Great Salterns Mansion, Portsmouth (Harvester)

This large pub and diner bordering Portsea Island's eastern shore occupies one floor of the Grade II listed Great Salterns House - a late-Georgian mansion dating from 1820 and the former club house of the adjacent golf course. Primarily an eaterie, the pub also has a less formal area (to the left) for those wishing to visit just for a drink. Here can be found a half-boarded room, carpeted and decorated in a prodominantly light brown and cream colour scheme and furnished with a variety of upholstered bench seats and high tables and chairs. Further to the rear stands the bar counter and a second room containing a large open fire, which is put to good use during the winter months. Displays of framed still life artworks and old black and white photographs of Portsmouth are hung on the walls. The rooms to the right of the entrance lobby are given over to diners and these connect at the rear of the building to the bar area described above. Doors to the rear give access to a lawned area of picnic tables, with a raised deck providing panoramic views across Langstone Harbour. A large car park is located at the front of the house.