The Haycutter, Oxted

Official site of Haycutter Inn - www.brunningandprice.co.uk

Official site of Haycutter Inn - www.brunningandprice.co.uk

The pub is situated outside Oxted on a main road, my approach on a walk being across meadows from Oxted Mill. A central bar with the main room wrapping around, there is a seperate restaurant area to the left. Beamed ceiling with occasional quotations on the beams, carpeted, padded bench seats with scatter cushions and farmhouse style chairs at rectangular tables. There is a dartboard, seemingly tricky to use as there is a bench below it, however it must get used as the whiteboard adjacent had some scores written on it. There is a TV on a chimney breast, switched off at the time. A case has some board games and books. Decor includes the usual local pictures but of more interest a former Friary Meux pub sign and an old advertisment for Heasman's of Oxted Cattle Food. There is also a piano on the front wall with a goldfish bowl on top. Outside there are a couple of tables to the frontage facing the road and a covered area to the side. Beers were Pride, Young's London Gold and Brain's Rev James, ok condition but steep at £3.30. An ok pub but whether it was worth the mile round trip detour from my walk is open for debate.