The Wickham Arms — Restaurant in London

🚇 Brockley 🍺 £5.20 Cruzcampo

The Wickham Arms is located on a quiet residential street in Brockley, southeast London. The nearest station is Brockley, on the Windrush Line.

The pub was built in 1853 as part of Brockley’s suburban expansion in the 19th century. The architecture is classic Victorian, featuring an unusual one-storey extension to the side.

This is a good-sized, traditionally decorated one-bar pub with a central horseshoe-shaped servery. To the left of the bar, there’s a cosy seating area with grey panelled walls, vintage beer signs, blue leather pews, a working fireplace, and a herringbone carpet. The central bar area has a mix of high and low seating, plus a couple of chesterfields on a wooden floor. On the right-hand side, there’s a pool table, dartboard, and a line of poser tables. Out back, there’s a large beer garden, which was getting a bit of a makeover when I visited. Out front, you’ll find a few benches next to a big palm tree.

The beer line-up includes a mix of well-known brands, three cask ales, and some local brews from Brockley Brewery. I went for a pint of Cruzcampo — it was spot on, and just over a fiver. The food menu’s Thai and gets great reviews. The Pad Thai comes in at just over twelve quid.

I arrived at 1pm on a warm Saturday lunchtime in April. The pub was fairly busy with a mix of punters, most of whom were watching the City v Palace game. The atmosphere was chilled and relaxed, with a proper down-to-earth local pub feel. Service was excellent — I was served by a lovely lady behind the ramp who was warm, welcoming, and friendly.

This is a lovely local boozer, serving up reasonably priced pints in welcoming surroundings. A must-visit if you’re in the area.

📅 12th April 2025

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Relatively cheap pints (£11.10 for Morretti & Neck oil), a lively atmosphere on a bank holiday Monday evening and a spacious, well appointed bar and beer garden, what more could you want from a pub?

I came here during the Newcastle Liverpool game, and the pub had a partisan feel. Although Liverpool was more heavily represented, there was a contingent of Toon fans which had made a corner of the pub their own.

There was advertising for an attached Thai restaurant. This was not open when I attended so I cannot speak for the quality of service or food. I will return and update this in the future.

There was a separate games room with its own tv. This room had darts (free to play) and pool (£1 play). Both of these games were in good, usable condition.

The toilets in the Wickham arms were of good quality for a pub of this standing. The men's cubicle toilet flushed well and effectively. There was adequate soap on the sink here.

I enjoyed my trip to the Wickham arms and will definitely return. This will likely be to watch live sport as this venue was perfectly suited for such...

Were told this was a dog friendly pub so 5 of us went along for what we thought would be an enjoyable night. There was one particularly rude and aggressive 'lady' bartender. We bought a bottle of wine and our glasses were twice taken away before we finished the bottle. The first time we were ignored when we tried to get fresh glasses. When it happened the second time, I pointed it out and the 'lady' bartender came back and shoved a glass at me in an aggressive way. Despite many customers loving our dogs, my friend was told that her dog was a trip hazard. We asked to sit at a clear bench area and were told it was reserved. (When we asked the party sitting there, they said they didn't need the bench so we sat but did not feel a welcome vibe...