St. Paul’s Cray & Orpington Social starting at the Bull Inn
This social begins at The Bull Inn – a venue which we haven’t visited for some time. To get there use the high-frequency bus route 51 (Orpington Station to Woolwich), alighting at The Broomwood. The pub is about 250 metres walk from there, on the other side of the River Cray. The pub was grade II listed in 1973 – one of only three in the borough to have this accolade. The cask ale offerings usually include Landlord and London Pride. Arrival time is 19:30.
From there we continue to the Cricketers Knoll which offers a changing range of two cask ales. We plan to arrive at about 9:15, using the 51 bus to travel between the two venues. For anyone joining the social here, the pub is a short walk from Orpington High Street. Alternatively use bus routes 51, 61, 208 or 353 and alight at High Street/Church Hill. The Goodmead Road stop is slightly closer, but (due to the one-way system) can only be used on buses which are travelling away from the High Street.
