviously all bets are off in the first place as I never wear a tie, so I cannot claim any sartorial high ground!