The White Horse
📍 0.6 miles from Selhurst Park
About this Pub
Why it's great for Matchdays
Handy pre-match stop close to Selhurst Park and Selhurst station. The pub shows Sky Sports and TNT Sports across multiple screens, so you can catch early and late kick-offs around a Palace game. Football Ground Guide lists The White Horse among pubs suitable for away fans, while CAMRA notes it welcomes Crystal Palace supporters on matchdays—so expect a mixed crowd on busy fixtures. A large beer garden provides overflow space when it’s heaving before and after games.
Recent Fan Reviews
Nice pub to have a beer after a Cristal Palace match.
🚇 Selhurst 🍺 £6.00 Madri A Lovely South London Local Popular With Palace Fans. The White Horse is located in Selhurst close to Selhurst Park the home of Crystal Palace Football Club. The nearest station is Selhurst, it’s a five minute walk to get here. This pub was built in the 1930’s and has had a few monikers over the years. It has been called The Holmesdale, The Kilkenny Tavern and reverted back to The White Horse in 2022. This is a good size one bar pub that is set out in a ‘L’ shape. Most of the original decor is long gone with the exception of the Tudor beams and counter that frame the centrally located servery. The decor here is simple and functional with pale panelled walls, traditional furniture and a wooden floor running throughout. Just opposite the servery is a raised section which has a fish tank, other key features include a wood burner, two dartboards, a pool table and a Jukebox. At the rear of the pub is a large beer garden complete with covered patio area. The beer selection was solid and included two cask ales. I decided on a Madri, my pint was great, price point was average. This is a wet-led pub that doesn’t serve food. I arrived bang on 12pm on a mild Saturday lunchtime in January. I was first one in the door and received a warm welcome by a lovely member of staff. Not long after a couple of regulars came in who were friendly and chatty. This pub loves its sport and was showing the Horse Racing and Golf on mute on two of the four large screens. The soundtrack was soulful tunes which set a nice backdrop. The pub has lots on to engage the local community. There are Live Music and Karaoke nights, a Darts Team, Pool competitions plus live Premier League. Visiting The White Horse was an excellent experience, this is a proper locals pub that serves the community well. Due to its proximity to Selhurst Park, the pub gets very busy on match days when Palace are playing at home. If you’re ever in this part of town, I would definitely recommend a visit. ℹ️ Info correct on visiting 13.01.24
Good neighbourhood pub, decent prices and nice people! Always worth a visit!
Lovely pub. The thing that really struck me was the loos. They *sparkle*. The landlord/lady clearly cares about this place. It feels *nice* to be in. So, it's clearly a sports pub - very close to Selhurst Park - but it's not a typical sports pub. Sure, you can buy Fosters, Carling, Guinness or Strongbow if you want (or Coors if you hate beer and life itself) but also Inchs cider, Camden (Helles and Pale), Madri, Moretti, Staropramen and two real ales. Today it's Doom Bar and Harvey's Sussex Best. The Best is an excellent beer, in excellent condition. Pool table, darts, wood burner, big beer garden out back. Even a (digital) Jukebox. If you want to watch football it's great. If you want a pint it's very good. If about 20 of you want to hang out in the beer garden it's perfect. "Families welcome" it says, and they clearly mean it. A proper pub, but shows that "proper" doesn't have to mean gritty or grotty.
Great little pub with a nice friendly atmosphere