THE PRINCE OF WALES, LONDON SE11 Tom Ough, commissioning editor

Brewery will help lubricate a long sunny afternoon in the extensive beer garden (or, rather, beer beach), which overlooks the famous oyster beds. thepubonthebeach.co.uk

Whereas beer gardens – pah! – are for sunburnt rosbifs, sophisticated drinkers may prefer to wash down their pint with some pétanque at a convenient boozer-cumboulodrome. Cleaver Square, cleverly hidden away from the A2 in south London, is dusty, shady and (largely) Georgian, which, as the mercury tentatively rises, makes it an idyllic place to toss a boule or two. The Prince of Wales, a charming pub in the square’s corner, will let you borrow a set for £1. princeofwaleskennington. co.uk