R - The Railway Bell

Ideal place for watching spot and train times..

Popular sports pub and nice enough place to wait for that delayed train.

Price;                                                                              4.5 /10
Just over the average, but not by too much.

 

Location;                                                                       8/10

Ideal if you're heading too or from the station and easy to find from Churchill Square, but there are plenty of other pubs on the way up to The Railway Bell which would be more convenient from out centre point..

Atmosphere;                                                                  7/10
Not too busy, despite it being a bank holiday Sunday, but we reckon during the after work rush it would be a lot busier. Everyone was friendly and despite there being some sport on it wasn't loud or invasive (however this is not the case on big sporting events/match days).

Amenities;                                                                     8/10
Sports galore! The Railway Bell show most major sporting events and is always packed on major and local match days. For the less sporty there is regular pub quiz, and music nights. They also serve up some food and have a garden area.
Toilets;                                                                            9/10 
The toilets here were very clean, a bit of a funny layout though, but there was two cubicles, fun 'blue lighting' hand dryers and a huge sink and mirror. Wonderful.

While maybe not somewhere we would rush back to, it would be somewhere we would pop into for a post work beverage (provided its not a big sports day). Next time hopefully it will be nicer weather and we can make use of the glorious outside area.


Find it;  26 - 28 Surrey Street
              Brighton
              BN1 3PA

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Q - The Queens Head

From Train to Drink in under a minute.
Average pub showing lots of sports at above average prices.

Price;                                                                            4/10

Yea, pretty expensive compared to our average actually.

Location;                                                                       9/10

Opposite the station, super easy to find. From Churchill Square you do have to walk up the hill, but it's really not a big hill and you can just jump on a bus an be there in about 2 minutes.

Atmosphere;                                                                  7/10
Despite the sport being on it wasn't too bad. It was a bit busy and noisy at times but wasn't intimidating or unfriendly. 'Chirpy' is what we have written down.

Amenities;                                                                     4/10
They show sports. A lot. There is a pretty good range of drinks and there are happy hours. There isn't any WiFi and while there are some benches outside it is on a busy road/pavement (edit; The benches aren't on the road, but there's a fair few buses).

Toilets;                                                                            7/10 
Kind of hidden (but it was busy). They were clean, locked and there was soap, so pretty okay.

It was okay, not the best place but not the worst. It's an okay place to meet or drop into on route to or from the station. We were also served in plastic glasses and were unsure how we felt about it, but maybe it was because it was a Saturday and there had been a big football match??


Find it;  60 Queens Road,
             Brighton
            BN1 3XD

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M - The Market Inn

Hidden and historical, an average pub  for a quick pint, sometimes.

Price;                                                                             5/10

For our usual round it hit pretty much average.
 

Location;                                                                       8/10

If you know where you're going then its easy to find. It's perfect stumbling distance to the taxi rank on East Street.

Atmosphere;                                                                  4/10
It wasn't super busy, kind of quiet and not in a good 'ooh this is nice we can get a table' kind of way, more of a 'oh no one is here' kind of way, but it wasn't awful, I guess 'meh' is the best way to describe it. The staff were friendly enough.

Amenities;                                                                     4/10
Nice  but small outdoor area, they show sports, and have a good food menu. There is also  a good choice of beer/ale, if that's your thing. We couldn't see any evidence of quiz nights etc, but there is happy hours Mon-Fri and food offers.


Toilets;                                                                           6 /10 
Had all the basics we look for, clean with toilet roll and working taps etc.


We liked this little pub, the main issue we had was that twice we had tried to go there during it's advertised opening hours (and we mean like a hour or so before closing)  and someone was bringing in the sign etc and told us they were closed, and another occasion we went in and were told they were going to close 'really soon', so we left. Once we did get in it's a nice traditional pub, but that's what it is a average traditional pub.



Find it;  1 Market Street
              Brighton,
              BN1 1HH

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Pic used under creative commons licence because Lisa lost her pictures.

L - The Long Man of Wilmington

Near-perfect suburban super pub.
It may be far from the city centre, but this wonderful local pub is worth the bus ride.

Price;                                                                              4/10

A bit pricey compared to other pubs we've been too, however Jenny would like to point out that they serve Fever tree tonics, so you do get a good quality G&T. 

Location;                                                                       3/10

From town it is a 20-40 minute bus ride all the way out to Hollingbury, when you get  off the bus it is only a 1 minute walk t and from the nearest bus stops from and back into town. So while on the bus it may feeling like you're heading to the ends of the earth, once you get there it's not too bad.

Atmosphere;                                                                  7/10
It was busy, and lively (but not too lively). The crowd was a bit older than a lot of places we've been to and it did feel a bit 'manly'. Everyone was friendly, the bar staff were helpful, and even though it is a local pub, no one turned and gave us the local pub "who are you??" stare.

Amenities;                                                                     9.5/10
This place pretty much offers everything you could want. As we've mentioned, good quality tonics (it's a genuinely wonderful thing), you can also grab yourself some Thai food and on Sundays, a roast. There is a host of stuff going on, from weekly pub quizzes, monthly music nights, one off events, showing major sporting events on TV, if you need it they've got some WiFi, a lovely beer garden and on match days at The Amex there is a bus service from The Long Man of Wilmington to the football ground. Pretty much all you could need/want from a local pub.

Toilets;                                                                            8/10 
They were very nice, clean, functioning, locking doors, all very good. The only problem was that there aren't many of them.



We do like The Long Man, and if it wasn't all the way out in Hollingbury, we would go there a lot more. Lovely place, nice people, plenty to do. If you do find yourself in the area definitely worth a visit.


Find it;  2 Wilmington Way
              Brighton
              BN1 8JH

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