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The Plough, St Johns, Redhill

St. Johns
Redhill
RH1 6QE

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Chef & Brewer (Spirit Pubs)

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St Johns

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Graham Coombs left this review about The Plough

A nice little local pub overlooking the common, with a slightly jumbled interior rejoicing in beams, fireplaces and assorted dangly copperware - no gastro makeover here! The sort of pub that makes you feel at home. Cask ales on were Drop Kick Roses Ale and Harveys Best, with a Titsey winter brew having just run out. The music was perhaps a bit loud but otherwise a good pub.

On 5^th January 2025 - rating: 7
[User has posted 3641 recommendations about 3576 pubs]

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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Plough

The Plough has the feel of a village local, tucked away in what was probably a village before being swallowed up by the rest of Redhill. A park/green can be found just opposite and the impressive local church complete with nesting peregrine falcons is also nearby.

Inside, the pub's traditional feel continues, with low ceilings and a few wooden beams. The landlord and landlady were both present, along with a couple of young lads serving behind the bar. Customers appeared to be mainly diners finishing off their lunches. But I did see another elderly couple arrive for a drink.

Harvey's Sussex Best Bitter is the regular beer. However, the pub now stocks 3 guest beers, which were Surrey Hills Shere Drop, Butcombe Original & Constellation Draco, the latter being a brewery I'd not seen before.

The unspoiled nature of this place made it my favourite pub of the day in Redhill. I was surprised that it had dropped out of the latest Good Beer Guide.

On 16^th June 2022 - rating: 7
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Pub SignMan left this review about The Plough

This pleasant, traditional pub is just a short walk from Earlswood train station, although we managed to walk here from the busier Redhill station in around 20-25 minutes. The pub has a rural feel, being set in an attractive area on the outskirts of town which was presumably more of an isolated village setting back when the pub was built. The front entrance takes you straight into a main bar which has the classic combination of dark beams on a white background and a bare boarded floor covered with various rugs. The L shaped room is furnished with plenty of bench and standard seating, with the area to the left of the bar looking particularly inviting. Behind the servery there is a smaller snug-type room which offers comfortable sofa style seating as an alternative to the options around the bar. The place has been decorated with an impressive collection of brass items, most of which hang from the ceiling or fill up window sills, all adding to the cosy, rural vibe. A large blackboard next to the servery detailed a rather enticing menu, whilst another in the corner of the room listed the wine options. We had a bite to eat and I found the food to be good quality home-cooked fare at sensible prices. Perhaps the pub’s greatest asset can be found out the back, where a beautiful garden stretches out with a covered, paved area to one side and a spacious lawn on the other filled with picnic style benches. The garden was in full bloom on our visit and we found it a very nice, colourful spot for summer evening drinks, enhanced by a few interesting decorative ornaments.
On the bar, four hand pumps were dispensing Taylor Landlord, Thwaites Wainwright, Harvey’s Best and Young’s Ordinary – not the most thrilling selection, but the Wainwright was in great shape and we quickly polished it off before making a start on the Harvey’s. The staff were all very friendly and personable and put up with our long, convoluted orders.
We ended up visiting this pub almost by mistake, after failing to find anywhere in Redhill that satisfied our two requirements of food and beer garden, but I’m glad we made the effort to walk out here as we enjoyed good food and drink in a welcoming pub with a lovely traditional feel to it. I’d be more than happy to seek this place out again.

On 11^th September 2013 - rating: 8
[User has posted 3350 recommendations about 3350 pubs]

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