Skehans

This has been one of our favourite pubs for a while now. The Guinness is good/ reasonably priced and the atmosphere of a weekend is often lively. We recently popped in for the Sunday roast, which surpassed expectations! Get there early for a table.

First time here! Excellent pub, went lunchtime on a Sunday and was nice and quiet, which I can imagine was lucky. Great spot, near the Nunhead train station. Well worth a visit, definitely one of the top pubs in South east London. Solid A***** LDT x

Legendary Irish pub and grassroots music venue. Awesome place.

🚇 Nunhead 🍺 £5.20 Guinness Skehan’s is located in a residential area in Nunhead Southeast London. The nearest station is Nunhead mainline. This pub started life as The Duke of Albany, built in 1895. Skehan’s is an Irish pub which came to be just under 10 years, and today one of the most celebrated pubs in London. This Victorian corner pub is very easy on the eye with lots of foliage,hanging baskets and detailed stonework. This is a traditionally decorated, high ceilinged, one bar pub that is set out in an L-shape. The servery has a solid wood counter and is surrounded by green velour topped stools. To the right of the servery is an ornate fireplace flanked by shelves covered in bric-a-brac. The seating is conventional with a couple of banquettes around the perimeter. Everywhere you look around this pub there is always something of interest. Some of the most notable features are on the ceiling where you’ll find beautiful cornicing and unique fans. Towards the back of the bar is a pool table, behind is a door which leads to a tiered beer garden. The beer selection will please the masses and offers a choice of well known brews, three cask ales and of course Guinness. As this is an Irish boozer, my choice was simple and I ordered a stout. My pint was thoroughly enjoyable and cost just north of a fiver. The food menu is Thai and is served in the restaurant, Roasts take centre stage on a Sunday. We arrived just after 12pm on a sunny Saturday lunchtime in July. We received a warm welcome by the team member on duty who was friendly and courteous. We decided to sit at the bar and got chatting to a local chap who was friendly also. The atmosphere was chilled and relaxed with a homely local pub feel. This pub attracts a broad range of punters from local students to longtime regulars and hosts live music 6 days a week, including Traditional Irish Music. Visiting @skehansfreehouse was an authentic Irish Pub experience, the hype is real, we loved it. This independent, family-run pub is all you would want your local pub to be. We’re so glad we visited and will definitely make a pilgrimage again soon. 📅 27th July 2024 More London Pub info @londonpubmap 🍻

What a fantastic night. Great live band, wicked atmosphere. The place was packed out with everyone having a great time. The bar staff do a tremendous job considering how many customers they have to serve. They were all so friendly and polite with smiles on their faces. I would definitely recommend this pub.

Good pub. Irish themed. Guinness was excellent. Pub not too busy on Thursday evening. Looks like there is live music sometimes. There is a Thai restaurant onsite, in a separate room, but you may eat in the bar. Unusual rotating fans in roof. There is a £10 minimum for cards, but cash is fine too. Young crowd reflecting area.

Stopped in for a pint whilst waiting for a train. An absolute gem of a place with a very welcoming and homely atmosphere. The beer was good, and even in the early afternoon there was a very good vibe about the place. Did not stop for food, however it looked to be a fairly comprehensive Thai menu, that I would definitely try sampling next time.

12/03/2025 I came here today after moving into the area for the first time the service was good and the drinks were great as well

If you are looking for one of the best and possibly the ONLY real Irish Pub in London, this is it. The Guinness is great, they have trad bands on occasion! Proper Fiddle playing. It is mostly quiet and has the feel of a real Local pub - except for Paddy's Day when I was there...and it was jammed, which is just what you want. They even served Irish Stew! A little slice of home.

The restaurant here boasts some of the best Thai food in South East London and has the large plus point that it is situated in a glorious conservatory. The pub has a very mixed clientele made up of locals who have probably been drinking here since it opened to fresh faced goldsmiths students. Live music on the weekend which tends to be of the Irish folk variety and very cheap pool. In the summer this place comes into its own with a pretty walled beer garden. Did I mention that it was really cheap ???

fine pub, cheap, friendly crowd, v decent food, awkward aggressive landlord, bit dirty.