[Sussex] Closed pubs of Sussex

[Weststander]

Heard today that The Roebuck in Laughton has closed.
I don't know if it is Covid related, or for another reason.

New housing by any chance?

 

[A mex eyecan]

New housing by any chance?

that’s a good idea, build a few more houses and they can boost the sales at the local pub��

 

[Weststander]

that’s a good idea, build a few more houses and they can boost the sales at the local pub��

Turning all villages into dormitory settlements, with no shops or pubs, instead just homes.

 

[A mex eyecan]

Turning all villages into dormitory settlements, with no shops or pubs, instead just homes.

sad isn’t it.

rip the soul out, but feck it, some developer will pocket a good few grand and then go looking for the next opportunity

 

[Yes Chef]

Worked there one Christmas. No locals, only parties in the function room both lunchtime and evenings. Made a killing. Paid coach drivers to stop off on the way down and back to Eastbourne. Little old ladies paid over the top for 'home brewed' bottles of cider and mead not knowing I'd spent all morning taking the Merrydown labels off the bottles.
I learnt a lot from the landlord. For instance, all you can drink cabaret parties. Arrive at pub but landlord not available with tickets so have to buy first drink. Landlord arrives with tickets but only time to get one free drink as food is served. After food time for one drink as cabaret starts and no moving permitted. After cabaret time for one drink before last orders. Then bar reopens but all cash sales.

That landlord sounds like a wanker

 

[Tom Bombadil]

Heard today that The Roebuck in Laughton has closed.
I don't know if it is Covid related, or for another reason.

I think that was run by the same people that have the Snowdrop at Lewes

 

[Weststander]

sad isn’t it.

rip the soul out, but feck it, some developer will pocket a good few grand and then go looking for the next opportunity

Yep.

Within reason I’m normally all for new homes, but villages stripped of all focal points, lose their heart.

 

[Papak]

The Golden Cross in ,er, Golden Cross is looking rather forlorn. Not sure how long it has been closed.
The pub in Ripe, ( can’t remember what it was called) is now houses.
The Rose Cottage Inn in Alciston has closed again.

The Golden Cross has been housing for quite a while now.

Look at the bins:

https://www.google.com/maps/@50.891...4!1spEAYw8901UFyEePh6Vwomw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

 

[sams dad]

The Black Duck at Warbleton has closed.
It has been struggling for a while, but Covid restrictions were the final straw.
Another country pub lost.

 

[southstandandy]

Red Lion in Shoreham has closed too

 

[Lyndhurst 14]

Red Lion in Shoreham has closed too

That's bad news - when did it shut ?

 

[LamieRobertson]

That's bad news - when did it shut ?

It’s never reopened after the ‘lockdown’

 

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

The Black Duck at Warbleton has closed.
It has been struggling for a while, but Covid restrictions were the final straw.
Another country pub lost.

Damn good pub and excellent food, real shame.

 

[Deanbha]

Crabtree in Shoreham is still closed.

 

[Springal]

Red Lion in Shoreham has closed too

That is a shame, their Easter beer festival had become an annual event for a group of us. Hope it manages to find new owners

 

[LamieRobertson]

Red Lion in Shoreham has closed too

Have you heard that is official now....I know it’s not reopened ..but also there are no signs on the door to say anything apart from the menu..and I’ve not seen anything in the Herald

 

[Lenny Rider]

Has the Horns Lodge at Chailey reopened?

A former colleague had it for a bit, but he was to the licence trade what Greg Stanley was to flower arranging.

 

[Fignon's Ponytail]

Someone at work mentioned the Telscombe Tavern on the A259 isn't re-opening its doors. Havent seen anything official though.

 

[Lyndhurst 14]

It’s never reopened after the ‘lockdown’

It was a great pub. Used to do it as part of the Shoreham pub crawl when I lived in the UK, along with the Buckingham Arms, Lazy Toad (Piston Broke) and the Welly when Roy Chuter was the landlord. Think the Red Lion may have been on the Camra Ale Trail back in the day

 

[zefarelly]

It’s never reopened after the ‘lockdown’

It wasn't shut by H&S then ?