The Marina Fountain, St Leonards-On-Sea Town, St. Leonards-On-Sea

Traditional-looking pub towards the western end of the St Leonards seafront, although it's been given something of a semi-modern makeover inside. Looks to be a popular spot too, and certainly doing excellent business on a warm October Sunday afternoon (with nearly all the inside tables in use, and the rear beer garden well populated as well. With Burning Sky beers being offered as part of the Hastings Tap Takeover weekend, I found Plateau (£4.50) and Fallow being served from the two handpumps, plus three other craft keg offerings from the keg fount in between.

The Marina Fountain is a biker friendly pub that becomes fairly evident upon entry as the walls are adorned with Guns and Roses type graffiti and flags and a raised area at the rear, where there is a pool table, has a Harley-Davidson hanging off the wall. There is regular live music on Friday and Saturday nights and on Mondays from 20:00 there is an acoustic open mic night. There is also an acoustic jam and workshop from 20:00 on Thursdays and a quiz is held on the last Sunday of each month. The bar is stocked with standard draught products and there are two hand pumps that were unused during my visit on a recent very quiet Saturday afternoon. In fact there was only one other customer who was chatting to the friendly tattooed bloke behind the bar about bikes and the law. To the right of the pub are a long sheltered area and an unkempt garden can be found at the rear. I thought that it was ok in here and the Guinness was good, but I think that I may be a little out of my depth when the pub is busy as my CB500 may be a little boring for this crowd and I certainly wouldn’t mention my mild affection of Abba.