The Royal Oak, Lewes

Attractive brick built village pub, well festooned with hanging baskets and planted up half barrels. Probably separate rooms in the past it is now a series of connected areas. The main wood panelled bar area is wooden floored with an open brick fireplace to one end and then there is a carpeted dining section to the other. A separate function room houses a skittle alley and then out back there is a pleasant grassed garden area and there are a couple of additional bench seats with umbrellas to the front of the pub. It is a Harveys tied house and four of their ales were on in the shape of Sussex Best Bitter, Old Ale, Harveys Mild and IPA and the couple we tried were well kept. Then there is a traditional pub grub food menu available but we didn’t try it. A solid enough tied village local.

Official site of the Royal Oak - www.royaloakbarcombe.co.uk