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Compasses, Gomshall

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Situated on the A25 this is an excellent spot to break your journey. Dating from 1830, this former Surrey Trust Company pub stands on the banks of the Tillingbourne. There is a separate bar and a restaurant, which serves homemade food, cooked to order. There is a single menu, supplemented by a specials board, which is available in either the bar or the restaurant. Breakfast is served between 9am and 11am but the pub does not sell alcohol until midday. There is a wood burning stove in the main bar and a TV which may show terrestrial sport. The garden is reached by a bridge over the stream. The resident ghost is of a girl in her twenties who drowned in the Tillingbourne after trying to escape a fire in the pub. Luckily she is friendly and is known to turn the pub taps on, and to skip across the water.

Historic Interest

The pub was originally called God Encompasses, but over time this was shortened to the current, easier to pronounce name.

Information for this venue is provided by the East & Mid Surrey Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Guildford District (B)
Last updated
01/08/2025
Last surveyed
17/02/2025
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
Stonegate
Pub ID
REI/186
Asset of Community Value
Monday
Noon - 9:00pm
Tuesday
Noon - 9:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 9:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 9:00pm
Friday
Noon - 9:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 9:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 8:00pm
Monday
9:00am - 11:00am & Noon - 9:00pm
Tuesday
9:00am - 11:00am & Noon - 9:00pm
Wednesday
9:00am - 11:00am & Noon - 9:00pm
Thursday
9:00am - 11:00am & Noon - 9:00pm
Friday
9:00am - 11:00am & Noon - 9:00pm
Saturday
9:00am - 11:00am & Noon - 9:00pm
Sunday
9:00am - 11:00am & Noon - 8:00pm

Current beers

This Pub serves 1 changing beer and 1 regular beer.

Regular and recently seen
Surrey Hills - Shere Drop
Surrey Hills - Shere Drop Session Pale Ale • 4.2% Spotted 3 times
Surrey Hills - Shere Drop
Surrey Hills - Shere Drop

Session Pale Ale

Dispense: Handpump
ABV: 4.2%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
This beer is served regularly.
Spotted 3 times
Changing

Changing beers typically include: Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter


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Facilities
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Live Music Live Music
Occassionally
Garden Garden
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Parking Parking
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Real Fire Real Fire
Restaurant Restaurant
Smoking Smoking
Covered, not heated
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
LocAle LocAle
Surrey Hills
Transport
Close to bus routes
25, 32
Nearby Station (437m)
Gomshall
Ordnance Survey Reference
Directions
on A25

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