Brighton Pubs 

Hello! New subscriber here! I live in the USA, but England has my heart. I travel to England every couple years and try to explore as much of it as I can. I usually use London as my base (my favorite city in the world), and then take a few days to see somewhere else in England during my trip. I just wanted to say thank you for all you do in your videos. It brings me back to my London when I miss it terribly!!!!! Your videos are so informative and interesting as well. Your effort does not go unnoticed! Cheers!!!

Lived in Brighton between 1986 and 1988. I was introduced to Real Ale by a lad I worked with, I was a North Easterner brought up on Whitbreads Keg Best Scotch and Trophy BItter. I was amazed by how many pubs there were in Brighton, and nearly all of them were traditional no nonsense boozers, some like sitting in someones front room. I believe there were around 365 pubs in Brighton in 1986, I bet half of them have since closed, if not more. There must have been around ten pubs within 259 yards of the Railway Station. I used to reside in the Southover area, a hilly area of terraced streets, that seemed to have a pub on every corner. Its a shame that some of the breweries from that time no longer exist, such as Gales and King & Barnes, loved their Butser and Festive beers. Still the best brewery and beer survived, Harveys Sussex Best. Also sad to see that many of the pubs still in existence, have changed their names, from historical maritime names to poncy names, I guess that's what they call progress, my arse! shouldn't be allowed. Still lots of good pubs left in Brighton, but a lot do seem to have sold out to Gastro and Craft , nothing wrong with food or Craft beer, its just that gutting a pub interior and changing the name of the pub often seems to go part and parcel with any such venture. Other Brighton pubs worthy of a mention, are the Prince Albert, Lord Nelson, Sir Charles Napier, Battle of Trafalgar, Evening Star and Hand in Hand. Great video, as always.

How kind of you to to let the two old gents enjoy their pint in peace. I found Londoners to be so friendly and polite. Was truly a joy to visit your pubs.

Brighton is an interesting place, isn't it? The obvious Brighton Rock thing, but also the location for the 4th series of the excellent Public Eye, starring Alfred Burke, in 1969. One for the archive British TV fans there - which is probably no one else following this channel other than me. Really encouraging to see so many fine surviving pub interiors and surprising too: maybe unfairly, I have a sense the city has been going down the redevelopment route in recent years. I know I went there in 1980 to see the beached Athina B, but I must have been there again since. Sorry you had such a limited selection of beers - even having to resort to lager - but as you say, probably a result of the time of year - although you'd think it would pay dividends to be well-stocked in such a key destination when a lot of people are off work. All the pubs had appeal here. I liked The Quadrant with its unusual name. The use of pebbles - off the beach presumably - in the stabling extension to The Cricketers was nice and those snugs looked fantastic. The Pump House looked appealing and the Druid's Head was a great one for mumbo jumbo fans! I wonder what happened to that stone circle and if any of it remains under the street, or surrounding buildings. A good result on my Tweedy Pubs Pub Bingo card there as well. Loved the tiling and striking gable end of The Victory Inn - I could imagine scurrying in their on a rainy day, in a puff of tobacco-flavoured vape. But they should have had the fires lit. In fact, that should be compulsory in British pubs. I do hope The Colonade Bar is going to be OK with the renovations - it looked like the external features were getting knocked around a bit. And than we had the Mock Tudor bonanza at the King and Queen! My goodness, weren't they into the Merry Olde England theme back then? Thanks for another great Tweedy Pubs - these videos really do provide some respite from the pretty much permanent gloom that shrouds me about the indifferent attitude towards built heritage in Britain these days.

Intriguing to me in a bit of a grim way, as, in 1898, my Great Grandfather, James McCarthy, died in St Mark's Street having fallen from the top deck of an omnibus being blind drunk 😏 Apparently he had already been refused on a previous bus, due to him being inebriated. I've always wondered where hed been drinking 😁

Most Georgian pubs would have tunnels for smuggling. Smuggling was the biggest economic activity along the south coast in the 18th century. The Haven House Inn at Mudeford was used as fortification during a gunfight between smugglers and the revenue.

Like the Victorian feel of Brighton and Eastbourne. Interesting hotels. Congrats on approaching 1.4K!

