The Touchdown

chessington · **Posted:** Wed Jan 23, 2008 12:54 am

After watching the Arse - Spurs game tonight, I got speaking to a guy who turned out to be the captain of my local non-league team Kingstonian.

As always, I managed to get onto the subject of Hartlepool and he said that both his brother and sister lived in the town. He said he hadn't been up there for over 10 yrs but that he drank in a pub called the touchdown near the rugby club

although he was convinced it had since been pulled down.

Now I don't know all the drinking holes in the town, but I certainly haven't heard of the touchdown. The guy was pissed but was he taking the piss out of me as I must admit, I am a bit gullible!

Mr Irrelevant · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:25 pm **Posts:** 22635

I'll never forget, you called me a get, one night in the Touchdown.
I remember the night I fell in the shite just leaving Touchdown.

Aye it exists, on the corner of West View Road next to Central Estate.

http://www.ukpubfinder.com/pub/46894

katcha · **Posted:** Wed Jan 23, 2008 12:59 am

it is now a 'chinkies' i am led to believe - chip's neck of the woods, he'll tell you

Frank_Reid · **Joined:** Mon Sep 25, 2006 8:45 pm **Posts:** 473

NOT CALLED THE TOUCHDOWN NOW IT IS CALLED ... WAIT FOR IT........ "THE WOK".. I THINK.. HEEE HEE AND IT HAS A GREEN ROOF..

chessington · **Posted:** Wed Jan 23, 2008 1:10 am

cheers guys, was it as big a shit hole as he described it?

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37138

Pass it regular...we call it the Chinese Embassy with that roof. :laugh:

Mr Ripper · **Posted:** Wed Jan 23, 2008 9:54 am

offshorepoolie wrote:

If its that good I'll have a run over next time I'm home. Have any other bunker Dwellers sampled the dieights?

I don't care how good it is, it's in the wrong spot for me to give it a visit. I can't see the point in trailing a taxi all the way over there when it's easier to go into town (and the plenty of restaurants there) and there is no way I would park my car round there.

ANTHRAX · **Posted:** Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:09 am

The "WOK INN" is spot on

Partaken myself a few times clappp

Why cant you park your car round there?

Wont get pinched off the Remploy mob

Used to pop in the Touchdown as well, nice little boozer, and before it shut had the BEST sunday dinners in town by a hairy arsed mile!!!!!!

Times change, but sometimes it's best and more normal to have a pint in a spit and sawdust pub like the Touchdown, Brus, Woodcutter(?), than with the hoy palloy in the Tall Ships, White House, ET AL.

Just my opinion like thrilled

Mr Ripper · **Posted:** Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:11 am

ANTHRAX wrote:

Times change, but sometimes it's best and more normal to have a pint in a spit and sawdust pub like the Touchdown, Brus, Woodcutter(?), than with the hoy palloy in the Tall Ships, White House, ET AL.

Just my opinion like thrilled

I concur with that.

I normally drink in King Johns, The Clarendon, The Woodcutter, The Park or The Causeway.

The Shite House is THE worst pub in the town and full of pretentious arseholes. The Tall Ships will probably be the same.

Mister Ed · **Posted:** Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:15 am

ADG wrote:

Its next to the King George V playing fields. Not the King John.

Its now an eat all you can Chinese Buffet. It will be closed down within months.

we better get there quick, especially if theres a sale on!!!!!!

ptbap · **Posted:** Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:20 am

I walked round to the Tall Ships on Saturday night (it's now officially my local as I live up there). We walked it, saw how fookin busy it was then turned round and went home. It looked worse than town, six deep at the bar, couldn't get more than a few foot in the door.

I'll wait till the novelty factor wears off me thinks.

Now the Aldi arms, I like it in there, it's canny like, good food as well.

ANTHRAX · **Posted:** Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:48 am

ITS NOT A BUFFET

MUST BE TOO FAR AWAY FROM YOU, BEING OUTSIDE THE TOWN CENTRE banghead

VERY GOOD , AND ALWAYS A DECENT CROWD IN

"FACTS GET FIRST RIGHT YOUR", COME INTO IT SOMEWHERE

CHUUUUUUUUPMTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTLLLLLLLLLL

no6bus · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:55 pm **Posts:** 5095

ADG wrote:

Facts? This is the bunker for fooks sake. If you want facts read the Mail. :laugh:

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