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The Lewes Arms, Lewes
Lewes
BN7 1YH
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train man left this review about The Lewes Arms
sorry, six handpumps, the ones I don't recall were presumably gk.
1 July 2008
I appreciate that locals & regulars may still feel that the pub's heart is not, & may never be, the same since the famed ‘battle of Lewes' but we certainly celebrated that warming people-power victory over greedy king and, I have to say, the pub seemed no different on Sat than our 1st (pre-battle) visit in '06. The small front bar was busy & chatty, the room to the left had space to sit at pine tables/benches or play ‘toad-in-the-hole' or darts (although both would have been dangerous to the trio who had picked the adjacent table) and I noticed a 3rd room behind the bar which I hadn't realised was there. Nice feeling to the pub, no sign of temporary undesirables mentioned in protest period reviews, I'd like to see the pub regaining a more accurate BITE rating and that will require some, who legitimately marked it down, to return and reassess the place. Four handpumps, 3 diff Harveys beers plus Black Rat cider.
On 1st July 2008
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Nigel Sheppard left this review about Lewes Arms
Quaint little pub with lots of character but not much in the way of real ale. Worth a visit on a sunny day just for the novelty value.
On 8th October 2007
- rating: 4
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