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The ever popular Bermondsey Street needs a good pub, and it finds it in The Woolpack. Unassuming from the outside, this "I didn't realise it was Young's" pub opens into something of a Bobby Dazzler once you step inside, with vintage tiling, a spiral staircase and curvy banquette seating adding a touch of class.
If the downstairs is full — or even if it isn't — head up said spiral staircase to find a delightful 'Renaissance Room' with a curious painted ceiling. It's a very pleasant, and little-known spot to get away from the bustle outside.
The pub's chief attraction, though, is the ivy-strewn beer garden out back, complete with small huts, which was busy even when we visited during mid-afternoon on a week day (plenty of freelancers and creative types round here, you see). The beer choice is small but novel, ditto the wine list.
Typically for the Young's chain, the food is excellent and varied.
Images below are from 2014 and might not reflect the current look of the Woolpack. We leave them in for posterity.
