The Dog and Bacon ... Horsham
Telephone 01403 252176 · Map · Reviews
OS Map : Landranger 187 · Map reference TQ 171 320
Description
Used to be very much a traditional, local, drinking pub but was refurbished in 2004. Selling Hall and Woodhouse beers including Fursty Ferret. Two bar areas and garden with tables at the front, although the road can be busy. Morris Men visiting throughout the summer.
The old cottage next door was the original pub and the pub name comes from the "Dorking Beacon" which, apparently, was a bonfire on the site of Horsham common - the last remains of the common is a triangular green area just next to the pub. At least, that is what I have been told. If you know something different about the pub name, contact me through the Review a Pub page.
How to get there
By car
The pub is about a mile north of Horsham town centre, near the Robin Hood A24 roundabout.
Cycling
From Horsham town centre, cycle north on London Road, then into Springfield Road until the traffic light junction with Hurst
Road. Straight on, past Smith and Western bar/restaurant and the pub is on the left. It's only a mile or so.
Suggested cycling routes from here
Why not cycle to the Greets Inn in Warnham? Turn left [slightly downhill] out of the pub and take the first left into Redford Avenue. After approx 0.5 miles [0.8 km], turn right on the cycle path across Rookwood golf course [beware.. low-flying golf balls!].
After crossing the golf course, follow the cycle path round to the right. After the tunnel under the A24 dual carriageway, continue left past the deer park on your right. At the T-junction, turn right to Warnham. Up and over the hill and then left into Friday St which is half way down the hill [0.75 miles / 1.2 km] - the Greets Inn is on the left.
Your reviews
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The new couple who have taken over are picking the place up by its bootstraps and it's a pleasure to see a pub so clean! I'd almost swear that it's a different beer and not Sussex on sale but I'm assured by the boss that it's simply due to cleaning the lines properly! Old faces who couldn't tolerate the pub being run into the ground are coming back; it helps that the management and staff are now smiling and not swearing at the customers! I'm told the food is alright too but that's not what I go for!
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