Pub in Kingston
Willoughby Arms
47 Willoughby Road, Kingston, KT2 6LNClosest station: Norbiton, about 13 min walk4.4out of 5 on Google, from 214 ratings
Details last checked January 2025. Things may have changed since.
About Willoughby Arms
CAMRA-recommended Victorian pub offering 7 cask ales and pizza plus comedy, quiz and cheese nights.
Friendly Victorian back-street local, divided into a sports bar with games and large-screen TV, and a quieter lounge area. The pub is free of tie and all beers tend to be sourced from small breweries. An upstairs function room can be hired for events. Pizzas are available, cooked on the premises to order. The spacious garden includes heated beach huts and a covered, heated and lit smoking area with large TV screen. Home to Kingston SPBW. Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and the Yardbirds rehearsed upstairs in the 60's. Quiz night Sundays. Folk music Monday nights. Local CAMRA Pub of the Year 2020 and also several times in the past. Accredited for beer quality during 2023.
Description from WhatPub, CAMRA’s pub guide, with a summary from Google Maps.
Features
- Dog Friendly
- Outdoor Seating
- Live Music
- Sports TV
- Family Friendly: Until 8pm
- Quiet
- Games: Darts, Pool
- Serves Food
- Real Ale
- Serves LocAle
- Function Room
- Disabled Access
- Accessible Restroom
- WiFi
- Good for Groups
- Separate Bar
- Smoking
- Accepts Credit Cards
- Accepts Debit Cards
- Accepts NFC
Opening times
- Monday
- 12:00 – 11:00 PM
- Tuesday
- 12:00 – 11:00 PM
- Wednesday
- 12:00 – 11:00 PM
- Thursday
- 12:00 – 11:00 PM
- Friday
- 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM
- Saturday
- 10:30 AM – 12:00 AM
- Sunday
- 12:00 PM – 12:00 AM
As listed in January 2025. Hours change, and bank holidays differ: check with the pub.
Good to know
- Price
- 2 out of 4 (Google’s price level)
- Phone
- 020 8546 4236
Google rating and reviews
4.4out of 5 on Google, from 214 ratings
5 out of 5Simon Hewitton Google, December 2024
Like walking back into the 1970s. But in a good way. Had a couple of pints here with mates last night. The beer selection was a bit bizarre, with lots of porters and stout, but I was quite happy with a pale from Exeter Brewery. The team are super friendly and having left a bag behind, I was amazed when someone not only picked up the phone at 1045, but said they'd found it. The decor is like something from Minder in the early 80s. Terrible lighting in parts but there are areas that are more dimly illuminated. Probably a good thing! There's also a pool table and a couple of darts boards…
5 out of 5Joseph Baileyon Google, January 2025
I have known this pub and its landlord for many years, although I don't live in Kingston. I went for the New Year's Eve celebrations 2024 and to take part in the Karaoke. Just wonderful on all levels. Topped by seeing the Landlord Rick and his Missis in their element. Wise friend and great landlord Rick runs the best pub in the area bar none.
5 out of 5Mark Blakewayon Google, March 2022
This pub is a real understated gem. Took me 4 years of being in the area to finally discover it on account of the pub history book I'd bought, and you wonder why you'd never been before. My first visit was on a sunny afternoon a little while ago, able to dabble in the SEVEN real ales they had on tap and wash down arguably the best pub snack going in the form of mini poppadoms in a bag with tiny mango chutney. But on the bar, was Heineken 0.0. A permanent offering, and a mental note was made. Roll on Dry January, and a dreary day lead me back here in the hope of a pint of it to scratch that…
5 out of 5Patricia Williamson Google, September 2024
Great pub, good choice of beers and sprints . Lovely pub garden with beach huts as extra seating, very quirky.
4 out of 5Roger Stockeron Google, March 2024
Nice, friendly back street pub in Kingston. Good selection of ales, many local.
Rating and reviews are from Google Maps, as they stood in January 2025. See the latest on Google Maps.