You can’t miss The Sun. Bright yellow with smokers spilling out of every orifice, the music will deafen you as you step in.

This is a proper pub with everything you could expect from a rough and ready local watering hole.

And while I’m on the subject, judging by their rear ends, there were a number of builders in the bar – and that was just the women, though the merry fellow in the orange T shirt gave them a run for their money.

As you’d expect both pool and darts are on offer and judging by the trophy cabinet there must be a few decent players around.

The track suit is definitely the clothing of choice, with light grey very much the in colour. The heavily tattooed guy with an eyebrow ring was obviously expecting a hot night as he’d chosen shorts.

Having bought the drinks, a pint of Doombar, a large glass of white and a Coke for the lad, as well as a packet of crisps I was amazed to be charged just £7.40. Now that’s what I call real value. Posters on each wall proudly boast about the cheap prices and they’re not wrong. I can’t believe you’ll find a cheaper pub anywhere in Shopperland.

At this point, the screeching from the blond perched on a bar stool forced me out into the garden. Skidding across the decking, the pub garden doesn’t look too bad and The Sun might be fairly pleasant in the sunshine. But if you do take the kids I might warn them about the mural on the garden wall, there are few very scary characters.

There is a weekly meat raffle on offer and the pinboard even has an invitation to ‘Meet the meat man Gary’.

At this point a line of six loud women in a row called upon the services of a hero to stand on a stool and switch on the ceiling fan – I assume this was the landlord.

All in all this was a fascinating insight into what I can only assume is a typical Friday evening at The Sun. They say you should try everything once, well now I have so I’ll just tick this one off the list.

The Sun, Swanscombe Street, Swanscombe

Decor: ** (bright outside, less bright inside)

Drink: *** (a fair offering)

Price: ***** (cheap, cheap, cheap)

Atmosphere: *** (loud and slightly foreboding)

Staff: *** (capable enough)