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The Holly Blue

5.0 (3 reviews)
Closed 11:00 am - 11:00 pm

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Royal Oak & Castle - Well Kept Real Ales, Cider and Lagers

Royal Oak & Castle

4.0(5 reviews)
2.2 mi
££

Very good traditional pub next to Pevensey Castle, all in all the best pub in "town". A fair share…read moreof regional cask ales on offer, with a pleasant interior, and an elaborate, picturesque beer garden on the side. Nice staff, too. Perfect place to drop by after a visit to the castle, it opens at noon. Higher standard food than usual, too. It's right next to the castle, can't miss it. If you have a few hours to kill in Pevensey Bay (the castle and pub are a 10 minute walk from the station), especially if you arrive by train and can't leave until the middle of the afternoon (there are only four trains in either direction between Hastings and Brighton a day, two in the morning, two in the afternoon). What better excuse to kill a few pints?

This country pub sits just a few yards from Pevensey Castle, William the Conqueror's first stop on…read morehis way to the throne. The pub is large with a nice bar at the entrance that was well attended by the locals the night we were there. There is a large dining area further in, which also looked to be very popular. The pub food we enjoyed with our drinks was excellent. The staff were very nice and eager to be sure we had all we wanted. The bar, at least, is very dog friendly. At least 3 locals brought theirs in with them. The staff knew 2 of them by name. They also have a very nice looking "beer garden" in the side yard. On a warm, sunny day it would be perfect for enjoying a pint of one of their beer on tap!

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Royal Oak & Castle - Camembert...the wine and cheese tour continues

Camembert...the wine and cheese tour continues

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Royal Oak & Castle - More outdoor tables in the front outdoor area

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More outdoor tables in the front outdoor area

Smugglers Inn - www.smugglerspevensey.co.uk

Smugglers Inn

2.5(4 reviews)
2.2 mi
££

So....... 2 weeks ago exactly we (Grace and Danger) played at The Smugglers Inn in Pevensey…read more Just to set the scene briefly, we had brought about 10-12 people to this pub. Being the bank Holiday weekend, most decent establishments should be busy regardless. For those who don't know the venue, it's not the biggest pub but you get 30 people in there or so it would seem full. More or less every table had people on it, bar maybe 1 or 2. Those that were there when we loaded in all stayed, we have definitely played to less people in the 6 years nearly that we've been going. The 'man' in question is the landlady's husband and had been drinking all night, he stopped us playing in the middle of our second set, which to start off with is just plain rude anyway but then the following ensues. We happened to be filming the gig and it luckily picked all this up. We want to let musicians and gig goers alike know how both the landlady and her 'delightful and well mannered' husband treat musicians and bands who take the time do them a service. The last couple of years have been hard enough for musicians and shit like this does not help. We've never witnessed this before in the decade that the musicians individually have been gigging on the circuit. It's also worth mentioning despite having in writing that they would pay us a certain amount they underpaid us and are completely in breach of contract. We want to thank the customers that took the time to come see us outside and thank us for what we did and that were also in total disbelief at what had happened.

Historic oak beamed pub with welcoming landlord and landlady. Great in the summer for families with…read morelarge beer garden offering a great range of good food and will even do a childrens portion off the main menu, in the evening chat to locals or listen to various live music most weekends, or have a game of pool or darts. Sure of a warm welcome whether your are 2 or 102!

The Holly Blue - pubs - Updated May 2026

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