New micropub set to open in Eltham
A proposed pub in Eltham has seen an application for a license approved by Greenwich Council.
A meeting last week agreed to the application enabling the Last Drop Inn to open at 279 Eltham High Street, which is at the very far end of the town centre.
Alcohol sales are permitted from Monday to Sunday between 11am and 11pm. However it may not open for that entire time: “Opening hours of The Last Drop Inn would not consist of 12 hours. Although our license, if granted, would permit opening times of 1100-2300hrs we would aim to reduce those hours to make them more suitable and appropriate for both staff and customers.”
The unit in question was recently a shop for mobility aids.
Local pubs
The new venture isn’t too far from the Long Pond on Westmount Road. Another smaller outlet in a former shop is the Berry and Barrel on Well Hall Parade.
In recent years Eltham also saw the Rusty Bucket open up near a former ‘spoons. In somewhat of a reversal to that seen in many areas, independent outlets have grown in Eltham whilst the old Wetherspoon shut.
When the nationwide chain left it was taken over for a while by another operator but closed in September 2025.
Other pubs in town include Eltham GPO. Formerly an Antic venture its now operated by Portobello brewery. Close to that is the Park Tavern in a gorgeous building.
The Rising Sun on the High Street has also recently reopened after a closure while being refurbished. And to round out the areas pubs, Craft union operate the White Hart to the west of the High Street with Draughts located close by.
The licensee of the Last Drop is the former proprietor of the mobility aid shop. He told the Licensing Committee that he had lost trade to internet shopping during Covid and had failed to win it back, thus prompting the decision to plough a new furrow. Well done to him.