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Plumstead Dial Arch

I know it's not strictly in Plumstead but this is such a good pub that has opened down in Royal Arsenal. It is heaving each time I have been in and a real nice mix of people, not the usual SE18 mix, lots of lovely types from the Arsenal I guess. If it can work to such an extent as it has then surely it shows that a gastro pub like this can work. Now all we need is for someone to see the potential in Plumstead...

Post reply -->London Plumstead Sarah 6 Oct
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Plumstead yes come on plumstead

someone has got to buy the mill on the common off the lazy owners but keep the lovely bloke that manages it. that pub in my opinion is bizarely key to bringing up the plumstead common area. If that pub was renovated and provided food it would be the local community hub - and then perhaps people would cotton on and open the odd coffee shop on the common.

Post reply -->London Plumstead 12 Sep
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Plumstead Good GP near The Slade

Hi,
Ive just moved to the Plumstead/Welling borders area and wanted any reccomendations for GPs in that bit of Plumstead. Dont want to end up registering with a useless GP. Thanks.

Post reply -->London Plumstead Val 31 Aug
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Plumstead The Woodman

Does anyone know what is happening to the pub? it has been for sale for ages. Why has noone bought it and turned it into a restaurant or nice gatropub? It has the structure surely as it looked nice before just noone did anything with it trying to put food out etc. Come on plumstead.

Post reply -->London Plumstead 13 Jul
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Plumstead Also

There is a nandos being fitted out right now next door to mcdonalds on the main woolwich high street!

Post reply -->London Plumstead joanna 17 Mar
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Plumstead Cafes

Come on Plumstead, pull your finger out! Whilst it is great Woolwich is being given a face lift if I was going to travel from Plumstead to eat I wouldn't go to Woolwich I would go to Greenwich..

Post reply -->London Plumstead Hungry in Plumstead 18 Mar
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Plumstead reply to hungry

hungry , I agree with you, i would not go to woolwich to only eat - I eat there sometimes when shopping. if we want something better, we have to support when we can, what we already have, (some of which is very good) to encourage new businesses to open.

Post reply -->London Plumstead Joanna 26 Mar
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Plumstead local house prices

on rightmove are going bananas - even more than in other areas in london right now. it could be that estate agents are trying to make plumstead and woolwich's house prices reach the level of houseprices in charlton (on average 100k more) in one summer!! These days some areas of woolwich and plumstead are alot nicer than charlton so maybe we will see a significant price hike in real terms - but i can't believe it will happen all in one year! But who knows? Lol.

Post reply -->London Plumstead Joanna 26 Mar
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Plumstead "pulling plumsteads finger out."

I guess that is up to all of us. Even you, Hungry. We need to find out who owns good cafes in blackheath, brockley and anywhere else that has nice cafes in south east london, and email them explaining what a huge untapped market there is over here. We could even organise a plumstead common open day for south east london cafe owners and invite the council, the police and hotshot sout east london cafe owners as well as estate agents I suppose. Let's form a commitee!

Post reply -->London Plumstead Joanna 26 Mar
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Plumstead Good coffee shops and cafes

Indeed "Friends" cafe is worth supporting. Sadly, "CJ's" has now ( Autumn 2011 ) had to move, and is relocated to Shrewsbury House up on Shooters Hill. Well worth the climb, or reachable by bus from Woolwich ( the 244 ).
Happily, Plumstead has been given a boost with Gurkha/Nepalese cafes - you can't miss 'em; give them a try.

Post reply -->London Plumstead Jane 6 Nov
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Plumstead good coffee shops actually in woolwich!

Friends cafe - ran by an italian. I think. homemade lasagne, moussaka , jacket potatoes. for woolwich has a really nice feel to it. on the way to sainsburys (if you approach it from behind!)

Friend's cafe
2 Barnard Close
London
SE18 6JQ

Also if you are around during the week and fancy excellent very good value homemade food (like your mum used to make!) go to

CJs Cafe
147-151 Powis Street
London SE18 6JL

CJs is rather a special place and is ran by the camden society who manage cafes all over london for people with learning disabilities to work in. What the cafe lacks in the charms of its physical surroundings (the ground floor of a municipal building) it makes up with in its amazing food, and smiley very enthusiastic and talented staff. One of my clients is very local and we get regular takeaways and can not believe the standard of food for the price. A main meal costs between £3.30 and £3.85.

