Traditional community local, with smart bar area, and a patio and seating out front. Closest pub to London Irish Amateur RFC's Hazelwood training ground, and five minutes' walk from the Thames towpath. Usually two real ales on. Refurbishment work ongoing in kitchen, and a wood panelled room to the side has been extensively refurbished. Nearby Hawke House was home of the 18th-century seafarer who gave the pub its name.