The Selsey Arms ... Coolham
Telephone 01403 741537 · Map · Reviews
OS Map : Landranger 187 · Map reference TQ 120 227
Description
The Selsey Arms sells Harveys Sussex, Sharp's Doombar and Flowers IPA. It is an informal village pub with wooden floors, exposed brickwork and three fireplaces. One side of the pub has a slightly more restaurant feel. All food is home-cooked.
NEWS August 2010: The pub has a new, more experienced, management team.
The pub is in a small village but is located on a crossroads that can be busy. The pub has two gardens at front and rear. The attractive rear garden is a bit 'hidden' but is more secluded and away from the road. The pub also has accommodation in four en suite rooms.
How to get there
By car
Coolham is on the A272 between Billingshurst and the A24 at Buck Barn. Drive south on the A24 from Horsham and turn right on the A272 towards Billingshurst. Coolham is about 2.5 miles [4 km] from the A24 junction.
Cycling
Cycle to Southwater from Horsham crossing the A24 at the Hop Oast roundabout - take care if you use the Worthing Road, it can be busy. Cycle through Southwater, past the Hen and Chicken on the left and then over the old railway bridge past the Cock pub on the right.
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 continue for 2 miles [3 km] until you reach Coolham, where the pub is on the left.
Or, a quieter but longer route is via Christ's Hospital - Two Mile Ash - Barns Green and then south to Coolham on the B2139.
Suggested cycling routes from here
Visit Shipley, a few miles east of 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'
Nearby pubs include the George and Dragon and the Countryman Inn. These pubs are north and south of the A272. The A272 can be avoided using country lanes [and a bridleway] south of Coolham.
Return home via the quiet roads between the A272 - Dragons Green - Christ's Hospital - Southwater/Horsham.
Your reviews
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The food at this pub has always been pretty good but the previous management were rude and unhelpful. On recommendation I have made two visits since the new management took over. The food was good both times but service was very slow. Half an hour to prepare two sandwiches and on another occasion we waited 1 hour and 20 minutes for our evening meal which only arrived after vigorous prompting. I have never experienced such poor service in over 40 years of eating out and I will not be returning.
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A crowd of us ate here on Saturday. It was a mixture of good and bad. Some of the cutlery and tables were a bit mucky. The crab and lobster salad was served with far too much lettuce of inferior quality. Waiting could have been better and at the end of a meal we were not offered coffee. Lots of room for improvement.
Older reviews
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