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The Gate Clock (Wetherspoon)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Greene King - Bonkers ConkersExcellent1
Greene King - AbbotGood8
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)Good1
Hogs Back - Home Harvest Ale '22Acceptable1
Portobello - Stiff LipNot Tried0
Windsor & Eton - Windsor KnotNot Tried0
Portobello - Carnival PaleNot Tried0
Portobello - Buckingham BestNot Tried0
Greene King - Morland Old Speckled HenNot Tried0
Adnams - RegattaNot Tried0
Black Sheep - AstronomerNot Tried0
Greene King - FiresideNot Tried0
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Red SkyNot Tried0
Sharp's - Doom BarNot Tried0
Windsor & Eton - Knight of the GarterNot Tried0
Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer)Not Tried0
Sambrook's - Lavender Hill (originally exclusively for Nicholson's)Not Tried0
Dartmoor - LegendNot Tried0
Windsor & Eton - FireflyNot Tried0
Portobello - Central Line RedNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Gate Clock, Greenwich, Greater London

Visits Details

12 Dec 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - Abbot5.00AcceptableHad much much better
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Fireside4.50Not Tried
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Red Sky4.10Not Tried
01 Nov 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close. Abbot clips showing but not on!!!
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40GoodBasic bitter and OK
Hogs Back - Home Harvest Ale '224.00AcceptableJDW festival ale being pushed out at £1.49pp as a fire sale. Alas a tired old example
Greene King - Morland Old Speckled Hen4.50Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Adnams - Regatta4.30Not Tried
Black Sheep - Astronomer4.20Not Tried
18 Oct 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until midnight close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - Bonkers Conkers4.10ExcellentNew cask today - in prime condition. Loved it
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
17 Oct 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until midnight close. Where were the festival ales? Not here for certain.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - Abbot5.00ExcellentJust what the doctor ordered - best of the evening by far
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Portobello - Carnival Pale4.20Not Tried
Portobello - Buckingham Best4.00Not TriedSome sort of very belated sop to EIIR's demise
04 Oct 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close. Had brought an émigré from The River Ale House with me.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - Abbot5.00GoodJust what I wanted
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Windsor & Eton - Knight of the Garter3.80Not Tried
Windsor & Eton - Windsor Knot4.00Not Tried
28 Aug 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Evening visit.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - Abbot5.00ExcellentReally excellent, wished I had time for more
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Portobello - Central Line Red4.40Not Tried
Portobello - Stiff Lip5.00Not Tried
22 Aug 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - Abbot5.00AcceptableFobbed too much on pouring
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Windsor & Eton - Knight of the Garter3.80Not Tried
Dartmoor - Legend4.40Not Tried
Windsor & Eton - Firefly4.00Not Tried
05 Jul 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - Abbot5.00Acceptable
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Sambrook's - Lavender Hill (originally exclusively for Nicholson's)4.50Not Tried
29 Jun 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - Abbot5.00ExcellentDelicious - just what I wanted
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Windsor & Eton - Knight of the Garter3.80Not Tried
Marston's - Wychwood Hobgoblin IPA (was Ruby Beer)4.50Not Tried
26 Jun 2022 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close. Does it encourage irresponsible drinking to serve customers up to midnight at the counter and by app and then immediately go round all tables saying pub is closed you must leave?
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - Abbot5.00AcceptableFobbed massively upon pouring. Burnt caramel smell and taste is not right
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Windsor & Eton - Knight of the Garter3.80Not Tried

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About The Gate Clock

The pub sign. The Gate Clock, Greenwich, Greater London

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional1
Excellent61
Good119
Acceptable69
Poor9

Website.

The pub is found in Greenwich, Greater London, SE10 9RB.

Located in the very heart of central Greenwich in Creek Road. It is effectively part of the Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich Docklands Light Railway Station complex. This Wetherspoon pub takes its name from the clock fixed to the gate of the Greenwich Observatory in 1851, which is known throughout the world for telling Greenwich Mean Time. 10 handpumps in 2 banks, each of 5 downstairs, and 5 more in the upstairs bar which has more limited opening hours.

We have visited this pub 219 times, seen 278 different beers and tried 97 of them.

Map location

Postcode: SE10 9RB