Chichester Pubs: The Best Pubs and Where to Drink

The Chichester pubs most people land on are the Hole in the Wall on St Martin’s Street, with the biggest beer range in the city; the Park Tavern opposite Priory Park; and the Eastgate on The Hornet. All three have entries in CAMRA’s Good Beer Guide. By the water, the Crown & Anchor at Dell Quay is the usual name. Every entry checked against the venue’s own site on 24 October 2026.

We have not visited these pubs for this guide, and nothing here is a review. Each entry sets out what the pub says about itself and what it publishes about hours and food, then adds the public record: the Campaign for Real Ale’s pub listings, which flag Good Beer Guide entries, and the Food Standards Agency hygiene rating. Hours change with the seasons, so check before a long trip.

City centre

The Hole in the Wall, St Martin’s Street

The Hole in the Wall calls itself an ale and cider house, and says it has “the largest selection of beers and ciders in Chichester”: 20 keg beers, eight ale pumps and four cider pumps. CAMRA’s listing carries a Good Beer Guide entry and says the building is believed to have started life in the 17th century as a brewery, then a debtors’ prison. It is now run by the Morgan Pub Collective. Food runs from burgers to Sunday roasts, and there is a live band jam night every Tuesday from 8pm. Hours: Monday to Thursday 12pm to 11pm, Friday and Saturday 11am to midnight, Sunday 12pm to 10pm. Call 01243 788877. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 7 July 2026). 1A St Martin’s Street, PO19 1NP. Our listing.

The Park Tavern, Priory Road

The Park Tavern describes itself as “a cosy, traditional pub” a few minutes from the cathedral and the Festival Theatre, and says it always has four ales on. It has a Good Beer Guide entry on CAMRA’s listing. It is dog friendly, and points out that Priory Park opposite does not take dogs. Tuesday is quiz night and there is live music every Sunday from 4pm to 6pm; Sunday lunch is served 12pm to 3pm. Open Monday to Saturday 12pm to 11pm and Sunday 12pm to 9pm; food 12pm to 3pm and 6pm to 9pm on weekdays (from 5pm on Friday), all day Saturday and 12pm to 4pm on Sunday. Tables are booked by phone on 01243 785057. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 24 March 2026). 11 Priory Road, PO19 1NS. Our listing.

The Eastgate, The Hornet

The Eastgate says it “started life as a local brewery” and dates the building to around 1790. It lists a log burner, fireside chairs and a courtyard garden it calls a sun trap, and says it is dog friendly. CAMRA’s listing carries a Good Beer Guide entry and mentions darts and cribbage. The menu mixes fish and chips and bubble and squeak with dishes for sharing; the Christmas set menu is £25 for two courses or £29 for three. Open Monday to Saturday 12pm to 11pm and Sunday 11.30am to 10pm. Food is lunchtimes only on Monday and Tuesday, lunch and dinner Wednesday to Friday, all day Saturday and 12pm to 4pm on Sunday. Call 01243 774877. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 14 July 2026). 4 The Hornet, PO19 7JG. Our listing.

The Bell Inn, Broyle Road

The Bell Inn sits opposite Chichester Festival Theatre. It says it is “one of the few remaining traditional pubs in the city” and that it became a fully independent pub in August 2025, with real ales from independent breweries in Hampshire, Sussex and Surrey. It has a Good Beer Guide entry on CAMRA’s listing, which says it is busiest before and after shows. It takes bookings for the whole theatre season. Note: its kitchen is closed from 19 to 25 October 2026. Hours as published: Monday 5pm to 8pm; Tuesday to Saturday 5pm to midnight, plus 12pm to 2pm except Tuesday; Sunday 12pm to 2.30pm and 7pm to 11.30pm, with no food. Call 01243 783388. Hygiene rating 4 (FSA, 15 May 2025). 3 Broyle Road, PO19 6AT. Our listing.

The Chichester Inn, West Street

CAMRA’s listing gives the Chichester Inn a Good Beer Guide entry and describes “a pleasant two-bar pub” with a real fire in the front lounge, a walled garden with a covered smoking area, and four bed and breakfast rooms. The rear bar is home to live folk music on Monday nights: the pub’s own events listing shows the Chichester Folk Song Club singaround at 8pm on Monday 26 October. CAMRA says local ales are on and darker beers appear regularly, and food includes Sunday lunch. We have not linked the pub’s website, which was showing faulty code when we checked; call 01243 783185. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 27 January 2026). 38 West Street, PO19 1RP. Our listing.

