The Ship Inn, Emsworth

A decent sized Fullers pub that as mentioned below seems to have had a refurb somewhen in the last few years and as a result has lost some character that it may once have had in its Gales days.Open plan inside featuring Sky Sports,there was also a pool table to the rear. Four handpumps on the bar with only Pride and Seafarers available, leaving just ordinary keg stuff as an alternative. Nothing special here but Ok for a passing, if uninteresting pint.

A good sized pub in the centre of Emsworth, it has a courtyard garden at the rear which was a popular spot on a recent sunny evening. Internally it’s arranged in an L-shape configuration being quite long and narrow but opening out at the front. It has perhaps been recently refurbished in a fairly bland, generic style. Presumably it was a Gales house at one time, and a montage of stained glass spelt out their name in an internal partition. Flooring was wood strip with dark wood panelling on the lower part of the walls. A black tiled fireplace was off to the left, although this looked to be disused. A pool table was off to one side, and a number of plasma screens were showing a sports channel. Barmaid was pleasant and friendly. We didn’t study the menu but did notice a blackboard offering a range of Pie Minister pies. Beers on tap were Seafarers Ale, HSB and London Pride, whilst ciders were Strongbow and Stowford Press.