The Hole in the Wall, Brighton

They've gone all craft-style here, with 9 keg taps (Deya, Kernel etc), 2 of them serving non mainstream lager. There's also 5 hand pumps, with 3 in use when I visited - 2 of them dedicated to the local Hand Brew operation. Not a lot of seating to be had, but what there is is well-upholstered and comfortable. I found The Hole in the Wall to be a friendly, easy-going place hidden away in a quiet back-street near the seafront.

Official site of The Hole in the Wall - www.theholeinthewall.net

Official site of The Hole in the Wall - www.theholeinthewall.net

Under new ownership

Tucked away in a backstreet. 1 real ale served from a horseshoe shaped bar. A great selection of show posters (some blasts from the past) decorate the walls.

The Queensbury Arms claims to be the smallest pub in Brighton and after my visit on Monday evening I have no reason to doubt this. There is a small front and back bar and I think that more than thirty people would make this place heave at the seams. The walls are adorned with old theatre posters and the atmosphere was such that I wouldn’t have been surprised if I’d bumped into Russell Grant. The bar has a few standard draught products and the sole hand pump was drawing Greene King IPA. There is no television that I saw, but there was some low background music playing. A couple of blue plaques on the front wall as well as a large sign on the side of the pub refer to the previous name as the Hole in the Wall. With just a handful of people present this place is a comfortable little pub, but I’m not a ‘theatrical’ person at all so this is not an ideal venue.