We checked 13 Dulwich-area pubs, from Time Out's No 1 Old Nun's Head to the listed Half Moon, for hours, food and hygiene ratings. Updated November 2026.
Dulwich and its neighbours have 13 pubs worth knowing in 2026, from the Crown and Greyhound in the Village to Time Out’s favourite, the Old Nun’s Head, and this guide gives each one’s opening hours, food, gardens, dog rules and hygiene rating.
1. The Half Moon, Half Moon Lane
The Half Moon dates from 1896 and was a live music pub until flood damage closed it in 2013; Fuller’s took on the lease from the Dulwich Estate and reopened it in 2017 (Morning Advertiser). Its own site calls it “a Grade II-listed hotel restored to its former glory”, with bedrooms upstairs.
CAMRA picks out the wood panelling, engraved mirrors, the snug and a fire pit outside, and notes it is card only. Dogs are welcome everywhere except the restaurant.
The pub told us it serves breakfast to the public from 9am, has live music every Saturday night and runs a pub quiz every Wednesday. It is also now a licensed wedding venue.
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Open Mon to Thu 9am to 11pm; Fri and Sat 9am to midnight; Sun 12pm to 10.30pm
Food breakfast from 9am
Call 020 7616 5276
Address 10 Half Moon Lane, SE24 9HU
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 14 May 2026
Website halfmoonhernehill.co.uk
Good for Grade II listed, rooms upstairs, step-free access, baby changing, live music Saturdays, quiz Wednesdays
Dulwich Village and West Dulwich
2. The Crown and Greyhound, Dulwich Village
The Crown and Greyhound is the big pub in the middle of Dulwich Village. CAMRA says it was once two pubs, “one for the gentry and one for the labourers”, calls it a “multi-roomed gem” and notes a paved area at the front and a landscaped garden at the back.
It reopened in March 2026 after a refurbishment, and it has 20 hotel rooms. The pub’s site describes the menu as “focusing on provenance, local suppliers” and British seasonal ingredients, with brunch, lunch, dinner and Sunday roasts.
Open Mon to Thu 9am to 11pm; Fri and Sat 9am to midnight; Sun 11am to 10.30pm
Call 020 8299 4976
Address 73 Dulwich Village, SE21 7BJ
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 1 December 2025
Website thecrownandgreyhound.co.uk
Good for landscaped garden, paved front area, 20 hotel rooms, brunch, Sunday roast
3. The Rosendale, Rosendale Road
The Rosendale is the pub with the pillared portico on Rosendale Road in West Dulwich. It has been run since 2011 by Three Cheers Pub Co, a small group of south London pubs, which says its ethos is “to do the simple things well”.
The site lists gardens with a climbing frame for children and table tennis and boules for adults, two private rooms, and a kids’ menu. CAMRA lists Harvey’s Sussex Best and Timothy Taylor Landlord as the regular ales.
Open Mon to Thu 11am to 11pm; Fri and Sat 11am to 1am; Sun 11am to 10.30pm
Food Mon to Sat 12pm to 10pm; Sun 12pm to 9pm
Call 020 8761 9008
Address 65 Rosendale Road, SE21 8EZ
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 12 February 2025
Website therosendale.co.uk
Good for gardens, children's climbing frame, table tennis and boules, two private rooms, kids' menu, real ale
East Dulwich
4. East Dulwich Tavern, Lordship Lane
The East Dulwich Tavern sits on the curved corner where Lordship Lane meets Grove Vale. CAMRA notes the original floor tiles and says it passed from Antic to Urban Pubs and Bars in summer 2024.
The pub’s site lists a 45-seat restaurant, the Red Room, a first-floor lounge and The Lodge, a private function room with its own bar.
Open Mon to Wed 12pm to 11pm; Thu 12pm to midnight; Fri and Sat 12pm to 1am; Sun 12pm to 11pm
Food 12pm to 10pm, to 9pm on Sunday
Call 020 8161 0955
Address 1 Lordship Lane, SE22 8EW
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 20 January 2026
Website eastdulwichtavern.co.uk
Listing Our listing
Good for 45-seat restaurant, first-floor lounge, private function room, original floor tiles
5. The Herne Tavern, Forest Hill Road
The Herne Tavern faces Peckham Rye Park, and its own page claims “the best hidden beer garden in South East London”. CAMRA lists it as one of Britain’s Real Heritage Pubs for its original 1930s interior, and describes a conservatory leading to a landscaped garden with a children’s climbing frame.
