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The Ferry Boat Inn (Stonegate Pub Co)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Redemption - TrinityExcellent2
Marston's - PedigreeGood1
St Austell - TributeGood1
Sharp's - Doom BarAcceptable1
Banks's - Wychwood Hobgoblin GoldAcceptable1
Black Sheep - Best BitterAcceptable1
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)Not Tried0
Harviestoun - Bitter & TwistedNot Tried0
Thwaites (brewed at Banks's) - Wainwright (please now use the Banks's entry)Not Tried0
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London PrideNot Tried0
Reunion - BeardtongueNot Tried0
Picture 1. The Ferry Boat Inn, Tottenham, Greater London
Stephen Harris

Visits Details

16 Apr 2019 (Stephen Harris)
Lunchtime visit. A new development here is the availability of a CAMRA members' discount.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Redemption - Trinity3.00ExcellentAn excellent lunchtime choice.
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried
Reunion - Beardtongue4.50Not Tried
09 Jan 2017 (Stephen Harris)
I've taken a day off work due to the tube strike and come here for lunch.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Marston's - Pedigree4.50GoodPedigree in good form.
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - London Pride4.10Not Tried
St Austell - Tribute4.20Not Tried
25 Nov 2016 (Stephen Harris)
In for a late lunch that was nothing to write home about.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Black Sheep - Best Bitter3.80AcceptableA very ordinary sort of Bitter.
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
16 Sep 2016 (Stephen Harris)
In here for a late lunch on a miserable day of rain.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Banks's - Wychwood Hobgoblin Gold4.20AcceptableGolden. Nothing special.
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Thwaites (brewed at Banks's) - Wainwright (please now use the Banks's entry)4.10Not Tried
24 Jun 2016 (Stephen Harris)
Rather quiet at lunchtime. Disappointing beer choice today.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00AcceptableA fruity, brown Bitter.
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
27 Mar 2016 (Stephen Harris)
Lunchtime visit for a roast dinner – quite a few families in without the place being crowded.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Redemption - Trinity3.00ExcellentA great lunchtime choice on a day when I had things to do in the afternoon.
Harviestoun - Bitter & Twisted3.80Not Tried
Thwaites (brewed at Banks's) - Wainwright (please now use the Banks's entry)4.10Not Tried
30 Jan 2015 (Stephen Harris)
I’m still on holiday and came here for lunch in the middle of enjoying a walk around Walthamstow Reservoirs. Unexpectedly busy.
BeerABVScoreNotes
St Austell - Tribute4.20GoodMalty pint in decent condition.
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Sharp's - Doom Bar4.00Not Tried

About The Ferry Boat Inn

The pub sign. The Ferry Boat Inn, Tottenham, Greater London

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent2
Good2
Acceptable3
Poor-

Website.

The pub is found in Tottenham, Greater London, N17 9NG.

This pub was originally established in 1630 as the ferry house (it may not have functioned as a pub in its earliest years) and for many years was called Green’s Ferry, after the family that owned it. It was certainly licensed by 1796 and trading as the Ferry Boat Inn, although by this time a toll bridge had been built nearby, replacing the old ferry service across the River Lea. In the 1840s the pub was famous for its pleasure gardens and fishery and was a popular Bank Holiday destination. Much of this was lost to the construction of Walthamstow Reservoirs, although the pub still has an extensive rear garden. Long a bastion of Walthamstow life, modern administrative boundary changes now place the pub in Tottenham. The pub retains the appearance of antiquity, although the three rooms are much modernised within.

We have visited this pub 7 times, seen 11 different beers and tried 6 of them.

Map location

Postcode: N17 9NG