The SAD END of the forgotten Tea Hut | London Stories

[@H8inLyfe]

THE TEA HUT IS BACK! Sometime soon we will visit & bare witness to the return of the monstrous ANIMAL BURGER!

[@DarrenJohn]

Very informative video - it was great to re-visit this place this week with a new premises I will try the animal burger on my next visit 👍

[@H8inLyfe]

Thank you for your kind words & taking the time to view my video. It's really appreciated. I have been enjoying your content a lot, it has been inspiring me to find the drive & time to create the content I've wanted to on here with all the equipment I've squirreled away. Haha Now options are opening up again it feels like a more enjoyable project to pursue after waiting soo long. Wish you well & enjoy your trip. Look forward to it. 👍🏻

[@gingerdeadman6589]

supposed to be opening today, as its my birthday i might take a ride up and see.

[@H8inLyfe]

Hello, It's open for hot drinks/basic menu according to Facebook until they get stock, fridges/freezers running etc. 🥳🥳🥳 I just found out this morning, great news for all. You have to treat yourself to a Birthday Animal Burger. It would be criminal not to. Haha Happy Birthday Mate, hope you enjoy your weekend & there's good weather for your ride out. 👍🏻

[@Jah-Know]

A good information video. As something I drove past on many occasions it would be a good thing if this could be brought back. However, it would have to remain on the same site as the previous one, as moving across the road would involve more risks of people crossing the busy road. By keeping it on the original site customers could park on the side road and safely walk to hut. 👍🏽👍🏽

[@H8inLyfe]

Yes indeed, there is a back road off the main A2 to the toilet block with bays for parking/pulling over. Current plans are for it to be set further back from original spot away from junction. Parking in Goffers Road was possibly going to be removed at one point. I believe this, the fact the owner would love to convert the block into a premises for his business & Greenwich Council wanted to sell it is why that is being pursued/dreamed of. Thanks for the comment & adding to the discussion. Stay well. 👍🏻

[@HellBlazer180]

I love this doc dude ❤ be amazing if you can make more 😌 very informative and defo worth a watch 😁

[@H8inLyfe]

Thanks man, the kids won't love this one. Haha memes will probably effect my channel now, there will be loses 🥲

[@lazer5582]

I first discovered the hut when i used to work for the funfair that pulled on the common,all the lads used to go there at night when the fair shut back,was back in the 80s,but i remember a converted mini van that served tea n hot dogs parked next to it.When i first started driving we used to go there regular.Its a special place for me,had no idea this had happened.

[@H8inLyfe]

Amazing share. Thanks for taking the time to comment. It just goes to show how long it's been going & what part it played in many people's lives/fond memories. Just to update you, it is back open in full swing, new hut but reduced hours. I still plan on revisiting soon to try the famous "Animal Burger" but have not made the journey just yet.

[@lazer5582]

@@H8inLyfe Do you know of the converted Mini van,it was there regularly i the 80s,late at night when the hut was shut,i,d never seen anything like it.Amazing he could produce so many burgers,hot dogs n tea from it.

[@H8inLyfe]

No, unfortunately that was before I was old enough, I was born in the 80's. I wish there were more images of the hut throughout the years for documentation as it's just one of those curiosities... I would have first visited the tea hut in the late '90s.

[@richardcummins5465]

Delightful video. Hope all eventually comes to fruition.

[@H8inLyfe]

Hi Richard, Thank you for your comment. Just to update you, the tea hut reopened in late August of 2021. They had a new modernised hut constructed, it was set down in the exact same location rather than being set further back from the road. I have yet to visit to produce a video of the famous "animal burger" but I have been past to check it out. It also now has reduced opening hours so is no longer a late night stop for cabbies, lorry drivers or late night drunken munchies.

[@lolawomble]

What a lovely film, thank you!

[@H8inLyfe]

Thank you for your kind words. Appreciate the comment.

[@lolawomble]

@@H8inLyfe just about to pitch for funding for a community project that would recognize this as a heritage location 😊

[@hideouslyugly]

The tea hut you show at the start, was on Blackheath in South London.Very popular with police and everyone wanting a bite to eat. It sadly was smashed into over 10 years ago by a car. They never rebuilt it. I think it was there from the 1920s.

[@TailsR1984]

Shocking accident... 😥

[@planningadvice1184]

I've known this tea but as a landmark since my early child hood. Having recovered from a brain injury and now taken early retirement, if any further planning issues arise , I'd be happy to help. It's part of my life having driven past it many times so if they need any help just let me know.

[@H8inLyfe]

Hello, If you happen to see this reply, the tea hut has now been replaced & reopened, in late August 2021. A brand new hut set a little further back from it's original spot. 😊 Thanks for commenting & offering help. 👍🏻

[@richardcummins5465]

Thanks for update. Good news .

[@jcnason1]

I,d often get an animal burger from there in the early nineties on the way home from work for £2.50, most expensive thing on the menu and worth every penny 😅

[@H8inLyfe]

Haha £2.50... what a bargain. Still, when I was in on the secret it was £5.00. Never a better penny spent as you said. 👍🏻

[@antzw]

enjoyed this

[@H8inLyfe]

Thank you, appreciated. I still need to do a "part 2" where I go revisit the site, now it's open & try the food etc. It's on the list. Have a good weekend 👍🏻