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Best boozer in Sussex!
- Thread starter wigman
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Cheeky Monkey
Well-known member
- Jul 17, 2003
- 23,880
We don't want any of your oak beamed, real ale, beardy weirdy crap and a landlord who won't let you snort cocaine straight off the bar.
R. Slicker
Well-known member
- Jan 1, 2009
- 4,490
Is it The Fox at Bucks green?
Twinkle Toes
Growing old disgracefully
Is it The Sportsman your Lordship?? 
One of my favourites is The Swan at Falmer. No, really it is, I'm not just saying it to be controversial. The beer's good (Palmers, not my #1 choice but more than acceptable) and he does excellent and really cheap Thai food. Plus the landlord is actually one of the nicest and friendliest people you could wish to meet. It's got a nice 1970s atmosphere with almost 1970s prices. Plus one Saturday he opened up early just for me and my wife - what more could you ask?
POSKETT AT THE VALLEY
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ROSE AND CROWN WORTHING IN THE EARLY/MID 80'S.
Video duke boxes. Modern technology eh.
Those were the days.
Video duke boxes. Modern technology eh.
Those were the days.
chez
Johnny Byrne-The Greatest
Yep. I'm with you about the Grenadier, gotta be my favourite pub although there have been a few new faces which has caused a bit of an atmosphere at times.
Norman Potting
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Haven't been there for a couple of years but, assuming it is run by the same folks (their website suggests it is so they have been there for nearly 25yrs) , the Queens Head does want a lot of beating on many counts, good beer selection, good value food and fab. views.
Otherwise locally I like the Wheatsheaf at Jarvis Brook ('cos I like Harveys me).
jakarta
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Hadn't realised we were so far out in the sticks - still y'all come back now - my favourite boozer in Sussex as well!
Lord Bracknell
On fire
It's a good few years since I've been to The Box.
Good pub, but not at the top of my list.
Lewesian Seagull
Active member
Fair play to you Mr B.
Btw, had a top night on friday at the nicely-refurbished Walmer. Turned out it was some guy's 50th Birthaday Party, & they had The Long Tall Texans doin' a full set c/w interval! The place was rammed & a great time was had by all. Result!
That would have been my mate Mark then!! Glad you had a good evening.
Couldn't get there myself.raymondbriggs
New member
Selsey arms coolham takes some beating ,but even the best has faults.they keep stocking river ouse muck.
BensGrandad
New member
Do they still sell good ale and steaks, havent been here for a year or thereabouts.
jakarta
Well-known member
Best Option is to head past it towards Storrington, take the first junction right, then the first junction left and pull into the Five Bells in Smock Alley a mile or so on the the right.
Five Real Ales always on including a Mild and a Strong Ale, lager pumps discreetly hidden, good food, a real fireplace and eccentric locals, including it would appear a few West Sussex NSCers - although I haven't seen any banjo players for a while....
Spider
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- Sep 15, 2007
- 3,614
Another shout for the Stand Up Inn in Lindfield. To be fair, it wins around this area at a canter as the choice of pubs around Haywards Heath is truly shocking. In HH there is The Burrell, The Heath or The Star (okay but not much character for somewhere so grubby!). Lindfield has The Red Lion (Dread Lion), The Bent Arms (no one there past lunchtime), The White Horse and The Witch (okay but more of a restaurant now). So, even if the Stand Up wasn't a magnificent boozer (which it is) it would still be the discerning drinker's pub of choice at a canter.
Durlston
"You plonker, Rodney!"
The Red Lion serves one of the cheapest pints you'll find anywhere-around £2.50 and the landlord is a top guy even though he's a Leicester fan! It's probably the most lairy pub in Lindfield but it's no big deal.Never seen any fights in there.Safe for a civilised Saturday night.
I've heard many good things about it - and it's through to the last four of the UK's Pub of the Year so it must have a lot of people raving about it. It's in the middle of nowhere though, it will be a bit of a hike to see it.
There are loads of good pubs around Sussex, it's easier to think of good ones than bad ones. Some of my favourites have already got a shout (Gray's, Great Eastern, Basketmakers). I'm with Brovion on the Swan at Falmer too - decent beer and the Thai scran is top notch. Country pubs that I've loved are the Trevor Arms at Glynde and the Griffin at Fletching (although that's more a restaurant than a pub).
But if I had to plump for one, I'd go for the John Harvey in Lewes. Top quality beer, really friendly bar staff, terrific atmosphere - it's overtaken the Lewes Arms as my place to drink in Lewes.
