The story goes that in 1620, local resident and sea captain Christopher Jones was recruited by some dissenters, who boarded his ship the Mayflower alongside this pub (then it was the Shippe; the current building is from the 1700s) to set sail to Southampton and thence to the New World. It’s hard to imagine, and otherwise it’s a fairly traditional pub (oak beams, wood paneling) with real ales and a fire. Its extension dock over the Thames is a worthy place to raise a pint and survey your personal slice of the river on a summer day or for its popular Sunday roast (reserve ahead for that). Would the Pilgrims have called it a sin? Surely, but they were no fun.