Roughest Pubs in Brighton

[GloryDays]

What was the one along from the Uncle Sams in Patcham... was it the Schooner? Jesus what a shit-pit, sorta place they'd be mopping up blood and teeth come closing time.

The Snipe. Violent name as well. Suited the reputation.

Edit : I see this has been suitably covered.

 

[GloryDays]

The Franklin
The Wellington
The Bugle
The Victory
The Railway Bell
Grand Central
The Albion
The Market
The Montpelier

This is easy!

What's the name of that one down Queens Road that on a match day has Brighton fans who think they're tough and watch Tottenham games?

 

[Barry Izbak]

What's the name of that one down Queens Road that on a match day has Brighton fans who think they're tough and watch Tottenham games?

Royal Standard

 

[Blue3]

All going back a few years thinking about it I am talking 35 years the rough pubs then were:

King and Queen
Lewes Road Inn
The Bear bottom Bear road
The Battle of Trafalger Portslade
The Devils Dyke pub
The Hikers Rest

 

[seagurn]

What's the name of that one down Queens Road that on a match day has Brighton fans who think they're tough and watch Tottenham games?

Never seen a spurs fan in there and think its been closed down now .

 

[seagurn]

The Snipe. Violent name as well. Suited the reputation.

Edit : I see this has been suitably covered.

Snipe - a game bird lol

 

[The Birdman]

The Junction in Burgess Hill. My sister used to go in there because she was mates with all the loons and they used to have regular lock ins where the entertainment was provided by a bouncer swinging his chainsaw around.

The landlord fired his shotgun to break up a fight once.

 

[seagurn]

The landlord fired his shotgun to break up a fight once.

Was butch there lol

 

[GoldWithFalmer]

I know some people have asked if social clubs count but the roughest place I've been in was Alan Minter's dad's place in a basement on Waterloo Street circa 1985. It was called the Linden Club.

It was the only place you could get a drink in the afternoon before all day drinking came in. I was in there one night with the lass I was living with and a crazy women we knew asked us if we could look after her baby whilst she popped out for a packet of fags. It took us 3 days to find her after searching all the dives of Brighton before we found her again rat-arsed.

I was 22 and my girlfriend was only 18. We didn't know one end of a baby from another but had to learn quickly how to feed it and change its nappy.

The Abbey Hotel was rough then also. It was full of dossers and the only place you could get alcohol to carry out all night

31 years ago? makes the baby 30?-madness.....hope the baby made it,a funny story,also drenched with sadness and despair in all reality....

 

[Justice]

For me it has to be the Railway Bell near the station. Rough as hell, especially the clientel. Not too bad on a matchday as you get a few albion in there but go in there any other day and its grim!

On the other hand, as far as pubs round the station go I like the Battle of Trafalgar - decent boozer with decent ale!

Used to love the Bell back in the day on match days probably because I used to know everyone, respect to the few away fans who used to brave it.

 

[The Birdman]

I went in to the Hikers rest for drink after playing Basketball Agianst Sussex Uni. Felt safe as the basketball team were big lads however the window smashed and a guy walked in very embarressed and asked for his pool ball back. still don't know how he managed the shot
This was in the 70s

 

[Deleted User X18H]

The Newmarket used to be a bit tasty at times.

I went out with a friend of Pete and Pauline's daughter.

You ain't wrong there.

Mind you, all sorts of electrical items were for sale in the bogs.

 

[Deleted User X18H]

Not forgetting the Hikers.

i thought that had closed down?

Eight years on you might not be wrong

 

[Deleted User X18H]

the bar at Hotel du Vin. NAILS

Does anybody remember when it was the Berlin Bar. I was just 16 when I went in there but it had a bit of a dodgy atmosphere.

Henerkeys

 

[Deleted User X18H]

Do Peter and Pauline still run that ...........I used to go out with a friend of their daughters and she (the daughter) had a mouth like dog shit sandwhich

Oh dear!

 

[Miximate]

Does the Hungry Years count as a pub. Paid a couple of visits in the late 70s and would always keep my head down as felt it could kick off at any time (music was good though)

 

[BN9 BHA]

I remember The Whitehawk Inn fondly. The locals with tattoos, scars, broken teeth, dripping in gold, with Staffies on leads, swearing like troopers and spoiling for a fight. Some of the blokes looked tough as well

Ha, ha but joking aside having lived in Whitehawk this does describe some of the women

 

[Mackenzie]

The Battle of Waterloo in Rock Place, just off St James' Street was always a bit rough. The landlord had a huge boxer dog called Boocher, used to scare the shit out of me as a kid. The Stag was another rough old place. My grandad used to be the landlord of the Great Eastern on Eastern Road (near Brighton College), that place had a few characters!

 

[5ways]

Dodgiest one I remember was at the bottom of Ditchling Road up from the Druids pub. I think it's an estate agent now.

 

[joeinbrighton]

Dodgiest one I remember was at the bottom of Ditchling Road up from the Druids pub. I think it's an estate agent now.

That was called the Northern Tavern. Was a Shepherd Neame pub.