Old England, St Leonards-On-Sea Town, St. Leonards-On-Sea

Looks OK as you approach from the station side, but the interior is disappointingly basic. Limited furniture and decor at the front of the modest 'L'-shaped bar, with a pool table in the side area. One sadly disused handpump, so made do with a John Smith's (£2.50).

The Old England is an L-shaped pub that was by far the busiest in the area when I visited on Saturday afternoon. Its location means that it benefits from a lot of passing trade, but there was a large contingent of locals and a group of guys sitting at the tables outside were certainly having a boisterous afternoon. Around to the left of the bar is a pool table and plasma screen and there are another two screens to the right of the bar, but I spotted no advertisements for Sky Sports. The usual draught products are present and the lone hand pump was drawing Pride on my visit. I went for the Guinness that was well poured and the woman behind the bar was polite enough. A Karaoke night was advertised for two weeks time so live entertainment is not that regular. There are more comfortable pubs with politer patrons in the area.