The Lord Nelson Inn, Brighton

A great multi level multi roomed traditional pub serving superb Harveys ales. this pub has been a long time favourite and is handy for Brighton station.

The front of this pub is quite compact and it is split with the public bar on the left hand side and a carpeted lounge bar on the right that leads to a larger seating area at the rear and beer garden out the back. It was pretty busy when I visited on Monday at lunchtime and most of the customers seemed to be ordering the sandwiches which I regretted not buying as they looked really nice. I had to wait a while to be served, but the governor was very polite when he got to me and the Harveys Best was as good as it gets – I’m not its biggest fan though. I counted eight hand pumps which were mainly drawing Harveys products, but Thatchers Heritage cider and Addlestones were also available. There were also a few draught products including another Thatchers in the form of Gold. This place doesn’t look like there has been much change for many a year and the walls are adorned with old theatre posters and pictures. There were some advertisements for live jazz and folk music nights which aren’t really my cup of tea, but I’d imagine that there is a good atmosphere when they are in progress. This is probably not a pub that I would actively seek out again, but I can see the attraction.