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Campaign for Real Ale

Campaign for Real Ale

Bow Belles - Evening Crawl of Bow

Wednesday 22 August 2018.

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

A Word version of the crawl notes is here: Word Crawl Notes, and a PDF version is here: PDF Crawl Notes. Terry Casey's map of the area is here: Map of Area

Public transport will be required at times.

1. Little Driver

Arrive: 7.00 PM

Address: The Little Driver, 125 Bow Rd, Bow, E3 2AN

Real ales: Fuller’s London Pride is usually served here. Read about the Little Driver

Directions to next pub: Turn right out of the pub and walk down Mile End Road to the pelican crossing. Cross over Mile End Road, turn right and walk along Mile End Road to bus stop Z (called Bow Road Station). Catch any bus to stop K (called Coborn Road). Alight from the bus and continue along Mile End Road to the pelican crossing. Cross over Mile End Road, turn right and walk along Mile End Road to the junction with Coborn Road. Turn left and cross over Coborn Road. Turn left and walk down Coborn Road to

2. Coborn

Arrive: 7.45 PM.

Address: The Coborn, 8 Coborn Rd, Bow, E3 2DA.

Real ales: Young’s Bitter and Special; one guest ale; and Westons Old Rosie cider are usually served here.

Read about the Coborn

Directions to next pub: On leaving the pub, turn right and continue down Coborn Road to the zebra crossing. Cross over Coborn Road to

3. Morgan Arms

Arrive: 8.15 PM.

Address: The Morgan Arms, 43 Morgan St, Bow, E3 5AA.

Real ales: Five handpumps dispense real ales from national breweries and London microbreweries.

Read about the Morgan Arms

Directions to next pub: Leave the pub by the Morgan Street entrance, turn right and walk down Morgan Street to the junction with College Terrace. Turn right and walk up College Terrace to the junction with Lichfield Road. Cross over Lichfield Road to

4. Lord Tredegar

Arrive: 8.45 PM.

Address: The Lord Tredegar, 50 Lichfield Rd, Bow, E3 5AL.

Real ales: Fuller’s London Pride and three guest ales are usually served here.

Read about the Lord Tredegar

Directions to next pub: Turn right out of the pub and walk along Lichfield Road to the junction with Grove Road. Turn right and walk up Grove Road (noting the blue plaque on the far side of the railway bridge commemorating the spot where the first V1 flying bomb fell on London in 1944) to the pelican crossing. Cross over Grove Road, turn right and walk along Grove Road to the junction with Haverfield Road. Cross over Haverfield Road, turn left and walk up Haverfield Road to the gate piers. Walk between the gate piers, turn right and follow the path to

5. Palm Tree

Arrive: 9.30 PM.

Address: The Palm Tree, 127 Grove Rd, Bow, E3 5RP.

Real ales: NB: Cash payments only at this pub. Two handpumps dispense interesting real ales from independent national breweries.

Read about the Palm Tree

Directions to next pub: Retrace your steps to the pelican crossing in Grove Road. Cross over Grove Road, turn right and walk down Grove Road to bus stop Z (called Arbery Road). Catch any bus from stop Z but note which one you are on:

If you are on a 339 bus, alight from the bus at stop H (called Mile End Station/Bow Road), turn right and walk down Grove Road to the junction with Mile End Road. Turn left and walk down Mile End Road to the pelican crossing. Cross over Mile End Road, turn left and walk along Mile End Road to the junction with Eric Street. Turn right and walk down Eric Street to

If you are on a 425 bus, continue to stop D (called Mile End Station), alight from the bus, turn right and cross the road using the pedestrian crossing, turn right and then left into Eric Street. Walk down Eric Street to

If you are on a 277 or D6 bus, continue to stop A (called Mile End Station), alight from the bus, turn left then immediately right through the bollards into Wentworth Mews and continue to

6. Wentworth Arms

Arrive: 10.20 PM.

Address: The Wentworth Arms, 127 Eric St, Bow, E3 4SP.

Real ales: No real ale is served here.

Read about the Wentworth Arms