{"id":6630,"date":"2026-09-29T17:57:48","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T17:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=6630"},"modified":"2026-09-29T17:57:48","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T17:57:48","slug":"wandsworth-wander","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/londondrinker.camra.org.uk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2026\/09\/29\/wandsworth-wander\/","title":{"rendered":"Wandsworth wander"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On 31 July, some members of CAMRA\u2019s Kingston & Leatherhead branch decided to have a Wandsworth Wander or, possibly, it was a Putney Pootle or even a Fulham Fling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our first stop was Sambrook\u2019s Brewery Tap<\/a><\/strong> to which a number of us arrived early!\u00a0 David Bunyan asked if Duncan, the brewery\u2019s managing director, was around and indeed he was.\u00a0 To our delight, he popped down for a quick chat. \u00a0As others arrived, we also met Derek Prentice, who brewed with distinction for Truman\u2019s, Young\u2019s and, more recently, Wimbledon Brewery.\u00a0 As it was a Friday, Derek was one of a group of former Young\u2019s employees having their monthly \u2018last Friday of the month\u2019 get-together. On the beer front, the cask lager, Back Heel, went down well.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The next planned port of call was the Cat\u2019s Back<\/a><\/strong>, a Harvey\u2019s pub but, zut alors, it wasn\u2019t going to open until 4pm.\u00a0 A bit of a surprise on a Friday but maybe it reflects the struggles some pubs are having. \u00a0(The pub tenants handed the keys back a couple of days later and are now looking for a new team to take over). As we were passing the Hop Pole<\/a><\/strong>, a Shepherd Neame pub, a few of us stopped for a pint of Master Brew while the rest took a bus to the Rocket<\/a><\/strong>, just off Putney High Street.\u00a0 This is a riverside Wetherspoons where the Surrey Hills Three Peaks scored \u2018excellent\u2019 under the new CAMRA beer scoring system. \u00a0It was also the start of Spoons\u2019 cider festival and the Farmer Jim Prickly Pear perry was very quaffable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Next stop was a perennial favourite, the Bricklayer\u2019s Arms<\/a><\/strong>. \u00a0Five beers were on offer with Kent brewery\u2019s The Quiet American proving popular.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Across Putney Bridge and into Fulham, we entered the King\u2019s Arms<\/a><\/strong>, the only Wadworth pub in London. \u00a0Only the Golden Horizon was on, but it was of \u2018very good\u2019 quality. \u00a0It\u2019s a large pub and it was very pleasant on a warm day to sit in the inner courtyard area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, it was a brief stumble to the Eight Bells<\/a><\/strong>, just outside Putney Bridge station.\u00a0 Of the fine selection at this traditional pub, which offers CAMRA discount, our beer of choice was Lacons Legacy, again in great condition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All in all, it was a great day: not a bad beer and sparkling conversation among convivial company!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keith Richardson<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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