There is a pub quiz every Monday at 8pm.
Open Mon to Thu 12pm to 11pm; Fri and Sat 12pm to 1am; Sun 12pm to 10.30pm
Food from 5pm on Mon, otherwise from noon
Price mains £17 to £21 on the current menus; Sunday roast £20 (chicken) to £26 (trio of meats)
Call 020 8299 9521
Address 2 Forest Hill Road, SE22 0RR
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 20 September 2023
Website urbanpubsandbars.com/venues/the-herne-tavern
Good for beer garden, children's climbing frame, conservatory, 1930s heritage interior, Sunday roast, quiz Mondays 8pm
6. The Great Exhibition, Crystal Palace Road
The Great Exhibition was the Crystal Palace Tavern until 2012, according to CAMRA, and is now run by the Laine Pub Company. It calls itself “your go-to friendly neighbourhood pub in East Dulwich”.
It serves Sunday roasts, and there is a quiz on Tuesdays.
Open Mon to Thu 12pm to 11pm; Fri and Sat 12pm to midnight; Sun 12pm to 10pm
Food 12pm to 9pm, to 6pm on Sunday; Sunday roast 12pm to 7pm
Booking recommended; a few tables kept for walk-ins
Call 020 8161 9918
Address 193 Crystal Palace Road, SE22 9EP
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 11 August 2025
Website greatexhibition.pub
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Good for Sunday roast, quiz Tuesdays, walk-ins welcome
7. The Plough, Lordship Lane
The Plough is at the southern end of Lordship Lane. Its site describes “a vibrant British pub” at “the heart of leafy, suburban Dulwich”.
CAMRA records nine handpumps, a large conservatory leading to a paved garden, plenty of seating on the street corner, food all day and a Thursday quiz.
Open Mon to Wed 11am to 11pm; Thu to Sat 10am to 11pm; Sun 11am to 10pm
Food all day
Call 020 8693 4236
Address 381 Lordship Lane, SE22 8JJ
Hygiene rating 4, Food Standards Agency, 30 May 2025
Website theploughdulwich.co.uk
Good for nine handpumps, conservatory, paved garden, street-corner seating, quiz Thursdays
Herne Hill
8. The Florence, Dulwich Road
The Florence is opposite Brockwell Park, near Herne Hill station. It brewed its own beer until 2018.
CAMRA says the brewing kit was taken out in a 2023 refurbishment to make room for more dining. The pub’s site promises “legendary Sunday roasts, live sport on screen, and one of the best beer gardens in South London”.
It lists itself as dog friendly and family friendly, with disabled facilities, and CAMRA notes a children’s playroom.
Open Mon to Thu 12pm to 11pm; Fri and Sat 12pm to midnight; Sun 12pm to 9pm
Food to 10pm
Call 020 7326 4987
Address 131-133 Dulwich Road, SE24 0NG
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 10 January 2026
Website florencehernehill.com
Good for beer garden, dogs welcome, children's playroom, disabled facilities, Sunday roast, live sport
9. The Prince Regent, Dulwich Road
The Prince Regent is the Victorian corner pub further along Dulwich Road, with a statue of its namesake on the front. Its site describes “a stunning Victorian pub with an ornate exterior”.
CAMRA notes a wood and glass screen dividing two rooms and a big brewery mirror from its Truman’s days. There is a quiz every Monday from 7.30pm and a steak night on Thursdays.
Open Mon to Thu 12pm to 11pm; Fri 12pm to midnight; Sat 11am to midnight; Sun 12pm to 11pm
Food 12pm to 10pm, to 9pm on Sunday
Call 020 4585 1040
Address 69 Dulwich Road, SE24 0NJ
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 26 March 2025
Website theprinceregent.co.uk
Good for Victorian corner pub, quiz Mondays 7.30pm, steak night Thursdays
10. The Commercial, Railton Road
The Commercial is the curved-fronted pub opposite the main entrance to Herne Hill station, CAMRA says, with a bar room and a second room set out for meals. Its own site mentions exposed brick, rotating craft beers and “beer gardens… that’s right, plural”.
