Fox Goes Free, Charlton (Charlton Fox)

Late C17th or early C18th Flint and Brick country pub, full of character and nestled in a downland valley between Goodwood Racecourse and Levin Down. The building is L shaped and you enter through a low wooden door on the west wing which leads into a small room, which was the original bar, but is now used for placing food orders, with the main bar in the larger room beyond it. There are dining areas to the front and rear of the west part of the building and a large attractive garden behind with trees, a low flint wall and downland views. The interior is characterised by wooden beams and pillars, with a lovely wooden bar, multiple chalk boards and old photographs from the area, with a focus on motor and equine sport at Goodwood. Accommodation is available in rooms upstairs.

The bar has five handpumps, one of which is used for Addlestones cider, (not recognised by CAMRA as real cider). Three pumps were used for ale at the time of visit although four may be in use in summer and and other busy times.

The pub has a rich history, having been host to the first Women's Institute meeting in England on 9th November 1915. Fans of classic Doctor Who will also recognise the exterior of the pub which featured prominently, alongside other locations in the village, in the 1975 story "Terror of the Zygons" starring Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen. Originally "The Fox" from the Charlton Hunt, "Goes Free" was added to the name in 1985 when the pub became a free house.