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The Gate Clock (Wetherspoon)

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Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Yakima Valley ABAExcellent1
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Winter WarmerExcellent1
Orkney (Sinclair) - Red MacGregorGood1
Greene King - AbbotGood2
Batemans - Steel & Oak Easy StoutGood1
Salopian - DisintegrationGood1
Windsor & Eton - Conqueror Black IPAGood1
Hanlons (formerly O'Hanlon's) - StormstayAcceptable1
Southwark - Borough Market Brown AleAcceptable1
Saltaire - Cascade Pale AleNot Tried0
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)Not Tried0
Sharp's - Doom BarNot Tried0
Windsor & Eton - Knight of the GarterNot Tried0
Windsor & Eton - ParklifeNot Tried0
Windsor & Eton - LD 20Not Tried0
Adnams - Nut BrownNot Tried0
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Grandstand BitterNot Tried0
Adnams - BroadsideNot Tried0
By The Horns - Lambeth WalkNot Tried0
By The Horns - HopadelicNot Tried0
By The Horns - HeatwaveNot Tried0
Greene King - Blood Hound (collaboration with Nethergate)Not Tried0
Evan Evans - Wild CoastNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Gate Clock, Greenwich, Greater London

Visits Details

03 Nov 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Southwark - Borough Market Brown Ale4.50AcceptableOne of the better Southwark's ales, in this case in average condition
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Saltaire - Cascade Pale Ale4.80Not Tried
20 Oct 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close. Where were all the students?
BeerABVScoreNotes
Salopian - Disintegration5.10GoodStrong festival ale. A good nightcap
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Greene King - Blood Hound (collaboration with Nethergate)4.40Not Tried
Evan Evans - Wild Coast4.40Not Tried
30 Jun 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit with entry initially refused by bouncers who had to be corrected by pub staff when called who said the pub was fully open for serving until the published closing time. Most confrontational.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Hanlons (formerly O'Hanlon's) - Stormstay5.00AcceptableTired, little condition
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
19 Jun 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Very last knockings visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - Abbot5.00AcceptableVery very ordinary, none of the potential richness of taste
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
By The Horns - Hopadelic4.30Not Tried
By The Horns - Heatwave3.80Not Tried
31 Mar 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Rushed bus change visit to meet midnight close deadline only to find had an extension to 1am.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Orkney (Sinclair) - Red MacGregor4.00GoodSurprisingly bitter
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
By The Horns - Lambeth Walk5.10Not Tried
03 Mar 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings bus change visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Windsor & Eton - Conqueror Black IPA5.00GoodA very tasty nightcap, special price £1.99pp
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Windsor & Eton - Knight of the Garter3.80Not Tried
14 Jan 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Winter Warmer5.20ExcellentI could not fault this for head, lacing or condition and definitely not on taste
Adnams - Broadside4.70Not Tried
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
07 Jan 2024 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Yakima Valley ABA4.80ExcellentI could not fault this tasty brown ale brew
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Twickenham (also uses sub-brand Old Hands) - Grandstand Bitter3.80Not Tried
25 Oct 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Batemans - Steel & Oak Easy Stout4.00GoodFull bodied, being sold at a reduced clearance price
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Greene King - Abbot5.00Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Adnams - Nut Brown4.00Not Tried
01 Oct 2023 (Philip Pirrip)
Last knockings visit until close. Good chat with 2 Finns who had flown over for just the weekend.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - Abbot5.00GoodHeld up well until the end
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 - Parklife3.20Not Tried
Windsor & Eton - LD 204.00Not Tried

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About The Gate Clock

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

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional1
Excellent59
Good119
Acceptable68
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 216 times, seen 271 different beers and tried 94 of them.

Map location

Postcode: SE10 9RB