A MAN is facing trial after allegedly taking a loaded airgun into the Nags Head pub in Welling.

Bradley Tennett, 49, of Clive Road, Belvedere, pleaded not guilty to the charge at Bexley Magistrates' Court on Friday (Jan 31).

The charge states that the .177-inch-calibre airgun is designed to resemble a Czech self-loading pistol.

Tennett will next appear at Bexley Magistrates' Court on April 3.