A large and spacious pub, providing a retreat from the bustle of the High Street and popular with a wide age-range. There are some enclosed booths for those seeking some privacy.
The pub closed for refurbishment at the beginning of March 2020 and was then unable to reopen due to the Covid lockdown. It finally reopened in July 2020, but with cask ale no longer available and the handpumps removed.
Situated on the ground floor of a 1960s office block, this was previously called the Goose and was originally converted into a pub from an Iceland supermarket in the late 1990s. The current pub name alludes to the Beckenham coat of arms which features a white horse, which in itself is the ancient county symbol for Kent.
Historic Interest
The pub is located on the ground floor of an office block built in 1962 and which was originally the Fine Fare supermarket, later to be Iceland. Burrell Row, at the side of the block, was originally a picturesque street containing workers cottages until they were demolished in 1960. The original corner site of High Street and Burrell Row was a hardware shop owned by J. Lovell, later a tailor's owned by W.C. Wykes.
White Horse, Beckenham