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The Boar’s Head Inn at Eridge, is an unspoilt 17th Centuryinn, just off the main A26 road, a mile or so to the north of Crowborough. It isa low beamed pub with a cosy interior, featuring two inglenook fireplaces. Thereis outside seating with good views, although when I called in on Saturday, itwasn’t exactly a day for sitting outside. For those who are hardier than me, it’sworth noting, that to the north of the pub, there is a steep wide valley thatis traversed by the A26, where twin streams flow along a valley floor flankedby thickly wooded slopes. The railway between Ashurst and Crowborough makesits way along this valley before journeying to the end of the line at Uckfield.So, what was I doing at the Boar’s Head? A pub I’d last visitedover 30 years ago, and one that I got to know just a few years after moving toTonbridge. It was my involvement with the local CAMRA branch, which was thenknown as Tonbridge & Tunbridge Wells CAMRA that took me to the Boar’s Head,as back then the branch covered a small area of neighbouring East Sussex, thatincluded Crowborough.
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I remember the place as an unspoilt old inn that belonged toWhitbread, and as such served a decent drop of Faversham-brewed, Fremlin’sBitter. A decade or so later, and a change of employer, led to me commuting, bycar, every day between Tonbridge and Lewes, so I often drove by on my journeyto and from work. I say “often” because sometimes I would take the scenic routeacross Ashdown Forest, thereby avoiding the traffic bottlenecks of Tunbridge Wells and Crowborough.
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I was prompted to make a long overdue visit to the Boar’sHead after driving to Crowborough the day before. Mrs PBT’s, and I had visiteda medical centre in the town, in order to obtain our COVID booster vaccinations, but thedrive through the town is one we take quite often, as Eileen’s sister, andniece live in nearby Uckfield. Despite thisfamiliarity, I hadn’t given too much notice to the Boar’s Head as it is now setback from the main A26 road. When I worked in Lewes, work was underway to straightenand widen what was a notorious stretch of road between Eridge and Crowborough, whichis why the pub is now, mercifully separated from the A26.
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The Boar’s Head is also on the No. 29 bus route between operatedby Brighton & Hove Buses, which runs every half-hour on weekdays andSaturdays, between Brighton and Tunbridge Wells. It is a well-used service, andfor those with a bus pass, the ideal way to travel between Kent and Sussex.With a bus stop, virtually outside the pub, it’s an ideal way to visit the Boar’sHead, without having to drive. Having clocked the position of the bus stops, onboth sides of the road, as we drove passed on Friday, the following day Idecided to hop on the bus from Tunbridge Wells and check out the Boar’s Head formyself.
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It has to be at least 30 years since I last set foot in the pub,and I’m pleased to report that very little had changed. Arriving shortly after2 pm, I found the pub pleasantly busy, without being overcrowded. Here wereseveral groups of diners, but also a group of drinkers either propping up thebar or sitting at it. I joined the latter group, as I had no real plans to eat,and faced with a choice of Harvey’s Best or London Pride, I opted for the former.
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It cost me a fiver, which seems to be the going rate for Harvey’s,these days. The Lewes-based company have always been a little on the dear sidewhen it comes to the prices of their beers, but given their quality, it’s aprice I don’t mind paying. Harvey’s also became the matter of some debate atthe bar, as two of the fellas sat there were expressing their concerns that thecurrent cask was unlikely to last the weekend.
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According to the two girls behind the bar who, incidentally,were doing a sterling job, the cask of Sussex Best on sale was the LAST ONE. Fromwhat I could gather, the pub’s licensees were on holiday, and there had been amix-up with the order from Harvey’s. The next delivery was scheduled forTuesday, and at the current rate, what was left in the cellar was unlikely tolast until then. One worried drinker questioned how many pints had been soldsince the last cask went on sale. One of the girls estimated at least twenty,which begged the question, would the Harvey’s last out until Tuesday? As serialpub explorer, and prolific blogger, Retired Martin (https://retiredmartin.com/)would point out, it’s debatessuch as this one which make pubs such interesting places.
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It’s all about the detail, even if that often includes the trivialas well, because at the end of the day whilst such things appear unimportant tothe majority of us, to some they represent almost life and death situations.So, as Martin would say, it’s seemingly unimportant incidents like the Harvey’srunning out, that make pub going so interesting and enjoyable. Final point, I was unlucky with the bus timings on Saturday,and after missing one in Tonbridge, right at the start of my journey, theknock-on effect was narrowly missing the No. 29 bus in Tunbridge Wells, aswell. The return journey was marred by a late running service, so after makingmy way to the stop, nearly 10 minutes before the bus was due to arrive, I endedup waiting an additional 15 minutes before it eventually turned up. It wasn’t rainingor anything, so wasn’t a huge deal, but it was chilly, and certainly coldenough to remind me that the insulating properties of denim aren’t particularly good!
