Saturday 20 June 2026.

All welcome to join the tour, whether a CAMRA member or not.

A Word version of the tour notes is here: Word Tour Notes and a PDF version is here: PDF Tour Notes

1. Trafalgar Arms

Arrive: 12.00 Noon. This is the official lunch stop but if you prefer to eat later, the third pub on the tour, the Sultan, serves reasonably priced food.

Address: The Trafalgar Arms, 148-156 Tooting High St, Tooting, SW17 0RT.

Real ales: Timothy Taylor Landlord; and Youngs London Original are normally served here.

Read about the Trafalgar Arms

Directions to next pub: On leaving the pub, turn right and walk along Tooting High Street to the pelican crossing. Cross over Tooting High Street, turn left and walk along Tooting High Street to bus stop HG (called Longley Road). Catch a 57, 131 or 219 bus to stop A (called Colliers Wood Station). Alight from the bus, turn right and walk along High Street Colliers Wood to the pelican crossing. Cross over High Street Colliers Wood, turn right and walk along High Street Colliers Wood to

2. Royal Standard

Arrive: 1.45 PM.

Address: The Royal Standard, 180 High St Colliers Wood, Merton, SW19 2BN.

Real ales: Two Greene King cask ales are normally served here.

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Directions to next pub: Turn right out of the pub and walk along High Street Colliers Wood until it becomes Merton High Street. Continue walking along Merton High Street to the junction with Norman Road. Turn right and walk along Norman Road to

3. Sultan

Arrive: 2.30 PM.

Address: The Sultan, 78 Norman Rd, Merton SW19 1BT.

Real ales: The pub is in CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide 2026. Hopback Citra, Entire Stout, GHB, Taiphoon and two seasonal ales; one Downton ale; plus two ciders are normally served here.

Read about the Sultan

Directions to next pub: Retrace your steps to Merton High Street, turn right and walk along Merton High Street to the junction with Haydons Road. Turn right and walk along Haydons RFoad to the pelican crossing. Cross over Haydons Road, turn left and then right into Merton High Street. Walk along Merton High Street to the pelican crossing and cross over Merton High Street. Turn left and walk back along Merton High Street to

4. Nelson Arms

Arrive: 3.30 PM.

Address: The Nelson Arms, 15 Merton High St, Merton, SW19 1DF.

Real ales: No real ale is served here.

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Directions to next pub: Turn left out of the pub and walk back along Merton High Street to the junction with Pincott Road. Cross over Pincott Road, turn left and walk along Pincott Road to

5. Trafalgar

Arrive: 4.15 PM.

Address: The Trafalgar, 23 High Path, Merton, SW19 2JY.

Real ales: The pub is in CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide 2026. Surrey Hills Shere Drop plus four changing cask ales and four ciders are normally served here.

Read about the Trafalgar

Try Also - Horse & Groom

Address: The Horse & Groom, 131 Merton High St, Merton, SW19 1DE.

As a try-also, you could visit the Horse & Groom, a former Watney’s pub which has the following description on the Brewery History Society’s website: “Named 'Dark House' for a short period. A board sign high on the east gable wall from this period with fading paint work and 'WATNEY COMBE REID'.”