Harvester Beech Hurst, Haywards Heath

Substantial Harvester chain pub / restaurant, but it does at least have a couple of noteworthy features. Firstly, the rear terrace backs directly onto Beech Hurst park with no boundary fence so youngsters can go off and play without disrupting other visitors, and it has a continental-style sunken courtyard dining area with a colonnade on all four sides. That aside, it's all dull stuff inside, including the keg-only draught beer selection, so I had a quick Peroni (£3.35, half) in the Spring sunshine.

This is a huge Harvester, in fact I think it is the biggest one I’ve been in and it was very busy on a Saturday evening a couple of weeks ago. The bar, to the right of the entrance, is stocked with standard and premium keg. This bar faces a huge square open plan seating area and then there is more seating around to the right rear. Out the back there is seating next to some tennis courts, which it turns out are on Beech Hurst Gardens. This place serves a purpose, but I don’t love it so I’ll not be returning.