The Lynd Cross (JD Wetherspoon), Horsham

The Lynd Cross is a Wetherspoons pub that faces an awful sculpture that is meant to represent the emergence of life. I think it looks more like a jacket potato. For those that would like an extended look at this monstrosity there are a few café tables outside this pub. The interior consists of a bar along the rear wall that faces an open plan seating area. The usual spoons food and drink deals can be found in this pub that has the ambience of an airport bar. This pub is representative of the Wetherspoons chain 10-15 years ago when they were all a bit crap. I’ll not be returning anytime soon.

This is an uninspiring shop conversion consisting of one large room with the usual Spoons furnishings. However, on my two visits there was a decent choice of local beers. GK Abbot, Ruddles and London Pride were doubled up and there was also Broadside and Hambleton's Nightmare. The four local beers were Kingbeer's Horsham Best, Westerham Bulldog, Arundel Stronghold and Firebird Brewing Paleface APA. On my return visit to get something to eat Kissingate Extreme Stout and Long Man Long Blonde had replaced two of these. On my first visit I tried the Paleeface APA (£2.70) which was pretty poor. In contrast the Extreme Stout (also £2.70) on my return was excellent. The cod and chips was exactly as expected, cheap and cheerful with nothing to complain about. I should really have sent the APA back, but was short of time in the morning. It's a bit pricey compared to a lot of London Suburb Spoons, but still significantly cheaper than the opposition.