The pub was built in 1931 for the Kemp Town Brewery and retains many striking features. The refurbished saloon bar on the right has an original counter, elegant cupola ceiling, a fine brick and stone Tudor-style fireplace, half-height panelling and fixed seating. The pub’s middle snug was long ago combined with the left-side public bar at the point where the off-sales was situated. Live music is featured monthly. The garden is spacious, child and dog-friendly, and includes a covered smoking area. Sunday is quiz night. Food served in the evening. Live sport shown.
One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest
Listed status: Not listed
Little changed 1930s roadhouse with two rooms both with original counters, decorative ceilings with cornices, wall panelling, and some fixed seating. There is a Tudor-style stone fireplace in the Spitfire Room.
1930s brick-built pub originally with three rooms and off-sales. The Spitfire Room on the right retains its original counter, a good cupola ceiling, a decorative cornice all around the room, Tudor style stone double arched fireplace, half-height panelling now painted a pastel grey-green colour and fixed seating the bar back retains some old shelving but fridges replace some shelves and the upper part has much new wood.
The main bar retains the original bar counter, panelling to picture-frame height now painted pastel grey-green colour, good ceiling decoration, fixed seating in the bay window but the bar back is mostly new. This room has been combined with the lounge on the left but the major part of the bar counter remains now marooned in the middle of the combined room, and there is more half-height panelling painted a pastel grey-green colour and fixed seating around the room.
This Pub serves 2 changing beers and 0 regular beers.
Crabtree Inn, Lancing
Changing beers typically include: Adnams - Ghost Ship , Harvey's - Sussex Best Bitter