The Gate... Ifield
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OS Map : Landranger 187 · Map reference TQ 227 373
Description
The Gate is on a quiet road between Faygate and Crawley. Originally there was a tollgate over a ford at this location - hence the "Gate" name. The pub has two bars joined together and a low-beamed restaurant containing some remnants of an old blacksmith's workshop with bread oven.
NEWS: March 2012: The pub is under new management.
Home-cooked food from local suppliers and BBQs in the garden during the summer. Beers are from Hall and Woodhouse including Sussex bitter, Badger and Tanglefoot.
How to get there
By car
The Gate is on a quiet country lane near Ifield Golf Club, a few miles west of Crawley.
Cycling
From Horsham town centre make your way via Rusper Road, or via Crawley Road, and then a short distance on the A264 [busy road for cyclists] to Faygate. At the Faygate roundabout, turn left into the village itself and cycle past the Holmbush Inn pub on the left.
Continue uphill slightly for 1.25 miles [2 km] and then turn right [signposted Ifield, Lambs Green]. After 0.5 miles [0.8 km], cycle past the Lamb Inn to the next T-junction. Turn right towards Ifield and then right again after a sharp left bend [if in doubt follow the signs for Ifield]. The pub is on the left after a few hundred yards/metres.
Suggested cycling routes from here
Come out of the pub and turn right, returning the way you came. Instead of turning left, back towards Lambs Green, follow the signs to Rusper and cycle some quiet country lanes towards the Plough in Rusper village or the Six Bells at Newdigate.
Or turn left out of the pub for a quiet route towards Ifield Wood and the outskirts of Crawley. In fact, if you want to cycle from Horsham to Crawley, this is a cycle-friendly route.
Or turn left from the pub to Ifield and pick up a bridleway near the railway line, after Ifield golf club, for an off-road route back towards Faygate via Kilnwood Farm.
Your reviews
The Gate There are 8 customer reviews with an average rating of
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Ate with a large party of 15 at this pub today and was delighted with the welcome and service (nothing was too much trouble). We were adults and four kids, food was delicious, homemade and presented well - if anything portions were too large. My advice, do not have a starter to leave room for a homemade dessert! Visiting horse and carriages were added entertainment. Highly recommend.
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Have been twice recently, very friendly and food was excellent. Will not hesitate in recommending it.
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Absolutely fantastic! Under new management and they have got this place seriously on the way up! Food was delicious (and actually homemade). I would highly recommend this pub. Aimee and Will are a young couple with a small baby and they are doing a fantastic job considering their circumstances. Get a few plants outside to make the place look more appealing and this place will be pretty much perfect! Outstanding!
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Under new management for about six weeks and the new tenants are making great improvements. I have been to eat twice and can happily report that the food is excellent. The atmosphere is much more pleasant than in recent times and I will be supporting my local from now on! Good luck folks....I hope you make a great success.
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We stopped for Sunday lunch (4) and ordered the roast beef - which was very nice but the portion was very mean. One of our party had one slice of beef and it said home-made Yorkshire pudding when we thought they were Auntie Bessie's or the like. At £13.75 per servicing this was much too expensive and we will not be returning. Also, on checking the bill there was a charge of £6.75? The low score is simply due to the small portions. One person had a different meal which was very good and ample portion.
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Problems in kitchen on day we visited. Despite having made a phone call to book a table, no attempt was made to inform us of the problems. Consequently the lunch was a disaster and very little apologies were offered. I will never visit the Gate again.
Older reviews
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Excellent pub with wide-ranging menu served either in the quaint low beamed restaurant or bar served by friendly and helpful staff. Not very often you find a pub like this nowadays, having all the right attributes. Great food reasonably priced, friendly and a good pint of beer. Highly recommended.
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