Barking and Dagenham pubs with beer gardens you could visit

According to the Met Office forecasts, temperatures will reach as high as 20 degrees celsius in the later half of the week. 

Here are five boozers with gardens that you could visit:

The Matapan

The Matapan in Green Lane, previously known as The Becontree, has a fresh pub garden to offer customers after undergoing a refurbishment last year. 

On June 30 the pub was temporarily closed whilst work got underway, reopening on July 18. 

The Matapan underwent work to both inside and outside (Image: Pictures55) The pub’s external grounds offer outdoor seating on round benches on a patio area. 

The Cherry Tree

Another pub with a beer garden available to customers is The Cherry Tree in Wood Lane. 

Features of this garden include a swing set for children, with the grounds a split between gravel and patio. 

Seating here includes a mix of round and rectangular benches, as well as covered booths cleverly named ‘The Cherry Tree huts’.

The Pipe Major

Located in Yew Tree Avenue, The Pipe Major is another option when you feel like sitting in a pub garden. 

Featuring a green grass lawn and parasols, it has been described by the pub in the past as one of its most attractive features. 

The pub has a large lawn with seating, as well as a play area for children (Image: The Pipe Major) Manager Kristina Brunt told this paper that it has “the classic pub garden vibe”, and last summer had to order more seating to facilitate customers in the garden. 

The pub is also dog friendly as of a recent change. 

The Spotted Dog

In Barking’s Longbridge Road, those in search of a pub garden can visit The Spotted Dog. 

The patio area is located to the rear of the venue, with a range of seating options including benches, chairs, a covered booth and a pergola. 

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The Acorn

With the new seating, the pub is said to be able to facilitate up to 200 people in its garden (Image: The Acorn) The Acorn, also in Longbridge Road, reopened in the summer of 2023 after undergoing a “thorough makeover”. 

The pub has advertised its outdoor area as a “terraced garden” where customers can enjoy a “peaceful drink”. 

Its revamped pub garden now features a wide range of seating, with outdoor sofas and chairs, wooden tables and stools and the classic pub benches with parasols.