The Bedford Arms, Rye

This 19th century single room pub with its low beamed ceiling doesn’t sound like it’s changed too much from Steve’s initial review some 14 years ago. Still got the pool table, darts board and juke box and shows Sky Sports on a couple of screens. What has changed is that the beer choice is now even more limited in that the hand pumps were unbadged for my visit and gave the impression that nothing had been pumped through them in a very long time, thus leaving quit a thin standard draft selection. However it does have one selling point that may be a reason to visit and that is that it has a very nice sizeable outside garden space with plenty of bench seating that then overlooks the sports ground and the towns cricket pitch. And when there is a cricket match on I could imagine it’s a decent spot, even for a pint of fizz. However, outside of this I can think of no reason why you would choose this one over other hostelries in town.