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The Lincoln Arms, Dorking

Station Approach
Dorking
RH4 1TF
Phone: 01306882820
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Punch Taverns

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Reviews of The Lincoln Arms (Average Rating: 5 of 10) Add Review see review guidelines

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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Lincoln Arms

A handy pub for both Dorking and Dorking Deepdene stations, you enter into an unmanned reception area with doors leading off to the pub's accommodation before turning left, passing through a small lounge area into the main bar itself. This extends into a games area at the far end, where a pool table and the toilets can be found. Beyond that is an outdoor drinking area and a car park. Also, behind the bar, you can find another large room for drinkers.

Staff were putting up Christmas decorations during my visit. There were also plenty of signs advertising the World Cup football tournament, including a notice stating that it would be a £10 entry fee with £10 worth of drinks vouchers for the next England game. So, there is clearly a strong focus on football here.

Sharp's Doom Bar is a regular beer here. On my visit, it was accompanied by Timothy Taylor Landlord & Tillingbourne Falls Gold. My Falls Gold was quite insipid and not really my kind of beer.

On 7th December 2022 - rating: 5
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Rex Rattus left this review about Lincoln Arms Hotel

As others have said, this is a standard station pub. It’s certainly not a destination pub, but when you’re at Dorking Station with nearly an hour to wait for your train this pub is a very welcome sight indeed. It still operates as a hotel, and is a large building as you would expect. The main entrance takes you into a corridor – the “lounge” bar is at the front on the left; there’s a meeting room on the right that is for hire; and a further large room is at the back; and a garden is at the back on the left. The room at the back is quite Spartan and contains a dartboard, as well as some basic furnishings. The room at the front is where we spent our visit, and is almost as Spartan as the back room. It contains a couple of pool tables, and is mainly furnished with tall tables and tall stools. I saw no features worthy of mention.

However, their regular ales are Doom Bar, Surrey Hills Shere Drop (both off when we visited early Sunday evening) and Hogsback TEA, plus one guest ale. I guess we struck lucky as the guest ale was still on, and was a decent drop of Tillingbourne AONB (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty – what a great name for a beer!). I didn’t see any sign of food, but we were definitely too late for Sunday lunch.

I wouldn’t rate this as a good pub, but it was most certainly handily placed when we needed a pub, and did a decent pint of Tillingbourne AONB. I will definitely visit this one again if I’m waiting for a train at Dorking.

On 26th November 2013 - rating: 5
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about Lincoln Arms Hotel

Old-fashioned hotel bar, located close to Dorking (Main) station. The main front bar is divided into two seating areas plus space for two pool tables at the far end. Also has another room at the back (not visited, but I guess this is whether the advertised live music takes place). Undistinguished patio beer garden to rear. Hotel rooms. Sign stating that cyclists and walkers welcomed (not always the case in certain Surrey pubs). Two of the three handpumps were operational on my last visit, offering Spitfire and Hogs Back TEA (£3.05). Overall, I though it a bit better than previously so rating increased by one point.

On 13th November 2011 - rating: 6
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Pub location see interactive map of local area
Map location corrected by paulof horsham
Dorking Deepdene, 0.16 miles, 3 min walk (show)
Dorking, 0.25 miles, 4 min walk (show)
Dorking West, 0.86 miles, 16 min walk (show)
Latest updates View all updates for The Lincoln Arms, Dorking
7th Dec 2022, 10:00
Review submitted by Blue Scrumpy
 
23rd May 2022, 22:20
Web Link submitted by paulof horsham approved

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  • Accommodation : Yes last updated 25 November 2013 by Rex Rattus
  • Bar Billiards : No last updated 25 November 2013 by Rex Rattus
  • Beer Garden : Yes last updated 25 November 2013 by Rex Rattus
  • Car Park : Yes last updated 07 December 2022 by Blue Scrumpy
  • Darts : Yes last updated 25 November 2013 by Rex Rattus
  • Function Room : Yes - From review - last updated 26 November 2013 by Dave McNally
  • Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 06 October 2019 by paulof horsham
  • Micropub : No last updated 06 October 2019 by paulof horsham
  • Pinball : No last updated 25 November 2013 by Rex Rattus
  • Pool Table : Yes last updated 25 November 2013 by Rex Rattus
  • Real Ale : Yes last updated 25 November 2013 by Rex Rattus
  • Real Cider : No last updated 07 December 2022 by Blue Scrumpy
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