[Other Sport] Bar Billiards

[Skuller]

Does anyone know of a pub with one of these? Played it a lot in the seventies. It’s a great game for beginners and experts alike with the chance of jeopardy always hanging over you. And it took up a quarter of the footprint of a pool table.

 

[Superphil]

Limeburners at Adversane/Billingshurst has one

 

[spongy]

Hassocks Hotel has one. In er, Hassocks.

 

[aberllefenni]

Hassocks Hotel has one. In er, Hassocks.

Duke of Wellington in Shoreham still has one I think.

 

[Bodian]

Bar Billiards in one thread, Subbuteo in another, and the old King Alfred in a further. You begin to think we're a bunch of old has-beens on here.

Anyone for shove-ha'penny?

 

[bhafc4eva]

Master Marnier - Brighton Marina
Caxton - Brighton Station
New Oak - Hollingbury
The Stag - Portslade old town
The Bevy Bevendean
Blue Anchor - Portslade
Moulescoomb Club

Still a league going on Wednesday in Brighton

 

[theboybilly]

Duke of Wellington in Shoreham still has one I think.

Still there

 

[jakarta]

Shepherd & Dog Fulking although it has been a few years since I went in there...

 

[brighton_dave]

Mate of mine lived over in Alfriston & they had a few older games over there. I was introduced to Toad in the Hole which I'd never heard if. I think that was in the olde smugglers. All a bit before my day, although I recall the days a 20 & 10 pence got you a game of pool.

 

[jakarta]

If you want to see how pros do it google Indoor League as hosted by Fiery Fred...

I'll sithee.

 

[Boroseagull]

Used to love playing bar billiards in the late 60's/early 70.s at The Wilmington - Patcham (my then local). Bet it or the pub aren't there anymore!

 

[Insel affe]

Bar Billiards great game, last time I played that was about 10 years ago in the Racecourse Pub on Elm Grove which has now been converted into flats for degenerates.

 

[Seagull on the Hill]

Used to love playing bar billiards in the late 60's/early 70.s at The Wilmington - Patcham (my then local). Bet it or the pub aren't there anymore!

The pub is still there, it's known as The Long Man of Wilmington.
Don't know if it's still got a bar billiards table.

 

[ROSM]

I found this map which is helpful when travelling the country

Bar Billiard tables UK20

Bar Billiard tables UK20 – Google My Maps

Created by the British Bar Billiards Forum. Areas can be temporarily greyed out from the map by unchecking the relevant box. Many of these tables will not be operational during the covid pandemic

goo.gl

 

[Nobby Cybergoat]

Master Marnier - Brighton Marina
Caxton - Brighton Station
New Oak - Hollingbury
The Stag - Portslade old town
The Bevy Bevendean
Blue Anchor - Portslade
Moulescoomb Club

Still a league going on Wednesday in Brighton

The Blue Anchor.

If ever you were going to reject a pub on name alone ...

If not you'd probably reject it on location

 

[HeaviestTed]

Bar Billiards in one thread, Subbuteo in another, and the old King Alfred in a further. You begin to think we're a bunch of old has-beens on here.

Anyone for shove-ha'penny?

It’s what happens when there hasn’t been a match for a day or two

 

[Tubby Mondays]

White horse in ditchling

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Try The Laughing Fish by Isfield station.

 

[Bakero]

Mate of mine lived over in Alfriston & they had a few older games over there. I was introduced to Toad in the Hole which I'd never heard if. I think that was in the olde smugglers. All a bit before my day, although I recall the days a 20 & 10 pence got you a game of pool.

I'm surprised you'd never heard of Toad in the Hole. Though thinking about it, it was always much bigger in Lewes pubs than in Brighton.

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

I'm surprised you'd never heard of Toad in the Hole. Though thinking about it, it was always much bigger in Lewes pubs than in Brighton.

As someone who has lived in West Sussex all my life, Toad is a game I only heard of when I started working in Lewes and which seems to be very much local to Lewes and the surrounding villages