4th visit of the outing: A return trip to the Kentish Belle as just moments from Bexleyheath Station for train back to East Greenwich. Unlike my very early visit just after its opening at 1pm, this time around it was mid-evening and it was packed with everyone seated around these huge dining room-sized tables, left behind by the previous people running it, and but for a couple of smaller round tables. I managed to time it just right for a table and chair and again prompt service at the bar. Same 4 ales on as earlier in the day but two of these ales then ran out towards the end of my 30 or so minutes' visit.

1st visit of the outing: this is to the Bexley borough and which claims to have the most micros in the whole of London. This micropub is conveniently just outside Bexleyheath railway station by a few minutes. This is my first visit since early 2024 as I recall. On my first visit a few years before that, I walked straight past it as pretty non-descript looking from the outside in a parade of shops. Not busy for my early afternoon visit with just a few others in and well timed as opens on a Saturday at 1pm. Friendly, prompt service from the barmaid on. Although it has changed hands in recent years, its furnishings have not changed much. Full of very large dining-room sized tables at the normal height unlike many micros with high benches and stools so that even the seated are at the same height as those left standing. A good range of cask ales from a cold room at the rear and some KeyKeg ales as well.

Evening visit. Several small groups in.

Evening visit, my first under the new operators. Been off my radar for a long time deliberately.

Mid to late evening, friendly welcome as always from Nick the guv, we spent our entire time chatting to him at the bar and getting in the way of other customers ordering their drinks! Only three beers on tonight, Thursdays were advised as the best time to visit with a much wider range put on.

Venue for this months FEG, we arrived mid afternoon and luckily wasn't too busy just a few others dotted about hence procured a few free tables leaving plenty of room for others who joined us later. Excellent atmosphere and beer range as always, when I left 5.5 hours later the place was rammed, standing room only!

A group of us met here at 12:00 opening time for a tour of micropubs in the Bexleyheath and Sidcup areas.

I just popped in for one on passing. But the beer range was so enticing I ended up staying for much of the afternoon.

An afternoon visit, with a steady trickle of customers present. The atmosphere is one of studious silence, although I notice that several people are surreptitiously watching World Cup football on a variety of devices in a way that is usually a big no-no in these micro places – although one of the less-surreptitious viewers is the guv’nor, so I guess it’s OK. There are a lot more beers available than I have listed here.

Shutters opened a minute or so after 1600 we were the first customers soon joined by many more. Friendly welcome from Nick the Guvnor who's keenness and enthusiasm complements the MicroPub ethos perfectly.