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The New Cross Turnpike (Wetherspoon)
| Beer (sort) | Average Score (sort) | No. Samples (sort) |
|---|---|---|
| Burning Sky - Aurora Australis |  | 1 |
| Burning Sky - Dignified & Old |  | 1 |
| Greene King - Abbot | | 2 |
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Plum Pudding | | 1 |
| Magpie - Jay IPA | | 1 |
| Sambrook's - Junction | | 1 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | | 3 |
| Titanic - Plum Porter | | 1 |
| Adnams - Broadside | Not Tried | 0 |
| Adnams - Good Word Read the Room | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brains - SA Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Brains - The Rev James Original | Not Tried | 0 |
| Conwy (Bragdy Conwy) - American Amber | Not Tried | 0 |
| Elgood's - Almogàver Vicious IPA | Not Tried | 0 |
| Exmoor (now brewed by Hogs Back) - Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Hardys & Hansons Rocking Rudolph | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Morland Old Speckled Hen | Not Tried | 0 |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Little Valley - Tod's Blonde | Not Tried | 0 |
| Mad Squirrel (formerly Red Squirrel) - Aussie Aussie Aussie | Not Tried | 0 |
| Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin Gold | Not Tried | 0 |
| Portobello - Ho Ho Ho | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sambrook's - Pumphouse Pale Ale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sambrook's - Sidekick | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sambrook's - Wandle | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | Not Tried | 0 |
| Sharp's - Sea Fury | Not Tried | 0 |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Pink Grapefruit Pale | Not Tried | 0 |
| Three Acre - Ruby Porter | Not Tried | 0 |
| Woodforde's - Nog (or Norfolk Nog) | Not Tried | 0 |
| Wychwood (now brewed at Banks's) - Hobgoblin Ruby Beer | Not Tried | 0 |
Michael Croxford
Visits Details
20 Mar 2026 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close. Well raucous inside.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Titanic - Plum Porter | 4.90 | | Initial promise dissipated |
| Adnams - Broadside | 4.70 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Morland Old Speckled Hen | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Adnams - Good Word Read the Room | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Pink Grapefruit Pale | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Elgood's - Almogàver Vicious IPA | 5.30 | Not Tried |
31 Jan 2026 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burning Sky - Aurora Australis | 5.60 | | Was really looking forward to trying this BUT. Tasted like first out for a while so suffered .. |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin Gold | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Three Acre - Ruby Porter | 4.20 | Not Tried |
29 Dec 2025 (Philip Pirrip)
Brief late evening visit.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 |  | Awful but no off flavours. Tasted like first out for a very long time and virtually tepid |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Woodforde's - Nog (or Norfolk Nog) | 4.60 | Not Tried | |
| Wychwood (now brewed at Banks's) - Hobgoblin Ruby Beer | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Conwy (Bragdy Conwy) - American Amber | 5.00 | Not Tried |
29 Nov 2025 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | | Tasted like first out for a long time. Sourish and tepid. Ugh |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Hardys & Hansons Rocking Rudolph | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Portobello - Ho Ho Ho | 4.80 | Not Tried |
02 Aug 2025 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | | Had to somewhat rush this one. Had better |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Brains - The Rev James Original | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Brains - SA Gold | 4.30 | Not Tried | |
| Sambrook's - Sidekick | 3.40 | Not Tried |
26 Apr 2025 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thornbridge / Thornbridge Hall - Jaipur | 5.90 | | Very much tasted like first out for a while and rather sour - ugh |
| Greene King - Morland Old Speckled Hen | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Little Valley - Tod's Blonde | 5.00 | Not Tried |
28 Mar 2025 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until midnight close. Mistake to stay for first night bus which turned out to be cancelled.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | | OK but not as clean on palate as can be |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Sambrook's - Wandle | 3.80 | Not Tried | |
| Sambrook's - Pumphouse Pale Ale | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Sea Fury | 5.00 | Not Tried |
19 Mar 2025 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magpie - Jay IPA | 5.20 | | Disappointing, pretty sure this was first out for a while. Tepid |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Exmoor (now brewed by Hogs Back) - Gold | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried |
01 Feb 2025 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until midnight close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burning Sky - Dignified & Old | 5.40 | | Burning Sky quality |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | |
| Brains - The Rev James Original | 4.50 | Not Tried | |
| Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin Gold | 4.20 | Not Tried | |
| Mad Squirrel (formerly Red Squirrel) - Aussie Aussie Aussie | 4.40 | Not Tried |
29 Nov 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Late night visit until midnight close.
| Beer | ABV | Score | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| JW Lees (see also Lees) - Plum Pudding | 4.80 | | Slightly warmer than should be |
| Sambrook's - Junction | 4.50 | | Served in error but I stuck with it. Distinct bitter but in a lacklustre condition |
| Greene King - Abbot | 5.00 | Not Tried | |
| Sharp's - Doom Bar | 4.00 | Not Tried | |
| Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%) | 3.40 | Not Tried | Being sold as manager's special at £1.29 pp |
| Sambrook's - Wandle | 3.80 | Not Tried |
About The New Cross Turnpike
Summary of Beer Scores
| Total | |
|---|---|
 | - |
 | 36 |
| 101 |
| 68 |
| 16 |
The pub is found in Welling, Greater London, DA16 3PB.
Ex retail premises (NatWest Bank) in Bellegrove Road, decent and typical conversion, airy and on a number of different levels which includes a balcony area. Equipped with 2 banks of 6 handpumps. Re-opened in February 2016 after a fire over the autumn bank holiday in 2015. BEWARE sometimes seems to randomly apply a late night bar to entry well before advertised midnight closing time.
We have visited this pub 196 times, seen 401 different beers and tried 152 of them.
Postcode: DA16 3PB