The Wellington Hotel, Seaford

Solid-looking building, originally the New Inn until the Duke of Wellington turned up in 1829. Inside, the bar and lounge / restaurant (both L shaped )can be found on either side of the entrance lobby, with at least one rear room and the accommodation above. All parts traditionally furnished, with Christmas decorations and carols as background music when I visited. Unusually for a Greene King establishment, Landlord and the ubiquitous local Harvey's (£4.90) were the two cask ales being served from the bank of six handpumps.

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Another one where last review was 13 or so years ago! This is a hotel with a couple of bars, very pleasant places to sit with plenty of natural light from the large traditional sash windows. There was another area on the ground floor turned over to a restaurant but no one eating on my early evening visit here. This is clearly no longer a GK pub with no GK quaffs available (and their pub locator seems to confirm that). From a bank of 5 hand pumps on the bar, only two were operational dispensing Harvey’s (my choice and perfectly well Kept) and TT Landlord. Typical keg options. I struggled to warm to this place. I suspect it has seem better days when on-line photo galleries suggest it had much more interesting beer choices. Indeed it looks like a second bank of hand pumps on the bar where everyone present on my visit congregated has been removed. The staff (manager and young lady working behind the bar) were vibrant and nicely interactive with customers (many of whom I assume are locals) but this place just didn’t have the X-factor for me.