The Anchor Inn
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The Anchor Inn
The Anchor Inn is a family-friendly country pub offering a warm welcome, tasty food, quality drinks and comfortable accommodation, all in the wonderful surroundings of our 15th century manor house. Set in the heart of Ashdown Forest, home of Winnie-the-Pooh, our guests are spoilt for choice whether they want to explore the great outdoors in the summer or snuggle up next to one of our open fires in the winter.
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When you visit Hartfield you'll immediately get a feel for the age of the village, with some buildings (including the Anchor Inn) dating back five or six hundred years. There are signs of trade happening in Hartfield thousands of years ago with archaeological finds of flint imported from the South and North Downs.
We pride ourselves on serving a range of delicious, seasonal British food and drink. Our lunch menu offers a selection of snacks to suit those who are just passing through and more substantial dishes for those who have the time to linger over lunch. And our Sunday roasts are a firm favourite. To accompany your meal, or if you're just popping in for a quick pint, we have an excellent wine list as well as a variety of beers and spirits.
Please note that we no longer offer a take away delivery option. If you enquire by telephone and we have staff available, we shall try to oblige where possible, but this is not guaranteed. All our pizzas are 11 served on hand stretched sourdough bases with San Marzano Tomato Passata and your choice of best quality ingredients.
The Anchor Inn is the perfect base for exploring Hartfield and the surrounding area. Whether you're planning on holidaying here in Winnie-the-Pooh country, or simply staying for a night of your walking or cycling tour, you'll receive a warm welcome at the Anchor Inn. We have four country-styled rooms available, all of which are en suite and the perfect place to rest your feet after a day exploring.
With this in mind we have regular events such as themed food nights (try Fresh Fish Friday), quizzes and live music. Keep an eye on our events information or follow us on Facebook for the latest updates. You're also welcome to hire our dining area and bar for private events during the day or evenings.
Reviews (16)
Chris Stuart
Chris Stuart
Jan 16, 2022
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Olde Worlde..lovely ambiance, good food and good service...not badly priced either...you need to book!
Kim Read
Kim Read
Oct 13, 2021
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Friendly, helpful staff, a menu that was a refreshing change from the run of the mill menu's that are usually offered in pubs all at affordable prices, Dog friendly and finally but very important to me, the loo's were spotless. We will definitely visit this pub again when we are next in Sussex 👍
Tamara Dickson
Tamara Dickson
Oct 13, 2021
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Friendly welcoming staff. Dog friendly. Lovely menu. Options for gluten-free and vegetarian diet. Nice hot, tasty coffee. The food was delicious and would certainly recommend it.
Soeurette Brittain
Soeurette Brittain
Oct 10, 2021
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Just had lovely sunday roast. Beautiful pub with very attentive staff. Definitely recommend.
Zoe Morgan
Zoe Morgan
Sep 28, 2021
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Visited for fish Night and was not disappointed, beautifully cooked skate wing and my partner had Brill, we sat outside under a cover looking onto the garden, staff were fantastic! friendly and efficient, great selection of drinks I throughly enjoyed my gin and my partner tried a couple of the largers on draft, Hofmeister and Mahou, we definitely will return what a great find.
Claire
Claire
Sep 25, 2021
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Lovely pub for lunch after a long walk. Food was delicious, very nice staff, big garden, dog-friendly; could not have asked for more.
D. B.
D. B.
Sep 13, 2021
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A great pub. Big selction of beers, real ale and new style IPAs. Foods fantastic. We had our wedding reception here and we were really well looked after. Staff are brilliant. Great walks nearby. Would really recommend
John Parham
John Parham
Sep 12, 2021
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Just like to say that Friday 3rd was the first time I’ve been into the Anchor Inn for a birthday party and have to say the food, staff and atmosphere of the place was amazing from start to finish. The staff were so attentive and amazing, headed by Kate and Ben made sure everything was en-point. The food OMG was amazing. I and four others had the lamb which was incredible as was the rest of the food, all prepared by Johnny the head chef and landlord. Thank you and I will recommend to anyone thinking of great food, service and atmosphere xx
Claire Russell-Thomas
Claire Russell-Thomas
Sep 11, 2021
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Adhock lunch very pleased with choosing this pub. Male staff member very attentative to our needs without being overbearing. Cod and chips were great and certainly worth a try. Clean toilets are always a bonus!! Will return
Malcolm Purser
Malcolm Purser
Sep 07, 2021
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Good choices for vegetarians and vegans and dog friendly. The food was good although service was a little slow. Would definitely eat there again.
Grace Blackmore
Grace Blackmore
Aug 20, 2021
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Friday afternoon late lunch, best burger I’ve had by a long way!! Food was home cooked, arrived swiftly, lovely beer garden, replaced the slightly flat beer free of charge, dog friendly. Will definitely be returning.
Dave Furlong
Dave Furlong
Aug 14, 2021
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Really lovely pub. Had a bite to eat and a couple of drinks on a family day out. The staff were all lovely, and the food and drinks were great. Would thoroughly recommend.
Cat Cat
Cat Cat
Aug 11, 2021
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Pub is a real find. Great parking. Very pretty pub with real character. Staff extremely friendly and kind. Food was tasty and really hit the spot. Perfect for solo dining as well as families and groups.
Medusa Thorn
Medusa Thorn
Aug 10, 2021
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Really nice country pub with great food and a good choice of ales. As vegans we had a choice of mushrooms pie and vegan burger. All very good and well portioned. To top it iff the staff was really helpful and friendly. Highly recommended.
Marc Ricketts
Marc Ricketts
May 30, 2021
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Its a lovely Pub Restaurant outside. And I was impressed the way about the Fish and chips.
Lewis Broad
Lewis Broad
Apr 18, 2021
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Went here for a family meal to celebrate a birthday waited for 1 and a half hours to receive our food, no one came to offer us drinks aside from the first round we ordered. They delivered 3 starters that we had specifically asked to be served with the mains without any cutlery.
A member of staff then came up to us and apologised for the delay… after it was brought to their attention they said they had been busy and it wasn't there fault even though we had prebooked a table and asked us if we would like a free round of drinks or some money knocked off the meal, we asked for the latter as