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Thatched Inn

Thatched Inn

(2 reviews)

££

With its beautiful roof of Norfolk reeds and oak beams, this pub really is a charming place to head…read morefor a nice long lunch on a warm day. There's a huge garden to accommodate large groups and there's plenty of room inside the place too. The staff and owners are really friendly and can't do enough to make you feel welcome. Food wise, I can't recommend the steaks enough here. They source the meat locally and you can tell the difference in the flavour. The Sirloins are fantastic and the chef really knows how to cook it to order (you'd be surprised how many don't. Perfect place to head to on a sunny Sunday afternoon.

The Thatched Inn will always hold a little place in my heart. Aside from the great impression it…read moremakes on pulling into the car park, due to the exceptionally maintained thatched roof, it is the 'pubiness' that makes it a winner. Located on the fringes of Hassocks and overlooking a beautiful stretch of Sussex countryside (great for a post Sunday roast walk to preserve the waistline!), the pub has the advantage of space that Brighton establishments sometimes lack. You would be hard pressed not to find a parking space and the same applies to seating within. The pub provides a cozy bar including a pool table if you fancy stopping by for a swift pint, the 'Keymer' bar for a more relaxed beverage and a large, yet homely dining area if you have come to eat. I will come back to the food in a minute. In the summer, the expansive secluded garden is perfect for children to bomb about, or for those summer nights when the weather is pleasant (of course, a bit hit and miss in this country!). The menu is wide ranging (check the website for a current list of dishes) and offers traditional, quality pub food. A lot of the produce is locally sourced and cooked to order. Sometimes this does mean that you wait a little longer for your meal, but the wait is worth it in such a nice environment. This is a great pub to consider for a Sunday roast, especially if you live in Brighton and have access to a car. They will happily take bookings and also cater for private parties in the dining area. I would have liked to see a wider range of ales on tap, but they do try and keep a local brew or two in rotation. Aside from that, expect your regular range of alcoholic tipples on offer. Many moons ago, in my youth we used to walk to the Thatched from Burgess Hill for our Friday drinking sessions and I would still make that walk! I guess the one negative is the location if you are without transport, but if you do make the pilgrimage from the station, I believe you will be glad that you did.

Crown & Anchor

Crown & Anchor

(4 reviews)

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Nice enough pub close to Preston Park, with a few TV screens showing Sky Sports. It's on the edge…read moreof 'Preston Village', a small settlement of a few flint-walled cottages now completely engulfed by suburbia, and on the main A23 road into Brighton. The pub itself is spacious, and decorated in that modern style which is fast becoming ubiquitous, of flecked carpet, dark wooden furniture and maroon walls: so not especially atmospheric or interesting, but comfortable enough (and, to be fair, all spotlessly clean - including the Gents' loos). The high point was the real ale selection: Harvey's Sussex Bitter, Hop Back's Summer Lightning, and King & Barnes Sussex Bitter, all well kept. It's quiet at week-ends, but gets busier in the evenings (and very busy for key sporting events, especially if Brighton and Hove Albion FC are playing at home, as the stadium is not far away). Service is friendly and efficient, and prices are pretty reasonable for Brighton. So, not a pub you'd go out of the way for, but fine to pop in, if you are in the area.

The Crown and Anchor is located right at the bottom of Preston Drove on the main A23 road in. Its a…read morereal down to earth pub with staff of equal qualities. It does get extremely busy on football match days (I'm assuming this will change when Falmer is built) but otherwise its a very tranquil place to enjoy a well poured pint and some nice pub grub. There's a car park around the back which a lot of people don't notice, just turn immediately right past the pub and its tucked around the corner. The pub has plenty of space and large TVs for watching sport and also a nice new pool table that you can play during half time. There's a fantastic selection of real ales on the bar and one of my favourite ciders - Weston's Traditional Scrumpy. Enjoy it with their lovely bangers and mash! The Pub also offers B&B rooms above but prices vary due to the time of year and amount of people etc. I'm sure its a lot cheaper and more relaxing than staying in the center of town though. The number 5 bus goes just over the road and can drop you directly into the middle of town in no time.

The Cleveland Arms - Lovely fire place

The Cleveland Arms

(4 reviews)

£££

Don't you just love a Sunday roast? I do, so off to the award winning Sunday Roasts, family run…read morepub, that is the Cleveland Arms. ⁣ Homemade and locally sourced, the Sunday roast beef accompanied with pumpkin, parsnips, potatoes, carrots and sprouts covered in a cheese sauce, was topped with a massive Yorkshire pudding, all tasting totally divine! ⁣ ⁣ We followed this with a Boozy Sticky Toffee Pudding with salted caramel and vanilla ice cream. I have never tasted a sticky toffee pudding so light. It was definitely extremely more-ish.⁣ ⁣ All enjoyed by the roaring real log fire!⁣ ⁣

The Cleveland is a great little local pub that, despite its relatively posh neighbourhood, has a…read morenice working class feel with none of the gastropub makeover that alot of pubs in this area have undergone. It has one main room with about twenty tables and benches so it has a little bit of fishbowl atmosphere-everyone looking at everyone and eavesdropping- but that's quite nice and neighbourly! The bar staff are very friendly and the prices are reasonable. In the winter they have a small wood fire in one corner that makes a certain table the best spot in the house! They serve really decent pub meals that actually do have a touch of the gastropub- fresh pasta, homemade pie, fresh fish... but at very good prices. There is a back room that you can sit and eat it and that has a tv although it is not really a sport pub. On sunny days there is a terrace overlooking Blaker's Park- very lovely on a warm day with a pint!

Plough Inn - Front of the The Plough, Pyecombe

Plough Inn

(8 reviews)

££

Pyecombe itself is a very attractive village, and as other reviewers have said, when you see a sign…read moreto the 'Plough Inn', expectations run high. I stopped off recently on a walk across the Downs. Unfortunately, close up it's a little less attractive: the frontage is completely taken up by car parking, and the view from the front is dominated by the BP Service Station and the noise of the motorway-like A23. The interior has also been thoroughly modernised so that, while there is still lots of wood, it's clean and tidy rather than atmospheric. Better are the large modern conservatory at the back and the beer garden, although the traffic noise is still clearly audible outside. It's also more of a restaurant with pub frontage than a pub: there's an Italian restaurant and most of the staff are Italian. Granted, they are cheerful and helpful, but it doesn't feel much like a pub. They have three real ales on tap, including Harvey's Sussex Best Bitter, but the pint of 'Brighton Rock' I had was cloudy and on the turn. Worst for me - though I realise this is rather specific - I was hoping to catch a bus into Brighton. After a long conversation with the barman, I was confidently directed to the wrong bus stop, and had to watch the last bus of the day sail past on the main road...

We'd driven past the Plough millions of times and always said 'we must pop in there some time' and…read moretwo weeks ago we did. Its a really lovely, friendly place to eat and drink. The staff can't do enough to help you and the locals add to the ambiance too (there's not that many of them in there though). We sat in the conservatory area which was fantastic as you get a wonderful view of the South Downs. We both had pizzas which were huge and were really nice. I went for the classic pepperoni and it was a bit more spicy than your average one from Dominos. The roads into Brighton can get quite blocked up in the summer weekends so I'd advise you to pull off at Pycombe, have some nice food and a few beers and wait until the traffic dies down.

Longman - pubs - Updated May 2026

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