29 Market Street, Tamworth, B79 7LR
Albion Road, Marden, TN12 9DT
Riviera Centre, Torquay
11-13 April 2025
23 Haltwhistle Road, South Woodham Ferrers, CM3 5ZA
Unit 11, Valley Point Industrial Estate, Beddington Farm Road, Beddington, CR0 4WP
Argyle Place, Love Road, Lowestoft, NR32 2NZ
116, Foregate Street, Chester, Chester, CH1 2HH
Greene King community pub
This 19th C. pub on the corner of Freelands Road and Plymouth Road is a traditional community place with a popular local following and friendly service. The building has a smart maroon and cream painted exterior with an ornate lantern over the main entrance. Named after the former farming estate that once existed, this is located in an area characterized by former artisan cottages and houses from the late Victorian era.
Inside has a central U-shaped bar that serves seating areas on three sides. The bar area is carpeted throughout in maroon with maroon/gold wallpaper and cream coloured lower half of wall plus white ceiling. TV is present in the corner for sports. Note the stained glass panes on the upper parts of the windows. The ornate bar itself is in black décor with mirrored shelving at the back along with a more modern glass shelf above the bar. The former Saloon Bar in the left hand room has a step down to the wooden floor with basic furniture and contemporary works of art hanging on cream walls. Large gilded mirrors are above maroon half-panelling along with original fireplaces. The right hand room has a red décor with original fireplace, with plenty of tables and chairs.
The enclosed patio garden at rear has several table sets, well tended with plants along whitewashed brick walls and a couple of palm trees.
Listed under the CAMRA London Pubs Group (on their London Local Inventory) as having an interior of local historic interest. The pub name is unique within Great Britain.
Instagram page is @freelandstavern
Historic Interest
Built sometime in the 1870s to serve the new housing development which began in the 1860s of what was then called New Bromley, this later became a Beasley's Brewery tied house. Along with the road, this was named after the nearby Freelands mansion, which was built in the early 18th C. and existed until the late 1880s. This, in turn, was named after the Freelands estate dating from the 16th C., which was used for farming (the name "free lands" is derived from the surrounding fields that once existed). The short cul-de-sac of Plymouth Road with its artisan cottages was originally called Campbell Road. The cul-de-sac of Henry Street, which runs parallel, is named after Major General Henry Babbage, who developed the area for housing.
This delightful one storey street corner local dates from the 1870s. A former Beasleys of Plumstead pub, it has a hipped roof and two prominent pillared doorways with segmented pediments. The pub is now a single space. There is a central servery with a promontory counter which is almost certainly Victorian. At some point, the right hand counter has been moved inwards, thus reducing the size of the servery. The mirrored bar back looks old, and is a two sided affair. Much of the lower shelving remains. A narrow passageway runs behind the servery; this provides access to the door to the cellar. The former Saloon Bar is to the left, and the outer door here retains its etched glass denoting this appellation. Beyond is a slightly lower area with a panelled dado. This was formerly accessed by a doorway that is now blocked.
There was formerly a vestibule at the front which would have had doorways to the two separate bars and an off sales An attractive feature is the sunrise stained glass in the upper lights. There’s a cast iron fireplace on the left (possibly an import ), and in the former backroom an attractive wooden one. That towards the rear of the right hand side is an interwar job. A refurbishment took place in 2014.
This delightful one storey street corner local dates from the 1870s. A former Beasleys of Plumstead pub, it has a hipped roof and two prominent pillared doorways with segmented pediments. The pub is now a single space. There is a central servery with a promontory counter which is almost certainly Victorian. At some point, the right hand counter has been moved inwards, thus reducing the size of the servery. The mirrored bar back looks old, and is a two sided affair. Much of the lower shelving remains. A narrow passageway runs behind the servery; this provides access to the door to the cellar. The former Saloon Bar is to the left, and the outer door here retains its etched glass denoting this appellation. Beyond is a slightly lower area with a panelled dado. This was formerly accessed by a doorway that is now blocked.
There was formerly a vestibule at the front which would have had doorways to the two separate bars and an off sales An attractive feature is the sunrise stained glass in the upper lights. There’s a cast iron fireplace on the left (possibly an import ), and in the former backroom an attractive wooden one. That towards the rear of the right hand side is an interwar job. A refurbishment took place in 2014.
This Pub serves no changing beers and 1 regular beer.
Freelands Tavern, Bromley
Sports TV
Evening Meals
Live Music
Garden
Family Friendly
Disabled Access
Dog Friendly
Events
Games
Newspapers
Smoking
Wi Fi
Real Ale
Love Cask Beer?
Join CAMRA to support the campaign to access more features plus access to a range of different benefits.
Become a member
