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Elephant & Castle, Lewes

White Hill, Lewes, BN7 2DJ (Directions)
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Built in 1838 to provide accommodation and stabling for a new road into the town the 'Ellie' is a spacious community based pub, home to one of the famous Lewes Bonfire societies and a Saturday Folk club. Major sporting events including the Rugby Six Nations are shown on a large screen TV. The pub has a large function room available for hire. The 2-3 changing guest beers are usually from a Sussex Brewer or other award winners. In addition they serve an increasing range of craft ales in bottles and cans from England, America, Australia, Germany and Sweden. The food is locally sourced.

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Previous Names
Premises Comment
Operator
Local Authority
Lewes District
Last updated
29/02/2024
Last surveyed
11/01/2024
Pub ID
BRI/26
Asset of Community Value
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Opening
Food
Monday
15:00-22:30
Tuesday
15:00-22:30
17:00-20:30
Wednesday
15:00-22:30
17:00-20:30
Thursday
15:00-22:30
17:00-20:30
Friday
Noon-23:00
17:00-20:30
Saturday
Noon-23:00
Noon-19:30
Sunday
Noon-22:00
Noon-16:00
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Current beers

This Pub serves 4 changing beers and 1 regular beer.

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Facilities
Sports TV Sports TV
Five Large Screen TVs
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Garden Garden
Patio only
Events Events
Folk club on Saturday
Function Room Function Room
Games Games
Toad in the hole, darts, pool, board games
Real Fire Real Fire
Smoking Smoking
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
Real Ale Real Ale
LocAle LocAle
Member Discount Scheme Member Discount Scheme
10% discount on all Real Ales except Harvey's
Transport
Close to bus routes (100m)
127, 132
Nearby Station (650m)
Lewes
Directions
off Fisher St, near old police station
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