The Dolphin & Anchor, West Street

The Dolphin & Anchor is the city’s Wetherspoon, opposite the cathedral. Wetherspoon says the building has been a landmark since 1910, when two neighbouring inns combined: the Dolphin is thought to date from 1649 and the Anchor is first recorded in 1716. CAMRA’s listing has a Good Beer Guide entry and says up to six changing beers are on, with Meet the Brewer evenings about every two months. Wetherspoon lists step-free access and baby changing; under-18s are allowed from 8am to 9pm. Open from 8am daily, to midnight Sunday to Wednesday and 1am Thursday to Saturday. Call 01243 790280. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 27 May 2025). West Street, PO19 1QD. Our listing.

The Fountain, Southgate

The Fountain says it is “one of the oldest public houses in Chichester”, opening in 1798, and that the whole pub was refurbished in 2020. It is a Hall & Woodhouse pub serving the Dorset brewer’s Badger ales. CAMRA’s listing says the front bar has live bands up to three evenings a week and that the north wall of the restaurant is part of the Roman city wall. Food comes from The Feral Kitchen, Thursday to Saturday 12pm to 8.30pm and Sunday 12pm to 5pm. Open Sunday to Thursday 11.30am to 10.30pm, Friday and Saturday to 11.30pm. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 20 August 2025). 29 Southgate, PO19 1ES. Our listing.

Little Monster Tap, The Hornet

This split-level micropub was the Hornet Alehouse until the Little Monster brewery took it over in 2023, according to CAMRA. As the Hornet it made CAMRA’s national Pub of the Year shortlist in 2019. CAMRA lists ten taps of Little Monster keg beer, a cask ale and a large range of canned and foreign beers, with seating on both floors. The brewery’s own website has gone, so these hours are CAMRA’s: Monday to Thursday 4pm to 10pm, Friday 4pm to 10.30pm, Saturday 12pm to 10.30pm and Sunday 2pm to 7pm. Call 01243 696387 to check. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 25 March 2026). 23 The Hornet, PO19 7JL. Our listing.

The Escapist, Crane Street

The Escapist is the Chichester taproom of Escapist Brew Co, which also has a bar in Petersfield. It calls itself “a bar for the likeminded” for craft beer, and runs a run club on the first Sunday of each month. CAMRA’s Western Sussex branch guide describes a micropub that opened in July 2020 off North Street, with six keg taps including the brewery’s own beers, a cider, and crisps and nuts rather than food. Hours: closed Monday; Tuesday and Wednesday 3pm to 10.30pm; Thursday to Saturday 12pm to 10.30pm; Sunday 12pm to 6pm. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 7 June 2024). 9 Crane Street, PO19 1LJ.

By the harbour and the sea

The Crown & Anchor, Dell Quay

The Crown & Anchor is a Young’s pub on the shore of Chichester Harbour. It calls itself “the best fish & seafood pub in Chichester”, with a fish counter of day boat fish from the south coast, a Salt Shack terrace bar in summer and a log fire in winter, and says it is dog friendly. CAMRA’s listing notes a large bay window over the tidal channel and tables on the sea wall. Open Monday to Saturday 10am to 11pm and Sunday 11am to 10pm; food 12pm to 9.30pm (9pm on Sunday). Call 01243 781712. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 4 September 2025). Dell Quay Road, Apuldram, PO20 7EE.

The Old House at Home, Chidham

The Old House at Home is on the Chidham peninsula, south of the A259. It describes “a traditional pub nestled in the West Sussex countryside”, an 18th-century brick building with beams and open fires, and says many of its ales come from Palmers, Hop Back and Harvey’s. It has a Good Beer Guide entry on CAMRA’s listing. Bookings by phone only. Hours: Monday to Saturday from 10.30am, Sunday 12pm to 10pm, with food at lunch and in the evening and all day on Sunday; it warns winter hours may vary. Call 01243 572477. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 8 January 2026). Cot Lane, Chidham, PO18 8SU.

The Berkeley Arms, Bosham

The Berkeley Arms has no website of its own. CAMRA’s listing describes a former Gales house near Bosham harbour, a past winner of Fuller’s village pub of the year, with a garden at the front, log fires in winter, board games and monthly live music. It says the pub is family and dog friendly inside and out, and that the food is home made and locally sourced. The building is Grade II listed, according to Historic England’s record. CAMRA gives opening as 12pm to 11pm daily with food at lunch and in the evening; call 01243 573167 to check. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 20 January 2026). Delling Lane, Bosham, PO18 8HG.

