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The Garland, Redhill

5 Brighton Road
Redhill
RH1 6PP
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Graham Coombs left this review about The Garland

A proper old-school pub and still serving Harvey's beers to boot. The interior shows signs of once being several rooms but is now all in one arranged round the bar, with traditional furnishings and even a bar billiards table. A covered outdoor area is provided to the side and there is live music on Saturdays. Definitely a good pub for drinkers and my only gripe is that the Old Ale was not on. There are not many things that might draw you to Redhill but this is one of them.

On 22nd January 2023 - rating: 8
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Garland

Apparently this is Harvey's only tied pub in Surrey. Harvey's beers are clearly quite popular in this area, as I saw them quite a few times during my day in the area. The 2 beers on were Sussex Best Bitter and their IPA. A third clip for Old Ale was turned round.

Very much a drinkers' pub and now run by an Irish landlord, there is a traditional wooden-floored bar area with a darts board and bar billiards table to the right-hand side, where the toilets can be found. To the left, there is an outdoor courtyard in which to enjoy the sun, when it appears.

Located on the main A23 Brighton Road heading south out of town, there are several take-away establishments nearby, along with the inevitable out-of-town retail parks. However, residential streets can be found off to the west of the Brighton Road probably house most of the pub's customers. Live music was advertised. A TV showing live golf was competing for sound with music coming from the speakers, which was a little irritating.

I do like a traditional town boozer of this kind. Whilst my IPA was in good condition, I was hoping for a slightly better beer choice.

On 16th June 2022 - rating: 6
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Pub SignMan left this review about The Garland

Situated a five minute walk from the train station on the main road heading south out of Redhill, the Garland is an excellent, traditional Harvey's pub - their sole representative in Surrey. To enter the pub, you'll need to climb a short flight of steps before you emerge into the U-shaped bar area. This is a carpeted room with the servery directly opposite the door, hidden in part by two large pillars which are clad with some pleasing modern wood panels. The servery has a marvellous curved counter and gantry with some fine cut glass on the bar back. Standard tables and chairs are the only form of seating, having been arranged evenly around the perimeter, with those down the windowless left hand side each sporting a lit table lamp. The walls have low panelling with old wallpaper above and have been covered with black and white photos, blackboards detailing various pub attractions including the ale list, CAMRA certificates and flyers for local events, with a dartboard hung awkwardly in the front right corner. To the rear right there is a separate room of sorts, dominated by a bar billiards table, but with a second dartboard squeezed into a gap alongside. The walls here are covered with various flyers and gig posters, Harveys promotional material and some nice old whiskey mirrors. Music played quietly throughout my visit and the blackboards detailed various live performances that were due to take place in the pub over the coming weeks, plus a beer festival set for the end of June. A door to the rear left leads out to a decent sized garden with plenty of furniture, which was proving particularly popular on a warm Spring afternoon.
There were five Harvey's ales on handpull when I arrived, although there were a few more pumps left unused, which suggests the range may widen during busier times. The options on this occasion were Sussex Best, Armada, Knots of May, IPA and Olympia. A very friendly and welcoming barmaid poured me a pint of the Armada which ,as you might expect from such a revered pub, was in excellent condition.
This is a very good pub which seems to get all of the basics right, to provide a very satisfying traditional pub feel replete with some top class ale. The place has a very uncomplicated feel to it and is the sort of place you could easily find yourself losing an evening in. It's clearly the best pub in the local area and makes a compelling argument for jumping off the train at Redhill to give it a try.

On 30th May 2016 - rating: 8
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Map location corrected by Tony Jaglo
Redhill, 0.39 miles, 7 min walk (show)
Earlswood (Surrey), 0.8 miles, 15 min walk (show)
Reigate, 1.73 miles, 33 min walk (show)
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22nd Jan 2023, 18:57
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22nd Jan 2023, 18:29
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  • Accommodation : No last updated 16 March 2016 by Quinno _
  • Bar Billiards : Yes last updated 16 March 2016 by Quinno _
  • Beer Festivals : Yes - June - last updated 30 May 2016 by Pub SignMan
  • Beer Garden : Yes last updated 16 March 2016 by Quinno _
  • CAMRA Discount : No last updated 16 March 2016 by Quinno _
  • Car Park : No last updated 16 March 2016 by Quinno _
  • Child Friendly : Yes last updated 16 March 2016 by Quinno _
  • Darts : Yes last updated 16 March 2016 by Quinno _
  • Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 16 March 2016 by Quinno _
  • Function Room : Yes - From review - last updated 21 January 2013 by Dave McNally
  • Hot Food : Yes - lunch daily, Fri evenings only - last updated 16 March 2016 by Quinno _
  • Jukebox : No last updated 16 March 2016 by Quinno _
  • Karaoke : No last updated 16 March 2016 by Quinno _
  • Live Music : Yes last updated 16 March 2016 by Quinno _
  • Live TV Sports : No last updated 16 March 2016 by Quinno _
  • Micropub : No last updated 16 March 2016 by Quinno _
  • Pinball : No last updated 16 March 2016 by Quinno _
  • Pool Table : No last updated 16 March 2016 by Quinno _
  • Real Ale : Yes last updated 16 March 2016 by Quinno _
  • Real Cider : No last updated 16 March 2016 by Quinno _
  • Wheelchair Access : No last updated 30 May 2016 by Pub SignMan
  • WiFi : No last updated 16 March 2016 by Quinno _
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