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The Boar’s Head Inn at Eridge, is an unspoilt 17th Centuryinn, just off the main A26 road, a mile or so to the north of Crowborough. It isa low beamed pub with a cosy interior, featuring two inglenook fireplaces. Thereis outside seating with good views, although when I called in on Saturday, itwasn’t exactly a day for sitting outside. For those who are hardier than me, it’sworth noting, that to the north of the pub, there is a steep wide valley thatis traversed by the A26, where twin streams flow along a valley floor flankedby thickly wooded slopes. The railway between Ashurst and Crowborough makesits way along this valley before journeying to the end of the line at Uckfield.So, what was I doing at the Boar’s Head? A pub I’d last visitedover 30 years ago, and one that I got to know just a few years after moving toTonbridge. It was my involvement with the local CAMRA branch, which was thenknown as Tonbridge & Tunbridge Wells CAMRA that took me to the Boar’s Head,as back then the branch covered a small area of neighbouring East Sussex, thatincluded Crowborough.
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I remember the place as an unspoilt old inn that belonged toWhitbread, and as such served a decent drop of Faversham-brewed, Fremlin’sBitter. A decade or so later, and a change of employer, led to me commuting, bycar, every day between Tonbridge and Lewes, so I often drove by on my journeyto and from work. I say “often” because sometimes I would take the scenic routeacross Ashdown Forest, thereby avoiding the traffic bottlenecks of Tunbridge Wells and Crowborough.
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I was prompted to make a long overdue visit to the Boar’sHead after driving to Crowborough the day before. Mrs PBT’s, and I had visiteda medical centre in the town, in order to obtain our COVID booster vaccinations, but thedrive through the town is one we take quite often, as Eileen’s sister, andniece live in nearby Uckfield. Despite thisfamiliarity, I hadn’t given too much notice to the Boar’s Head as it is now setback from the main A26 road. When I worked in Lewes, work was underway to straightenand widen what was a notorious stretch of road between Eridge and Crowborough, whichis why the pub is now, mercifully separated from the A26.
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The Boar’s Head is also on the No. 29 bus route between operatedby Brighton & Hove Buses, which runs every half-hour on weekdays andSaturdays, between Brighton and Tunbridge Wells. It is a well-used service, andfor those with a bus pass, the ideal way to travel between Kent and Sussex.With a bus stop, virtually outside the pub, it’s an ideal way to visit the Boar’sHead, without having to drive. Having clocked the position of the bus stops, onboth sides of the road, as we drove passed on Friday, the following day Idecided to hop on the bus from Tunbridge Wells and check out the Boar’s Head formyself.
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It has to be at least 30 years since I last set foot in the pub,and I’m pleased to report that very little had changed. Arriving shortly after2 pm, I found the pub pleasantly busy, without being overcrowded. Here wereseveral groups of diners, but also a group of drinkers either propping up thebar or sitting at it. I joined the latter group, as I had no real plans to eat,and faced with a choice of Harvey’s Best or London Pride, I opted for the former.
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It cost me a fiver, which seems to be the going rate for Harvey’s,these days. The Lewes-based company have always been a little on the dear sidewhen it comes to the prices of their beers, but given their quality, it’s aprice I don’t mind paying. Harvey’s also became the matter of some debate atthe bar, as two of the fellas sat there were expressing their concerns that thecurrent cask was unlikely to last the weekend.
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According to the two girls behind the bar who, incidentally,were doing a sterling job, the cask of Sussex Best on sale was the LAST ONE. Fromwhat I could gather, the pub’s licensees were on holiday, and there had been amix-up with the order from Harvey’s. The next delivery was scheduled forTuesday, and at the current rate, what was left in the cellar was unlikely tolast until then. One worried drinker questioned how many pints had been soldsince the last cask went on sale. One of the girls estimated at least twenty,which begged the question, would the Harvey’s last out until Tuesday? As serialpub explorer, and prolific blogger, Retired Martin (https://retiredmartin.com/)would point out, it’s debatessuch as this one which make pubs such interesting places.
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It’s all about the detail, even if that often includes the trivialas well, because at the end of the day whilst such things appear unimportant tothe majority of us, to some they represent almost life and death situations.So, as Martin would say, it’s seemingly unimportant incidents like the Harvey’srunning out, that make pub going so interesting and enjoyable. Final point, I was unlucky with the bus timings on Saturday,and after missing one in Tonbridge, right at the start of my journey, theknock-on effect was narrowly missing the No. 29 bus in Tunbridge Wells, aswell. The return journey was marred by a late running service, so after makingmy way to the stop, nearly 10 minutes before the bus was due to arrive, I endedup waiting an additional 15 minutes before it eventually turned up. It wasn’t rainingor anything, so wasn’t a huge deal, but it was chilly, and certainly coldenough to remind me that the insulating properties of denim aren’t particularly good!
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