The Red Lion Inn, Old Shoreham, Shoreham-By-Sea

Situated just off a roundabout heading north out of town, the Red Lion closes on a Monday and a Tuesday. However, on a Wednesday lunchtime, there wasn't much room to move in the small bar, with a large group of workers enjoying a lunchtime pint. More space was available down some steps in an area used by diners. 4 real ales were on when we arrived. We ordered four halves of a beer I'd not had before. But the beer ran out before the second half could be poured and the first one off was far too cloudy to give us. As such, the remaining choice was Young's Special, Gun Scaramanga & Long Man Rising Giant. The Rising Giant was quite pleasant, but the Scaramanga wasn't in the best of form.

Harveys, Kings Old Ale, Itchen Valley Godfather, One Hop, & Hampshire Fallover (6%). VERY low ceiling around main bar area where a roaring log fire made for a warm welcome, some wooden booth seating then leads to a family room at one end, and away from the bar in the other direction is a higher ceilinged room set up for dining. Covered area out back so the smokers needn't get wet. Great beer & lovely pub, why oh why do we have to suffer radio commercials in such a place?

Situated on the outskirts of Shoreham by the old toll bridge, this is a low-ceilinged 16th century building with incredibly low-beamed ceilings, snug drinking areas, wooden booth seating and log fireplace with brasses. Two dining areas either side of the bar (meze ‘four for a tenner’) with outside drinking areas front and back. Five handpumps dispensing a range of microbrewery ales though I don’t recall the quality being particularly brilliant, not enough to stop me heading off to explore elsewhere anyway.