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Three Horseshoes, Elsted

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Cosy old rural inn divided into small rooms, including one reserved for dining and one with a blazing wood burning stove in winter. It has splendid tiled floors, wood half- panelled walls and low beams. You can buy a hand crafted walking stick to help ascend the nearby Downs. Outside, the large, pleasant garden enjoys superb views of the South Downs. The garden has free range chickens and its own old-fashioned privy. In summer there are four beers (mainly from local micros), and three in winter, all served by gravity dispense from a stillage alongside the bar. Meals are substantial and of high quality. This is a popular and homely pub, which you will be reluctant to leave. Nearest practical bus now 3km away. Pub is opposite the village cricket ground.

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Previous Names
Local Authority
Chichester District
Last updated
25/10/2024
Last surveyed
31/01/2024
Pub ID
CHI/090
Asset of Community Value

One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest

Listed status: II

This pub has evolved out of four early nineteenth-century cottages which once included a butcher’s shop. The public bar has a quarry-tiled floor, old matchboard panelling, counter, a bar back fitting with a couple of deep drawers and some bench seating. The saloon (with ‘3’ on the door) has similar character and more bench seating but a bare brick floor, large open fireplace and small counter for service. On the far right is the former butcher’s shop still with hooks in the ceiling and a brick floor. This became a pub room in the 1970s. On the far left is an extension for a dining room (originally two small private rooms) brought into use in 1982. This pub is renowned for its high quality, locally sourced food. Chickens roam the delightful garden which has views over the South Downs. Basic outside loos retained, but modern ones inside!

General information about historic pub interiors

Originally 4 cottages and later a two-roomed pub with adjoining butchers' shop in a c.200 year old brick building. The old beamed and quarry-tiled public bar on the right has half tongued and grooved panelling, a bar counter, bar back of shelves with two deep drawers, and two old low basic benches plus two pew type benches, all of which is difficult to date but could be interwar or older.

The original saloon bar to the left with ‘3’ on the door has an uneven brick floor, large stone and brick fireplace, old half panelled walls with wall benches on two sides. The inside toilets with Crittall windows were probably added in the 1930s but the original outside gents' and ladies' toilets at the rear are still in use.

On the far right is the former butchers' shop still with hooks in the ceiling and a brick floor which became a pub room in 1982, so the bar fittings are from this date. The counter here is modern and there are casks on stillage behind it. On the far left in a 20th-century brick extension is a dining room brought into use in 1982, which was originally two small rooms with fireplaces in both.

General information about historic pub interiors
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Monday
Noon - 3:00pm & 6:00pm - 11:00pm
Tuesday
Noon - 3:00pm & 6:00pm - 11:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 3:00pm & 6:00pm - 11:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 3:00pm & 6:00pm - 11:00pm
Friday
Noon - 3:00pm & 6:00pm - 11:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 3:00pm & 6:00pm - 11:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 3:00pm & 6:00pm - 11:00pm
Monday
Noon - 2:00pm & 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Tuesday
Noon - 2:00pm & 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Wednesday
Noon - 2:00pm & 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Thursday
Noon - 2:00pm & 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Friday
Noon - 2:00pm & 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Saturday
Noon - 2:00pm & 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Sunday
Noon - 2:00pm & 6:00pm - 8:30pm
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Current beers

This Pub serves 2 changing beers (Up to 2 guest beers, Summer only) and 3 regular beers.

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Facilities
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Sunday night only during summer months
Garden Garden
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Parking Parking
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
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