King's Arms

About King's Arms

The King's Arms stands on Beach Street in Deptford, close to the River Wear among the old industrial streets west of the city centre. A pub has stood here since 1834, and the present building dates from a rebuilding in 1889. It is Grade II listed, and CAMRA's pub heritage group rates its interior as being of special national historic interest, singling out a Victorian bar-back thought to date from the 1860s or 1870s.

Inside there are two open fires and a mix of tables and barrel seating, with several handpulls for cask ale and a real cider. The pub has won CAMRA awards locally and regionally in the past, and since December 2023 it has been run by the team behind the Ship Isis on Silksworth Row. It is a short walk downhill from the Museum Vaults and the Ship Isis, and about the same distance from the Saltgrass at Ayres Quay. Opening days are limited early in the week, so check the pub's Facebook page before making a special trip.

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