The woodman
The woodman
It's Mervin's last night tonight in the Woodman, I'm pretty gutted he kept a clean pub and served a lovely sunday lunch and most of all, he really is a fabulous bloke.
This really teaches us to use it or loose it although the greedy breweries are to blame, they where charging extorionate rent.
A real shame.
This really teaches us to use it or loose it although the greedy breweries are to blame, they where charging extorionate rent.
A real shame.
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so its closing down again - not just changing managers...
The issue around pubs, supply and ties is a complex one. However, as a customer, it can boil down quite easily.....
The wholesale price of a pint, even with taxes, can't be much more than £1.50: Wetherspoons are currently doing £1.79 for a pint of real ale as a promotion, Sam Smith's pubs up in central London still sell for under £2 a pint. Therefore £3 a pint is a rip off.
Why should I the customer pay £3 a pint when I can drink at the above places much cheaper or drink at home for a fraction of the price? Pubs must stop ripping people off if they want to survive.
The problem is before those in control realise this we'll most likely not have any pubs left.
The issue around pubs, supply and ties is a complex one. However, as a customer, it can boil down quite easily.....
The wholesale price of a pint, even with taxes, can't be much more than £1.50: Wetherspoons are currently doing £1.79 for a pint of real ale as a promotion, Sam Smith's pubs up in central London still sell for under £2 a pint. Therefore £3 a pint is a rip off.
Why should I the customer pay £3 a pint when I can drink at the above places much cheaper or drink at home for a fraction of the price? Pubs must stop ripping people off if they want to survive.
The problem is before those in control realise this we'll most likely not have any pubs left.
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Even £3 is becoming a thing of the past. My regular haunt in East Dulwich (not one of the popular Lordship Lane pubs) is now asking £3.80 for a pint of Staropramen! Bloody ludicrous!bensonby wrote:The wholesale price of a pint, even with taxes, can't be much more than £1.50: Wetherspoons are currently doing £1.79 for a pint of real ale as a promotion, Sam Smith's pubs up in central London still sell for under £2 a pint. Therefore £3 a pint is a rip off.
I am totally gutted about The Woodman, we went nearly every Sunday for a roast, and they were bloody great!!! I'd go to watch footy. I thought they were doing okay, the TV was a good move, they were trying things, and it wasn't empty like it was with the last manager.
Seems to be a pub that just isn't in the right place, and won't stay open.
This time ound I was using it, and I still lost it
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Re: The woodman
Hello peeps,the Woodman was supposed to reopen with new people running it(the govs of the Windmill).But the weekend before it was to open under new people,someone trashed the pub.They did try to keep it open but lost heart.Its now been sold.I heard the other night of two possibles,1 Gastro pub 2 Flats(ie keep the frontage as is but gut inside).Marksharry
Re: The woodman
Are people aware that the Woodman is going to be converted for use as an estate agent's office? Wooster and Stock have a "Sold" sign outside the pub, and it turns out that they have bought it themselves and will be moving in. There has been a pub calld the Woodman on this site for over 200 years and it is a sad state of affairs that a change of use like this can occur without planning permission even being required from the council.
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Re: The woodman
Very bad news, a downside of property values being on the up. It seems a completely inappropriate plan for the site and wouldn't W&S grab more sellers' custom if they were competitive about fees? I'm sure most properties in this area sell themselves with very little effort needed from estate agents, what with the transport improvements and the schools' reputations. I know of two places on my own road that went to their first viewers and not due to low values, far from it
W&S have always had a stylish look but I hope they don't plan to change the nature of The Woodman's exterior or to exceed its frontage.
W&S have always had a stylish look but I hope they don't plan to change the nature of The Woodman's exterior or to exceed its frontage.