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The Edmund Halley (Wetherspoon)

We believe this building is NO LONGER a pub

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Batemans - Rosey NoseyExcellent1
Wolf - Granny Wouldn't Like It !!!Excellent1
Flack Manor - Hedge HopExcellent1
Greene King - AbbotGood7
Banks's - Ringwood FortyninerNot Tried0
Sharp's - Doom BarNot Tried0
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)Not Tried0
Lees (see also JW Lees) - Gold AleNot Tried0
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Summer SunNot Tried0
Windsor & Eton - Eton BoatmanNot Tried0
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Red SkyNot Tried0
Windsor & Eton - Knight of the GarterNot Tried0
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Yakima Valley ABANot Tried0
Brewster's - Hop a Doodle DooNot Tried0
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Honey DarkNot Tried0

Visits Details

19 Mar 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until midnight close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Flack Manor - Hedge Hop4.90ExcellentA delicious bitter
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Honey Dark4.80Not Tried
05 Feb 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Wolf - Granny Wouldn't Like It !!!4.80ExcellentHeld excellent head and condition throughout
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Brewster's - Hop a Doodle Doo4.30Not Tried
18 Dec 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Batemans - Rosey Nosey4.90ExcellentA fine form nightcapper
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Yakima Valley ABA4.80Not Tried
02 Oct 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until close. Decimated choice.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - Abbot5.00Acceptable
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
14 Aug 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit until midnight close. Seems as though JDW houses are keeping a very much reduced guest range since lockdown end.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - Abbot5.00AcceptableSlight caramel twang
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Windsor & Eton - Knight of the Garter3.80Not Tried
31 Jul 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit until just after midnight last bell.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - Abbot5.00Acceptable
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Red Sky4.10Not Tried
24 Jul 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - Abbot5.00AcceptableSlight sweetish twinkle
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Windsor & Eton - Eton Boatman4.30Not Tried
12 Jun 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
A couple of end of evening pints until close. This 'Spoon's now uses portable chip & PIN machines for its at table service.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - Abbot5.00ExcellentFull of body and absolute clarity
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Summer Sun4.40Not Tried
05 Jun 2021 (Philip Pirrip)
Late evening visit. Ignorance behind the bar of the one year extension to CAMRA 50p vouchers.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - Abbot5.00ExcellentPretty faultless
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Summer Sun4.40Not Tried
19 Oct 2020 (Philip Pirrip)
Rare lunchtime visit after local chores, mainly to see how 'Spoon's is coping with table service only. The young ladies serving at tables were doing a superb job flitting around like Trojans.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - Abbot5.00ExcellentA creamy well balanced bitter
Banks's - Ringwood Fortyniner4.90Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Ruddles Best (was 3.7%)3.40Not Tried
Lees (see also JW Lees) - Gold Ale4.50Not Tried

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About The Edmund Halley

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent39
Good49
Acceptable34
Poor5

The pub is found in Lee Green, Greater London, SE12 8SS.

In Leegate on the edge of the very dated Leegate shopping centre, standard smalltown Wetherspoon's fayre. Dark inside and toilets a good half mile away from the bar up a baronial hall style staircase. Outside seating provides a real hidden suntrap. 8 handpumps in 2 banks, each of 4. This Wetherspoon pub bears the name of one of England's greatest astronomers. Pub named after Edmund Halley, who gave his name to a now famous comet, and who lies buried in St Margaret's graveyard. Edmund Halley was born in 1656. His studies in astronomy and mathematics led him to be appointed a Fellow of the Royal Society, at the age of 22. Closed Friday 30th December 2022, specific immediate reason unknown but future of pub in existing guise uncertain as long standing plans for the redevelopment of the Leegate Centre, of which it is an integral part is always bubbling away.

We have visited this pub 91 times, seen 224 different beers and tried 103 of them.

Map location

Postcode: SE12 8SS