The George and Dragon ... Dragons Green
Telephone 01403 741320 · Map | Reviews
OS Map : Landranger 187 · Map reference TQ 139 235
Description
The George and Dragon is a small pub, usually decorated with flowers, in an idyllic setting. There is a large, grassy garden to the rear and Hall and Woodhouse beers are served from a small flag-stoned bar. No dragons last time I was there! The pub can be very popular for food at weekends.
Rather strangely, there is a gravestone, of the albino son of a former innkeeper, in the front garden. The grave is in the church but the gravestone was not allowed because of the inscription.
How to get there
By car
The pub is situated just off the A272, south of Horsham, about 3 miles from Southwater, and between Billinghurst and Cowfold.
Cycling
Why not hire a bike from Southwater
Cycles and visit this pub?
From Southwater country park, cycle towards the main road through the village. Turn left and head south. Turn right into Shipley Road [before the A24 bypass] and cycle for 1.7 miles [2.7 km] until the A272. Turn right ["Billingshurst, Coolham" - busy road] and after 0.5 miles [0.8 km] take the second right. The pub is approx 0.25 miles [0.4 km] on the right.
Suggested cycling routes from here
Visit Shipley, just south of the pub, and see the restored windmill which used to be the home of the poet Hillaire Belloc. It was also the location for the TV series 'Jonathan Creek'
Also nearby is the Countryman Inn
Return home via the quiet roads between the A272 - Dragons Green - Christ's Hospital - Southwater/Horsham. Visit the Bax Castle on the way!
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Pub number 4 in our cycle ride and time to move on to soft drinks but also time for lunch. This is a lovely pub with a really warm welcome. The food was great, just a little slow in coming out, but worth waiting for. I had spicy meatballs and they were great. We weren't the only lycra-clad people here; it seems to be a popular stop. Will definitely come back. This pub shared top spot with the Limeburners Arms for us. Next, on to the Queens Head...
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Visited this pub on Sunday when on my way to the coast following a recommendation from a colleague. I wasn't disappointed. Lovely pub in a lovely setting with a really 'happy' atmosphere and a great garden for the kids (lots of broken toys though). The only downside was that we just wanted a snack but the menu was mainly meals. Had a small portion of a main meal, liver and onions, and it was delicious. Limited choice of lager - my favourite tipple. Just one lager, Hopbrau, one I'd never heard of but pleasant enough. I would highly recommend this pub to others. Good food, excellent service, lovely garden but I would mark it down on choice of lagers and broken toys in the garden.
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What a shame to hear that Pete and Anne are leaving. They have made this one of the best pubs in the area, with a real welcome and excellent beer (I've never tried the food but it looks good!). The George and Dragon, the Queens Head and the Boars Head are real pubs, as pubs should be. Let's hope they stay that way.
After two happy years at The George and Dragon, we are bowing out at the end of August to spend more time with our family. A big thank you to all our customers that have supported us over the last two years and made running this pub a lot of fun and experience we will never forget.
It has been useful (and sometimes saddening) to read the reviews on this site. We set out to provide an excellent country pub experience and whilst we have achieved this for most people, there are always some people that can never be pleased. We have had no pretensions about being a restaurant or a gastro pub – the building wouldn’t lend itself to this – we provide good beer and good pub food at reasonable prices. It is unfortunate that, when a customer has a bad experience, they don’t say something at the time so that we can try and remedy the problem immediately. Like any pub, we have times when we are overwhelmed by the number of customers – for us this is on hot days when the number of lunches our small kitchen prepares escalates from 20/30 on a normal day to 120/130 on a busy day. Service will be stretched and won’t be as efficient as other days.
We have been fortunate in that the number of positive comments for The George and Dragon far outweigh the negative ones. We are leaving the pub industry but will continue to use pubs. I would urge your reviewers to think carefully before they place a review on this site. Have they had the strength of character to speak to the publican and to resolve the matter first? If they have and haven’t received appropriate redress then a poor review may be valid.
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Dined in the George and Dragon, tried the ales and Stowford Press cider. Food was outstanding and lots of it. Best cheese board I have had for years. Staff were first class. Cannot wait to go back, great country pub!
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The food was awful and the service was terrible which was a disappointment as we had eaten here before and it was fine. It took ages for us to be served and the fish seemed previously frozen.
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Wonderful country pub but we were disappointed in the food. They ran out of potatoes so served up three Aunt Bessie's Yorkshire puddings, that were soggy with gravy.
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Came across this pub by accident and have to say that it is a testament to what a proper country pub should be. Love it.
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Friendly welcome from the hosts and lovely meal on our way to Gatwick which made a good start to our holiday. We were going to make a return visit on the way back but due to an 8 hour delay, due to a fire on board the plane, we would have got to the pub at 2 am in the morning! Will try to visit again next time we are in Sussex.
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