The Door Hinge

Licence summary from On Licence, 27 September 2026

Premises: The Door Hinge
Address: 11 Welling High Street Welling Kent DA16 1TR
Licence: Premises licence, 19/03892/LAPRE
Status: In force (register: Issued)
Issued: 20 November 2019
Licensing authority: London Borough of Bexley
Food hygiene rating: 5 out of 5 (very good)

What the licence permits

Opening hours on the licence: Every day 12:00-23:30
Sale or Supply of Alcohol: Every day 12:00-23:00
Opening Hours (Non-standard): Permitted (hours not listed)

Licence conditions (13)

The CCTV system serving the premises shall: a) be maintained fully operational and in good working order at all times; b) make and retain clear images that include the points of sale of alcohol and facial images of the purchasers of the alcohol; c) show an accurate date and time that the images were made; d) All images shall be retained for a period of not less than 31 days and the original CCTV images, or a copy , shall be provided upon demand to any police officer, community support officer or authorised person; e) The original, or a copy, of CCTV images shall be provided in a format that can be viewed on readily available equipment without the need for specialist software; and f) No alcohol shall be sold if the CCTV equipment is inoperative for any reason.
The age verification scheme operated at the premises shall be Challenge
The premises shall operate in accordance with the "Challenge 25" scheme. This means that whilst alcohol may be sold to persons aged 18 years or over, any person who appears under 25 years of age shall be required to provide proof of age using an acceptable form of ID. The only forms of ID that may be accepted in respect of the sale of alcohol shall be a: a) proof of age card bearing the PASS hologram logo; b) passport; c) EU/UK photo driving licence; or d) other form of ID as agreed in writing by the Licensing Authority
Notices advertising that the premises operates a "Challenge 25" scheme shall be displayed in a clear and prominent position at the premises entrance(s)/and inside at the premises bar servery area.
A book, or other form of record, shall be kept in which the date, time and circumstances under which any challenge made in accordance with the "Challenge 25" scheme shall be recorded.
All staff whose responsibilities include the retail sale of alcohol shall receive training on induction and every 6 months thereafter a) the prevention of underage sales of alcohol which shall include: i. operation of the "Challenge 25" scheme; ii. types of acceptable ID; iii. method of recording challenges; iv. likely consequence of making an underage sale. b) refusing sales of alcohol to persons who appear to be drunk; c) proxy sales; d) the operation of the CCTV equipment; and e) Staff shall be provided with 'drug awareness training', and be briefed on the drugs policy applicable to the premises.
Such training shall be recorded a version of which must be kept in English and these records shall, on request, be made available to any police or community support officer or authorised person upon demand.
Staff shall be provided with 'drug awareness training', and be briefed on the drugs policy applicable to the premises.
The Premises Licence holder shall draw up and implement a premises specific drugs policy. The policy shall be reviewed as necessary but at least annually. A record shall be kept that a review of the policy has been made.
No alcohol shall be served to customers in bottles
No customers shall be permitted to take alcohol into the outside smoking area.
No children shall permitted on the premises after 20:00 hours.
Clear and legible notices shall be displayed at the exits advising customers to keep noise to a minimum and to be considerate to their neighbours.

Licensed hours are the most a premises may open or trade under its licence, not its actual opening times.

Compiled from London Borough of Bexley's public licensing register. The council's register is the authoritative record. https://onlicence.uk/premises/the-door-hinge-da16-c998f29f0e