The Shore Inn, East Wittering

The Shore Inn is a village pub a short walk from the beach at East Wittering, and has no website of its own. CAMRA’s listing gives it a Good Beer Guide entry and lists a lunchtime menu served in the bar or restaurant. CAMRA’s opening hours are 11am to 11pm Monday to Saturday and 11.30am to 10.30pm on Sunday, with food from 12pm to 3pm; call 01243 674454 before you set off. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 25 September 2024). Shore Road, East Wittering, PO20 8DZ.

Villages at the foot of the Downs

The Horse & Groom, East Ashling

The Horse & Groom says it has been East Ashling’s pub for more than 200 years, four miles west of Chichester, in a former blacksmith’s shop refurbished by its owner, John Ayton. It has rooms, a set lunch menu and walks from the door, and hosts occasional guest chef nights. CAMRA’s listing carries a Good Beer Guide entry and describes a compact flagstoned bar with settles and an old range. The bar is open Monday to Saturday 11.30am to 10.30pm and Sunday to 8pm; food Monday to Thursday 12pm to 2.30pm and 6pm to 8.30pm, to 9pm on Friday and Saturday, and 12pm to 3pm on Sunday. It says booking is essential. Call 01243 575339. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 9 June 2026). East Ashling, PO18 9AX.

The George, Eartham

The George is a family-owned free house run by Anita and James, six miles from Chichester. It says it has been a pub for over 200 years and appears on the 1840 tithe map, with three open fires, a garden and a craft bar of real ales and craft beers from local and UK breweries. Stane Street, the Roman road to London, is half a mile away, and the pub publishes its own walk. Autumn and winter hours: closed Monday and Tuesday; Wednesday to Saturday 12pm to 11pm, lunch 12pm to 3pm, dinner from 6pm; Sunday 12pm to 6pm, lunch to 5pm. Call 01243 814340. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 1 October 2025). Eartham, PO18 0LT.

The Star & Garter, East Dean

The Star & Garter is an 18th-century inn near the duck pond in East Dean, a privately owned free house according to CAMRA’s listing. CAMRA says it is known for food using local seasonal produce and seafood, that Sunday lunch must be booked, and that there is a large walled garden; it lists rooms, a real fire and dogs welcome. The Compass 99 bus between Chichester and Petworth stops nearby but must be pre-booked. The pub’s website was behind a verification screen when we checked, so call 01243 811318 for hours. Hygiene rating 5 (FSA, 22 July 2026). East Dean, PO18 0JG.

More country pubs

Our Chichester restaurants guide covers five more pubs best known for food: The Fox Goes Free at Charlton, The Crab & Lobster at Sidlesham, The Royal Oak at East Lavant, The Richmond Arms at West Ashling and The Anchor Bleu at Bosham.

How we chose

These are the Chichester pubs people search for and can check: the city pubs and nearby village pubs with entries in the Campaign for Real Ale’s Good Beer Guide, the long-running harbour and Downs pubs, and the city’s newer micropubs and taprooms. Every pub here has a food hygiene rating of 4 or 5, and none had posted a closure notice. The facts come from each pub’s own website, CAMRA’s national pub listings and its Western Sussex branch pub guide, Historic England and the Food Standards Agency. Run a place that should be here, or spot something that has changed? Email newsdesk@chichesterlive.co.uk.

For more to do in town, see things to do in Chichester and what’s on in Chichester this month, read our round-up of the latest Chichester food hygiene ratings, or browse local businesses in Chichester in our directory.

Frequently asked questions

Which Chichester pubs are in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide?

CAMRA’s online pub listings show Good Beer Guide entries for six pubs in the city: the Hole in the Wall, the Park Tavern, the Eastgate, the Bell Inn, the Chichester Inn and the Dolphin & Anchor. Nearby, the Old House at Home at Chidham, the Horse & Groom at East Ashling and the Shore Inn at East Wittering are listed too.

Which Chichester pubs allow dogs?

The Park Tavern and the Eastgate both say they are dog friendly, and the Crown & Anchor at Dell Quay says it welcomes dogs too. CAMRA lists the Berkeley Arms at Bosham as dog friendly inside and out. Ask at the others before you go.

Which pub is nearest Chichester Festival Theatre?

The Bell Inn on Broyle Road is opposite the theatre and takes bookings for the whole theatre season. Its kitchen is closed from 19 to 25 October 2026. The Park Tavern and the George & Dragon are a short walk away on the north side of the city centre.