The Horseshoe Inn, London Bridge

Went here as a CAMRA member and Ashes To Ashes fan (it's The Railway Arms as featured in the ending of the hit BBC1 series).
3 real ales on tap, namely an adequate London Pride, a very good Brakespear Bitter, and an excellent Jennings Cumbernauld (ales change on a regular basis).
The usual suspects for other drinks (Guinness, Carling, Fosters, Strongbow, Kronenberg) and unusually, crisps from Irish firm Taytos.
Landlord will tell you about the day the Ashes cast came to film if you ask nicely!
Extremely friendly bar staff, and the imaginative menu will usually feature a Mongolian dish as this is where the local Mongolian community sometimes meet.
Pub has a roof garden.
Also houses a fruit machine, quiz machine, and jukebox (just about every top ten hit since 1952). Sky Sports is available (can get busy if Millwall are on telly). Amongst the famous faces to have drunk there have been footballer Liam Brady and footballer's wife Colleen Rooney.
For the sake of a 5 minute walk from London Bridge station, well worth seeking out. In my opinion, its 1st appearance in the CAMRA 2010 Good Beer Guide is fully deserved.

30 May 2010 00:27