Post reply -->London Plumstead joanna 17 Mar
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Plumstead New restaurants

I see there are going to be two new restaurants on the High Street towards the station. Once is Nepolese/Indian (although it says a restaurant/club)? in what was the Lord Derby pub and the other is the King's restaurant. Doesnt say what it is going to be but looks like another chinese/indian.
Great that new restaurants are coming but the area already has a ton of these. We could really do with some alternative outlets - Italian, Greek, Bistro, Gastropub etc. Also up on the Common!

Post reply -->London Plumstead Sarah 18 Feb
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Plumstead

Im guessing the King's Restaurant is an African type restaurant. I pass it everyday and there are only Africans which Ive seen going in and waiting outside, but decor is luxury and very decent on the outside.

Post reply -->London Plumstead 26 Feb
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Plumstead Shame...

...that it now looks really tacky with the plastic flowers in the window, and just very uninviting in general.

Post reply -->London Plumstead Kris 16 Mar
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Plumstead

And now is closed under premises , lol

Post reply -->London Plumstead Elle 1 Jun
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Plumstead Phase 2 of Woolwich Arsenal

Phase 2 of Berkley Homes is the regeneration called "The Warren" it includes a cinema and bars

Post reply -->London Plumstead 25 Jan
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Plumstead Woolwich Arsenal Berkley Homes Phase 2

Post reply -->London Plumstead 25 Jan
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Plumstead Shopping in Plumstead

Hey,

We are looking at moving to Plumstead...what is the shopping situation like there? Is there a high street with the usual shops i.e. Boots/ Superdrugs/ Primark? And where is the closes supermarket?

Thanks,

Post reply -->London Plumstead 22 Jan
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Plumstead hi

The shopping situation is ok, there is now a Tesco Express, Somerfields, and Icelands. There are quite a few pharmacys and there is a boots.

If you want more other shops like Sainsburys and Marks & Spencers , there are these shops in neighbouring Woolwich Town Centre, Woolwich also has Primark, Peacocks, BLU INC, NewLook, Burtons and many more in town centre.

There is also a Morissons in neighbouring Thamesmead which the roads are very good dual carriage going and coming to Plumstead.

Plumstead is mainly a residential area, while Woolwich focuses more on commercial shops.

Post reply -->London Plumstead 25 Jan
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Plumstead buy or not to buy

Hi,

I recently viewed a couple of houses in plumstead, first time i have been in the area. I really liked one on Griffin road, as alot of folk on here I am looking for some lowdown on the area. I have read a few threads and get the feeling the area is full of people just waiting for the place to explode into a cool and vibrant place to live, as with all good things i am sure this will come. In the meantime is the travel reliaable to central london from plumsted station? Is it a safe area? Some folk in work seen to think its quite rough? Has the property prices consistently risen over the past 3 years?

Not many questions LOL - just enough to continue my search in the area or move to another part of the city

thanks in advance folks

Post reply -->London Plumstead ross 14 Jan
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Plumstead Plumstead

I've grown up in plumstead and it really isn't at all bad! theres a few areas to look out for at night like gyldon and the dip on the common but i've personally had no problem at all and i'm 18. To the person thinking of moving to griffen hill i'd say you will have no problem there theres been no trouble at all that i can think of on that actuall road the only thing i would say is the parking isn't brillant and the roads quite busy. i live 2 roads away and it's a much quieter road! so if possible try another road.
anyone know of any jobs going in plumstead, would be great to have a job so close to home!

Post reply -->London Plumstead 16 Jan
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Plumstead

The house prices are going up here, especially with major developments in neighbouring areas Woolwich, new DLR stationa and Crossrail (one of the most expensive rail project) from West London through Central London to East London, which a branch comes to Woolwich to Abbeywood.

The transport from Plumstead Station is good, going to Cannon Street, London Bridge and Charing Cross.

The area is safe , im 18 and born in Plumstead. the area doesn't have many areas to what a bad youth would loitter around, so they live in other areas like crime hotspots.

The people here are nice

Post reply -->London Plumstead 25 Jan
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