Brighton has always been dear to my heart throughout my life, so it was enjoyable to see what pubs bought your eye. Some real gems indeed, despite the dearth of real ale. The final pub, the King and Queen is quite extraordinary, almost Disney like in its take on Old Merry England. Here’s hoping you venture to mor3 towns and cities across the UK. 👏👏👍😀🍺

Love the Pumphouse and Druids head. UK has such a rich collection of lovely pubs.

Wonderful to see these old town pubs looking so well and thriving!

It was a pleasure to meet you in The Cricketers, a shame we were rudely interrupted by the arrival lunch. Lookng forward for your Portsmouth visit. Martin and Jackie

respect from the north! I really like your channel. Brighton looks a great spot for drinking tour.

Nice selection of pubs. The Kings and Queens I have been to as a student. Anyway great reference to the history.

Thanks Tweedy -- we need to add Brighton to our next trip. I didn't realize it was a treasure trove of historic pub interiors. I think we are going to need a full month for our next UK pub trip!

Couple of nice boozers but shame about ale selection John...was the Evening Star open..thats quite a famous Brighton boozer, all the best pal👏

Also tweedy a Richmond pub crawl or perhaps Salisbury would be awesome! I used to live in London so watching ur videos are memory lane 😎🍺🍺

Good to see you back Tweedy and Happy New Year!

Always enjoy your videos, as a lad who grew up in a 16th century pub in Herefordshire it is nice to see someone taking an interest in the history of public houses. All the best for 2024.

The Cricketers and the Victory are my two favourites from those you visited, the Druids to me looks like it has somehow been transplanted from North Norfolk. Brighton is a fabulous place to visit for the pub enthusiast !

Very nice sketch of the flying machine! I love the bat wings, nice touch.

Love the Victory. Great food.

Some homes near the seafront used to have three taps on the bath , hot, cold and sea water.

Love your video's, great to see those Brighton Pubs That I know well, as just along the coast from me. There are so many lovely pubs still in Brighton :-)

They looked great old style (mostly) boozers - thanks for the review and the very engaging history. Another destination for the retirement bucket list !!! Cheers Tweedy.

Top work again old pal!!👍Happy new year to yo and yours 🎉🎉 Couple of questions for you if you don’t mind? Will be in Balham early in the new year, any recommendations? Second, if you had to pick one pub as your favourite, what would it be?🤔 Thanks mate, as always, keep up the good work 👍Paul

Thanks Tweedy. Love to get down that way again.👍

I was hoping to see you do a review of the Basketmakers Arms in Brighton. The pub I head to when I travel down to the coast. I would have liked to hear your take on this pub. Maybe next time you're in Brighton.

Also, good catch regarding the Druid/stone circle anachronism.

Good to see there are pubs with atmosphere in Brighton and they have not all been turned into gastro pubs 🍻

Hi tweedy I love your pub videos and am an avid follower. Can u consider a Wimbledon or Primrose Hill pub crawl? Cheers 👍

Brighton - another town I’ve never visited! An interesting collection of pubs - I did like the exterior of The Victory. Do you have any plans for a pub tour visit further North anytime in 2024?

Didn't the Cricketers appear in "Brighton Rock"?

10:03 The steps into the pub might suggest horse carriages pulled up to allow ladies to enter without stepping into the muck of the road.

You missed….The Basketmakers, the Great eastern, The Nelson, The Waggon and Horses, The Dover Castle, the Heart and Hand I could go on and on. The South laine is far from the best place for pubs as come evenings it packed with lager louts and hen nights with blow up penises. So many good pubs in Brighton I don’t know where to begin and I’ve probably been in most as I’ve lived in many parts of Brighton and hove. If you go again maybe I could be you guide😂

Get your freak on...

Interestingly enough although I'm a fan of architecture from a purely beer point of view this is sadly a list of Brightons most boring tourist attractions as they are all on the well trodden route through the Lanes, a haven of awful beer. Brighton has loads of micro breweries, tap rooms galore with amazing beers definitely a cut above Harveys. Even Harveys pubs now sell beers from Abyss or Beak from Lewes

I’ve spent many a happy day in Brighton over many years either just hanging out or going to see bands at various venues. Thanks for this. Most of the pubs I was familiar with were mainly within staggering distance of The Level which is where I hung out when I went to the nearby technical college, for a couple of years, back in the early 1980s. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Level,_Brighton

You should have visited the Marlborough. LGBT pub. I had a game of a pool with a bloke in a dress.

Please visit the Lion And Lobster?