Bromley CAMRA Diary
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This social combines visits to two traditional pubs in the south of the borough which are linked by the 320 bus route.
We begin at 19:30 at the Black Horse which has improved its real ale offering in recent years and is worth a visit if you haven’t tried it recently. Despite its remote location in Biggin Hill, the pub is easy to get to since it has a bus stop outside its front door on the high-frequency 320 route which starts in Catford and passes both Bromley North and Bromley South stations. Alight at Biggin Hill/Black Horse. Routes 246, 464 and R2 also serve this stop, but are less frequent.
We will then continue (using the 320 to the Oakley Road/The Limes stop) to the Two Doves. Arrival time approximately 9pm.
A rare Sunday social (arranged at short notice) gives us a chance to visit the Five Bells beer festival. This superb pub is one of the more remote in the borough. But the R7 bus stops right outside the pub and can be caught near Chislehurst, Bickley, Petts Wood or Orpington stations. The service runs hourly on Sundays, with one service leaving Orpington Station at 14:00, arriving at the pub 15 minutes later.
More information about the festival here.
This evening’s social begins at Real Ale Way. This now well-known family-owned micropub opened in July 2018. The pub overlooks the entrance to Hayes station, and is served by numerous bus routes. Up to 9 real ales are served on gravity from a cold room to the rear of the bar. The social starts at 7pm
From there, we continue to the Greyhound in Keston, which is now under new management. Scheduled arrival time is 9pm. The distance is easily walkable, but the 246 bus will probably be the best option given that daylight will probably have faded, and the walk is uphill.
This historic pub is in one of the borough’s more rural locations and is best reached by bus. Take the 146 from Bromley North/South or the R8 from Orpington station and alight at the terminus in Downe Village.
This social has been arranged at short notice, and gives us a chance to visit their beer festival. More details about the festival will be published here if and when they become available.
