Hermits Cave

About

Pubs

Price Range : Under $10 (££)

  • star
    Yelp rating
    4 stars

Location

Adress: 28 Camberwell Church Street Camberwell, London, SE5 8QU

Phone: +44 20 7703 3188

Work Hours

Mon 11:00 am-12:00 am
Tue 11:00 am-12:00 am
Wed 11:00 am-12:00 am
Thu 11:00 am-12:00 am
Fri 11:00 am-12:00 am
Sat 11:00 am-12:00 am
Sun 11:00 am-11:00 pm

Business info

  • group
    Good for Groups
    Yes
  • local_bar
    Alcohol
    Full Bar
  • transit_enterexit
    Outdoor Seating
    Yes
  • tv
    Has TV
    Yes

Reviews

  • Qype User (coldwa…)

    star star star star star_border 13 June 2026

    Coming into Camberwell, you notice alot has changed along the high street. Of course there are still chicken shops and offys, but one thing you notice is that more and more pubs are refurbishing and converting and becoming extremely nice places to get food or drink. The Hermits Cave is one of these.

    The bar has a good selection of beers and ales and curves around the shape of the room, mimicking the outside corner of Camberwell Church Street. The pub itself is quite small but cosy and relaxed.

    If you're visiting Camberwell then chill here with a friend over a beer, or if you've just moved into the area, make this your local.

  • Qype User (KatBro…)

    star star star star_border star_border 9 June 2026

    Despite lots of my friends waxing lyrical about the Hermits, I've always been put off from going in by the fact you can't see in through the windows and its general air of This is our pub, please go away.
    That said, come the summer it sells slushy cider  a half-pint of Westons with enough ice shavings in it to turn it into a boozey Slush Puppie. I'd meant to try this for ages, and it was absolutely delicious. I'm sure I've had Westons before, but for some reason this one tasted almost exactly like balsamic vinegar (which I love, but was slightly unexpected).
    It's a nice, airy pub with plenty of big cosy tables and places to squash into, but if I were going out, I'd still make a beeline to somewhere like the Stormbird or the Tiger first.

  • Daniel P.

    star star star star star_border 6 June 2026

    Good place for beers, ciders, whiskeys, etc. Hot fires, mixed crowd, sports on the telly, generally has people but not super overcrowded

  • Hannah S.

    star star star star star_border 24 May 2026

    Great place for a quite drink. Typical English pub with the regular clientèle holding up the bar. Decent selection of beers and guest ales. Good location and not heaving like the other pubs surrounding the green. No bells or whistles just a good old fashioned boozer.

  • Glen M.

    star star star star star_border 15 May 2026

    Proper old man pub that refuses to be gentrified. Slushy cider on a hot day.

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