Open Mon to Wed 11am to 11pm; Thu 11am to midnight; Fri and Sat 11am to 1am; Sun 11am to 10.30pm
Call 020 7733 8783
Address 210-212 Railton Road, SE24 0JT
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 3 December 2025
Website thecommercialhotelhernehill.co.uk
Good for beer gardens, craft beer, dining room, opposite Herne Hill station
Nunhead and Peckham
11. The Old Nun’s Head, Nunhead Green
The Old Nun’s Head is top of Time Out’s list of the best pubs in London, which calls it “the funnest pub in London”, and it was the only London pub in Time Out’s 2026 guide to the best pubs in the UK. Its own site introduces it as “that queer pub crowned London’s best”.
CAMRA describes a 1930s mock-Tudor building with wood panelling and a rear courtyard garden, comedy nights and a Thursday quiz. Slice Circle cooks New York-style pizza in the kitchen.
Open Sun to Wed 12pm to 11pm; Thu 12pm to midnight; Fri and Sat 12pm to 1am
Food Slice Circle pizza Mon to Thu 4pm to 9pm; Fri and Sat 12pm to 9pm
Call 020 7639 4007
Address 15 Nunhead Green, SE15 3QQ
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, for Slice Circle (FSA, 20 August 2026
Website theoldnunshead.co.uk
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Good for courtyard garden, comedy nights, quiz Thursdays, New York-style pizza
12. The Ivy House, Stuart Road
The Ivy House describes itself as “London’s first community-owned pub”. It was the first pub in the UK listed as an Asset of Community Value, and the first building bought under the Localism Act’s community right to bid.
It reopened in 2013. CAMRA records the 1930s Truman’s building as Grade II listed, with a stage in the back room.
As the Newlands Tavern it was a 1970s pub-rock venue, and CAMRA made it its Lambeth and Southwark district Pub of the Year in 2023. It is number 17 on Time Out’s London list.
The pub says it welcomes “people of all ages, their children, and quite often, their pets”.
Open Mon to Thu 12pm to 11pm; Fri and Sat 12pm to midnight; Sun 12pm to 10.30pm
Food no food on Mon
Call 020 7277 8233
Address 40 Stuart Road, SE15 3BE
Hygiene rating 3, Food Standards Agency, 31 January 2026
Website ivyhousenunhead.com
Good for community-owned, Grade II listed, stage, children welcome, pets welcome
13. The Victoria Inn, Choumert Road
The Victoria Inn says it dates back to 1878. It is now a pub with boutique rooms on Choumert Road, off Rye Lane.
CAMRA mentions an etched glass bar surround, a separate children’s play room, front seating in summer, and that it does not take cash. The site lists it as dog friendly and family friendly.
Open Mon to Thu 8am to 11pm; Fri and Sat 8am to midnight; Sun 8am to 10pm
Food from 8am Fri to Sun
Call 020 7639 5052
Address 77-79 Choumert Road, SE15 4AR
Hygiene rating 5, Food Standards Agency, 17 July 2025
Website victoriainnpeckham.com
Listing Our listing
Good for boutique rooms, children's play room, dogs welcome, card only, front seating in summer
How we chose
The list draws on Time Out’s rankings, CAMRA’s pub guide, heritage listings and Food Standards Agency hygiene ratings; none here is rated below 3. Hours are as each pub published them on 24 October 2026 and change, especially around Christmas, so check before you set off.
Run a place that should be here, or spot something that has changed? Email newsdesk@dulwichtoday.co.uk.
For food rather than drink, see our guide to Dulwich restaurants. For more to do locally, see things to do in Dulwich, what’s on in Dulwich this month, and the pubs in our Dulwich business directory.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best-rated pub near Dulwich?
On the public record, the Old Nun’s Head on Nunhead Green: Time Out puts it at the top of its list of the best pubs in London and included it in its 2026 guide to the best pubs in the UK. The Ivy House in Nunhead is also on Time Out’s London list, and was the local CAMRA district Pub of the Year in 2023.
Which Dulwich pubs have a big garden or a children’s play area?
The Herne Tavern on Forest Hill Road has a large landscaped garden with a children’s climbing frame, CAMRA says. The Rosendale in West Dulwich has gardens with a climbing frame, table tennis and boules. The Florence in Herne Hill has a garden and a children’s playroom, and the Victoria Inn in Peckham has a separate children’s play room.
Which pubs near Dulwich are historic or listed?
The Ivy House in Nunhead is Grade II listed and has a two-star entry in CAMRA’s inventory of historic pub interiors. The Half Moon in Herne Hill, built in 1896, is Grade II listed. The Herne Tavern is one of CAMRA’s Real Heritage Pubs for its 1930s interior.
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