Pubs Galore Activity for Thursday, 19 September 2019

Activity for 19^th September 2019

11 recommendations submitted on the day.

	The Crown Inn Bridgwater › Somerset Recommended by E TA	A backstreet boozer on the corner of a Victorian terrace, this pub has recently re-opened after a prolonged period of closure and trouble. It consists of a single bar formed from knocking through the two front rooms, and a small garden at the back. ... [more>]
	Wheatsheaf Inn Kirkcaldy › Fife Recommended by peter ashworth	Situated just off High Street the Wheatsheaf is a clean and tidy pub which was doing a good trade with the foodies on my lunchtime visit. No cask beer on show just the usual suspects but apart from that the pub was OK.
	Hogarths Wakefield › West Yorkshire Recommended by Al Bundy	Fairly typical Hogarths pub. As with the others this is styled as a 'Victorian Gin Palace' and has a slightly grand interior. Tall columns are to the rear and fancy chandeliers are to be found. Lots of gins behind the bar and there was about 3 real a... [more>]
	The John Jacques (JD Wetherspoon) Portsmouth › Hampshire Recommended by Pub SignMan	This mid-sized branch of Wetherspoons looks like a typical shop conversion from the ubiquitous chain but is in fact located in the former headquarters of the Portsea Island Mutual Co-Operative Society – a fact that is illustrated in several photograp... [more>]
	The Sportsman Arundel › West Sussex Recommended by Pub SignMan	This is a cracking village pub with a nice multiple room layout and some top-class views out over the surrounding countryside. The pub is located on the ‘wrong’ side of the village for those arriving into Amberley by train, necessitating a lengthy wa... [more>]
	Surrey Oaks Dorking › Surrey Recommended by Pub SignMan	This multiple room rural pub on the fringes of the village of Newdigate has an excellent reputation for its real ale and attracts a good crowd despite its tricky to reach location. The bar area is a fairly cramped space with the sort of exposed floor... [more>]
	The Hope & Ruin Brighton › East Sussex Recommended by Pub SignMan	Located on the main road running from Brighton station down to the seafront, this is a mad, eclectically furnished pub and live music venue. You enter through a porch and down a few steps, past a battered old upright with most of its keys missing, in... [more>]
	The Quadrant Brighton › East Sussex Recommended by Pub SignMan	Another pub on the road running from the train station to the beach, this is a smart venue with plenty of interesting Victorian features, despite the pub having been opened out a fair bit over the years. Entering into the lower bar, you find a room w... [more>]
	The Earth & Stars Brighton › East Sussex Recommended by Pub SignMan	This is a very simple U-shaped single room pub located on the fringes of the Laines area of Brighton. The pub’s layout sees the centrally positioned servery dominate the room, leaving just a thin, bare boarded strip around three sides, most of which ... [more>]
	The Pear Tree Nottingham › Nottinghamshire Recommended by Alex Conway	the Pear tree was the first of our Keyworth pubs on a recent crawl and it was good to get the worst out the way first as the experience was painfully mundane. Average looking post war pub in the home ales style (guessing) but now completely opened u ... [more>]
	The Guildford Arms Edinburgh › Lothian Recommended by peter ashworth	Cannot add much to Blackthorn's detailed description only that this late Victorian pub was elaborately designed and established in 1896 at the height of the Temperance movement and has been operated by the Stewart family ever since.All the features a... [more>]