All stand for the Prince of Wales: Pub Crawl for AFC Wimbledon

Last updated : 29 December 2011 By exiledessexboy

AFC Wimbledon fans and players celebrate promotion to the Conference South at the end of 2007–08, not trying to get into the club bar, or maybe they are!
 
Which leads us to......Club Bars
 
www.footballgroundguide.com tells us, and I'm grateful for a lot of the info here, (even my friends at ciderspace haven't been to this ground yet!), there are two large bars located inside the main Paul Strank Stand.
 
'Away supporters are generally welcome to frequent the bars, however for the bigger games, and/or when it is all ticket, (of which this is, crikey, we're a big game), the bars are reserved for home fans only'; but if you arrive by coach it might be worth a try if not wearing colours.
 

Prince of Wales 

Prince of Wales; 279 Kingston Road, New Malden, Surrey, KT3 3SN.

Located on Kingston Road between New Malden and the ground, they certainly offer food as this review tells us; 'I had the delightful mixed forest mushroom fricassee while my other half Penelope enjoyed the Salmon and Roasted artichokes in hollandaise sauce.'

Not sure how many Shrimpers will be trying the Salmon & Roasted  artichokes but hopefully they have some decent beer on offer as well! 

 

DUKE OF WELLINGTON, NEW MALDEN

Duke of Wellington; 171 Kingston Road, New Malden, Surrey, KT3 3SS.

A little further back from the good Prince, if your lucky they may have the karaoke machine on, before and after the game!

Seems popular with the locals and worth a try, again as it's a short walk to the ground, or if it's rubbish you will pass the Prince of Wales on the way! 

 

Football ground guide again; 'Otherwise, you can drink in Kingston or New Malden town centres and get a bus to the ground (or a long walk!). The 131 bus passes the ground and goes through both town centres. If in Kingston, catch a bus heading to Tooting Broadway; if in New Malden, catch a bus heading to Kingston.

Also near to the ground on Cambridge Road going towards Kingston, is the Blue Bar at the Sir Robert Peel Pub. This pub features strippers of the £1 coin in the glass variety.'

Blimey!

Pubs in Kingston: http://kingstonpubguide.blogspot.com/

Away from the ground: www.londontown.com

Good luck; and keep some room for the serious stuff after the game in the evening!

Happy New Years' Eve!

Map of Kingsmeadow location

(Thanks to www.afcwimbledon.co.uk for the above map and www.beerintheevening.com and Facebook for the photos)