Hermits Cave

Pub in Camberwell

7 / 10 from 1 review

Address
28 Camberwell Church Street
Camberwell
London
SE5 8QU

Map

Telephone
020 7703 3188

Region
Camberwell

Nearest Station
Denmark Hill
0.36 miles

Category
Pubs

Opening Times

Monday	Open 11:00 - Closes 23:00
Tuesday	Open 11:00 - Closes 23:00
Wednesday	Open 11:00 - Closes 23:00
Thursday	Open 11:00 - Closes 23:00
Friday	Open 11:00 - Closes 23:00
Saturday	Open 11:00 - Closes 23:00
Sunday	Open 12:00 - Closes 22:30

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All In London Review

Bags of character, this is a pub that refuses to change.

With pubs across the country still shutting down at a rapid rate, the idea that you don’t have to change with the times is fanciful at best. But, the Hermit’s Cave is proof that there’s still space for the humble, traditional pub that doesn’t have the backing of a brewery chain. A short walk from Camberwell’s hectic high street, the drinkers you’ll find in the Hermit’s Cave offer a fairly good representation of this South East London neighbourhood. Students, artist types, loners and locals who look like they moved in with the furniture make for a refreshing atmosphere. You may well walk in to be confronted by a glaring mixture of men propping up the bar in silence on one occasion, only to find a lively afternoon inspired by football on the big TV on another. It’s a lottery and you’ll have to walk through that door to find out what you’re going to get.

Traditionally decked out with plenty of greens and browns, a mounted bull’s head and some battered looking couches, the Hermit’s Cave is gloriously stuck in the past. The ales on tap are as exotic as the drink selection gets but the quality of the cask is good. If you can put up with the occasional surly attitude you can tend to find behind the bar then there’s no reason you can’t enjoy a pint here. And that’s a pint that won’t cost you over £4.

The Hermit’s Cave is a peculiar pub with bags of character that anyone residing in Camberwell should visit once at least.

Reviewed by T.A.O
Published on Jun 5, 2015