The White Harte Inn, Haywards Heath

A fine-looking old inn near the church, with a notable sign on the left-hand gable end. The front door on the other side actually leads to the (Thai menu) restaurant, so you need to head in the other direction and around the corner to find the bar entrance just before the little decking seating area. This leads to a two-part room, given a light semi-modern refurbishment, and features Harvey's (£5.60) as the only cask ale on the three handpumps.

The White Harte Inn is in two sections with a restaurant area specialising in Thai food to the right and smaller public L-shaped bar area to the left. The bar counter on the rear wall faces some tables and chairs in the centre of the pub that are overlooked by a large television that was showing the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations during a recent Saturday evening visit. In the front right corner is a dartboard and Toad-in-the-Hole box. The wooden ceiling beams are lined with many fairy lights and there is wood flooring throughout this 19th century pub. Out the back is a small covered decked seating area behind a gravelled parking area with space for a couple of cars. The bar supports three handpumps, one of which was unused which left Dark Star’s APA and Harvey’s Best as the cask ale options. There are also four premium keg products alongside Guinness (is Guinness premium? Certainly costs more than most other keg). This is a decent enough place, but there was a pissed up lairy old hag in, so my visit could have been better.

Official site of The White Harte Inn - www.hall-woodhouse.co.uk

Official site of The White Harte Inn - www.hall-woodhouse.co.uk