Trafalgar Freehouse, South Wimbledon - pub details

Trafalgar Freehouse
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Address: 23 High Path, Merton, London, SW19 2JY [map] [gmap]

Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 6588) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras

Website: http://www.thetraf.com

Nearest tube stations South Wimbledon (0.2 miles), Colliers Wood (0.6 miles), Morden (0.9 miles)

Nearest train stations Haydons Road (0.9 miles), Wimbledon (0.9 miles), South Merton (1.1 miles)

Pub facilities/features:

  • Live music (Free Live Jazz on Sunday afternoon from 2.30pm), TV, Sky TV
  • Dartboard
  • Real ale (always a good selection. See CAMRA's GBG)
  • Outside seating (Small outside area), Dogs allowed (Please ask first though), Children allowed (until 8pm), Wireless internet access
Suggested by Kelvin on 7 Feb 2004.

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Princess Royal, South Wimbledon (0.1 miles), Nelson Arms, South Wimbledon/Colliers Wood (0.2 miles), Kilkenny, South Wimbledon (0.2 miles), Grove Tavern, South Wimbledon (0.2 miles), William Morris, Merton Abbey Mills (0.2 miles) - see more nearby pubs

 

user reviews of Trafalgar Freehouse, South Wimbledon

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Congrats for winning the SW Camra Pub of the Year again!
huntsbeer - 11 Feb 2012 02:23
Had to comment on another comment which is not my usual comment! Jelnet..if you
are an occasional visitor can you really be in a position to say "a lot of the same beers seem to show up" or "televising of major sporting events has reduced the pubs appeal"? etc etc...maybe more than an occasional visit would give an accurate view. If your comments have some truth then, no doubt, the management will take note. From my viewpoint..thank goodness in these difficult times that the Traf remains stubbornly independent. Value that or as is said " use it or lose it". And maybe the degraded customer service may, just, be as a result of the customer themselves!
Insearchofthebestpint - 30 Oct 2011 18:58
I went on a mini pub crawl of the Wimbledon area and factoered in the fact that the Trafalgar opens at15:00 hrs Mon-Thurs,only four ales on and the two I tried wereno better than average, fortunately I had spent an hour and a half in the Sultan which was on very good form indeed at decent prices.
slerpy - 30 Oct 2011 15:55
I've been a Traf occasional visitor for some years and was initially wowed by the relaxed atmosphere and amazing choice of great beers, rotated on an astounding frequency. Such excellence resulted in the Traf being awarded CAMRA South West Pub of the Year in 2007 and regional finalist for Pub of the Year 2008. Of course this is a very high standard to keep up, but if I'm totally honest, of recent months I've felt the Traf has slipped a little.

For my money the addition of large TV screens and televising of major sporting events has reduced the pubs appeal, to such an extent that I'll pass it by when such an event is on. Even without an event being screened, the TVs cause a distraction to conversation and degradation of atmosphere. I'm sure there may be very valid economic reasons for the inclusion of screens but I feel it detracts from the pub, or any pub for that matter.

Additionally it seems a lot of the same beers seem to show up, which wouldn't be such a problem, were it not for the fact that it seems to be more uninspiring brews that are most frequently on tap. Many's the time when I've been told a particular beer is unavailable because it's so popular and sells out quickly. I would have thought this might be an indication to order more, but I get the feeling that cost considerations are perhaps dictating the choice of beers stocked, which is a shame.

Another thing I've noticed that has degraded somewhat is customer service. The staff just don't seem so friendly as they one were and don't seem so willing to offer tastings of the beers, or if they do it's done somewhat grudgingly. With so many beers on offer and being changed frequently you sometimes need to try before you buy. Of course I do understand that this takes extra time and eats into profits, in which case I'd suggest the Traf follow the example of a real ale pub I visited recently in Scarborough. Here they sold "thirds", which effectively were tasters but at the third of the cost of a pint. This was a great way of trying something for little outlay and allayed the need for feeling a bit of a scrounger asking for a tasting.

Don't get me the wrong, the Traf is still a head and shoulders above most of the local pubs, and a great place to visit, but I do feel it's lost it's way a little. Hopefully this is temporary blip and it will get back on track and return to it's former glory days, and who knows, become pub of the year 2012...

jelnet - 14 Oct 2011 17:31
A good little boozer with a nice feel about it, not as big a place as I was expecting but this is not a bad thing. I had a pint of Ascots Alligator Ale ,not the best of its type but not bad and very drinkable. Nice pub.
Picasso09 - 24 Jul 2011 13:06

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