The Holmbush Inn ... Faygate
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OS Map : Explorer 134 · Map reference TQ 217 344
Description
The Holmbush Inn is a friendly, family-run pub with wooden floors, exposed brick walls and two fireplaces. There is a restaurant/dining area at one end of the bar and several comfy sofas at the other end. Beers include Fullers London Pride and usually at least one local ale. The pub is known for its traditional, home-cooked menu [Mum's Specials!].
There is a garden to one side of the pub, parking on the other side, and there is easy access to Faygate railway station [trains from Horsham]. The pub is open all day on Friday and Saturday but closed on Sunday evening.
How to get there
By car
Faygate is a small village that can be reached from the A264 Horsham-Crawley dual carriageway. Turn left at the first roundabout after leaving Horsham [after the Roffey A264 roundabout] on the way to Crawley.
Cycle to the pub via some quieter roads by cycling from Horsham centre up Kings Road to Crawley Road roundabout near the VW garage. Continue along Crawley Road through Roffey to the traffic lights at the top and go straight ahead along Forest Road to Colgate [2.2 miles / 3.5 km]. Turn left at Colgate with the Dragon on your right. Cycle down a fast hill to the A264 and straight across the roundabout [take extreme care when you cross the A264] into Faygate. The pub is on the left just before the railway bridge.
Alternatively, there is a short bridleway [Bush Lane] from near the Rusper-Hurst Hill A264 roundabout that goes past Owlcastle Farm to Wimland Road. Turn left past the Frog and Nightgown up the hill, right at the top, and right at the next junction brings you down into Faygate from the opposite direction. The pub is on the right.
Suggested cycling routes from here
There are some quiet roads between Faygate and Rusper. Come out of the pub and turn left along Faygate Lane. Rusper is 2 miles [3.5 km] from Faygate in a direct route but there is also a circle of quiet country lanes between Faygate, Lambs Green and Rusper.
Cycle back to Horsham via Rusper, Friday Street [the Royal Oak] and Langhurstwood Road.
or St Leonard's Forest near Colgate has some good off-road bridleways and tracks.
Other pubs near here
Nearby pubs include the Frog and Nightgown [Wimlands near Faygate] and the Lamb Inn at Lambs Green. Rusper has the Plough and the Star Inn.
Your reviews
Disclaimer: All reviews and ratings on this website are personal opinions by pub-goers. Horsham Pub Guide publishes comments at our editorial discretion but we are not responsible for comments made.
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Love this pub. The food is excellent and home-made. Desserts are to die for. Staff are friendly and committed. If on the rare occasion you have to wait for the food, it is because it is fresh and is always well worth waiting for. I would recommend this pub to anyone.
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Having been a regular customer for about a year, I was accustomed to a cold welcome on arrival at this beautifully quaint country gastropub. However, the food and real ales kept me coming back for more. Unfortunately, I had my last meal there a few weeks ago when, having waited about 1 hr 20 mins for our meals, we made some enquiries to the waiting staff. When the meals finally arrived, we said that as usual our food was lovely but we had been disappointed with the length of the wait. We received a bit of a lecture and were made to feel that we ought to be ashamed for raising our heads above the parapet. This experience of the Holmbush Inn's customer disservice spoilt what should have been an anniversary celebration. We cut our meals short and left. In my opinion, the good quality food doesn't make up for the lack of customer service and inflated prices.
Older reviews
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This pub is hard to beat. The interior is nicely laid out for both dining and drinking and you will get a very warm welcome from the landlady and landlord. There is an excellent choice of well presented, very tasty and reasonably priced food. There is also an excellent choice of beers and wine. All the times I have visited this pub, I have never been disappointed and would not hesitate to recommend it.
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