These pages feature details and photographs of all pubs currently known to be trading throughout the Portsea Island districts of Portsmouth. Further entries are listed on the Mainland Pubs page.
Some pubs may also be listed with additional information on one or more of the following pages:
Pub Architecture, Pub Crawls, Pub Reviews, Best Ale Houses
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| The Baffins |
127 Tangier Road, Baffins PO3 6DP |
| 023 9266 0830 |
   This large community local was built in 1937 for Portsea's Brickwoods brewery (see bottom right-hand black and white photograph), and faces the picturesque Baffins Pond. Latterly in the hands of Whitbread and now owned by the infamously aggressive Suffolk brewer Greene King, the pub offers a bar menu all day and has pool tables sited in one area of the large bar.
Sadly, the quality of the real ale on offer (as at February 2007) was found to be only average. Outside seating is provided on the forecourt.
As can be seen in the top right-hand photograph, this is one of a small number of pubs across Portsmouth where Greene King has seen fit to replace the traditional inn sign with a standard image of the GK logo, with the house name stated below.
Fortunately, the company later bowed to pressure from organizations such as the the Inn Sign Society and CAMRA and has since began to replace these with traditional pictorial signs - and rightly so.
| Pub Operator: Greene King |
Photographs, clockwise from top left:
13th July 2008; August 2003 (by Ray Scarfe)
April 1999 (by Ray Scarfe); unknown date; 28th April 1991
4th February 2007 |
Licenced Opening Hours:
Mon Tue Wed Thu Sun 11:00 'til 23:40
Fri Sat 11:00 'til 00:40 |
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| Bar 38 |
City Quay, Gunwharf Quays, Portsea, PO1 3TW |
| 023 9285 1070 |
www.bar38.co.uk |
 Typically modern Gunwharf Quays bar, with comfortable seating and low tables. Food is available throughout the day. The drinks range offered is rather limited, as can be expected at these overpriced venues, with no traditional ales available. Owned by London's Grosvenor Inns.
Pub Operator:
TCG Acquisitions Ltd / Grosvenor Inns |
Photographed 3rd January 2005 |
Licenced Opening Hours:
Mon-Wed 10:00 'til 00:30;
Thu 10:00 'til 01:00;
Fri Sat 10:00 'til 02:30
Sun 10:00 'til 23:30 |
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| The Barley Mow |
39 Castle Road, Southsea, PO5 3DE |
| 023 9282 3492 |
 A mid 1920s pub designed by A E Cogswell, though to a design not generally associated with the architect (Cogswell's builds tending to have a more elaborate
exterior than that of the Barley Mow). It was built to replace an earlier tavern of the same name. The pub retains two traditional bars and has an attractive beer garden.
Now a national award winner for the quality of its cask beer, a good selection of real ale is on offer (albeit at premium prices), with brews from local micros and large independent producers. The monday quiz night is a popular attraction. Well worth seeking out.
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Pub Operator: Enterprise Inns |
see also Best Ale Houses |
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Photographs, clockwise from top left:
27th Jan 2008;
11th May 1989; 30th September 2006 |
Licenced Opening Hours:
Mon Tue Wed Thu Sun 08:00 'til 00:30
Fri Sat 08:00 'til 01:30;
(one hour later in Summer Time) |
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| The Battle of Minden |
127 St Mary's Road, Kingston, PO1 5PQ |
| 023 9261 0660 |
   Constructed in 1946 to replace the original Battle of Minden, which was bombed out during the war, this pub is very much a locals' local. The Webmaster has little knowledge of what is on offer, having not visited since the late 1980s. This remains the only one of five pubs that once traded on St Mary's Road (see the Closed Pubs pages for details of the others).
The pub is reputedly unique in being the only one in Britain to have this name.
| Pub Operator: Enterprise Inns |
Photographs, left to right:
November 1998
(by Ray Scarfe);
14th August 2005; July 1990 |
Licenced Opening Hours:
Mon Tue Wed Thu Sun 10:00 'til 00:30;
Fri Sat 10:00 'til 01:30;
Bank Holiday extensions |
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 This new independent, cafe-style bar opened for business on Monday 7th June 2010. One bar room is divided into three distinct areas, as well as a pavement seating area in warm weather if you wish to drink al fresco. Two real ales are served, together with a good selection of other beers, wines and spirits.
The pub has a bright, airy feel and a cosmopolitan atmosphere. Furnishings vary from bar stools to leather sofas and the walls are decorated with modern maritime images. A pool table can be found at the rear of the pub.
Food is served throughout the day, with the emphasis being on good value Mexican dishes.
Pub Operator: Enterprise Inns
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| Licenced Opening Hours: Mon-Sat 10:00 'til 00:30; Sun 12:00 'til 23:59 |
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| The Beresford |
70 Twyford Avenue, Stamshaw, PO2 8DS |
| 023 9278 1378 |
   Starting life as the Dairyman's Arms in the 19th century, this small late-Victorian pub appears to have defied the odds by continuing to trade whilst others in the area have closed their doors. Once part of the Portsmouth United Breweries estate (and still sporting that company's tiling), the Beresford regularly hosts local DJs and karaoke nights to get the punters in.
This pub is very typical of those to be found in Stamshaw, having altered little in decades.
NOTE: The pub is presently (April 2010) closed and boarded. Future uncertain.
| Pub Operator: Punch Taverns |
Photographs, left to right:
13th July 2008; 30th September 2006; 14th February 1988 |
| Licenced Opening Hours:
Mon-Sat 11:00 'til 00:30;
Sun 12:00 'til 00:00;
Bank Holiday extensions |
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| The Blue Anchor |
2 London Road, North End, PO2 0LH |
| 023 9266 3047 |
   The Blue Anchor was rebuilt in the 1940s as a temporary, single-storey construction to replace the original hotel (see far right-hand photograph) that was bombed during World War II. The premises still remains in the 21st century and consists of one large room, divided into two main areas, with pool being the featured pub game.
A long bar counter runs along the left-hand wall as you enter from the street. Owned by the Friary Meux chain for many years, it is now in the hands of the Spirit Group.
NOTE: The pub is presently (Aug 2010) closed and boarded. Future uncertain.
| Pub Operator: Spirit Group |
Photographs, left to right:
15th July 2007; 14th August 1988; unknown date |
Licenced Opening Hours:
Mon Tue Wed Sun 09:00 'til 01:00;
Thu Fri Sat 09:00 'til 02:00; Bank Holiday extensions |
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| The Bold Forester |
177 Albert Road, Southsea, PO4 0JW |
| 023 9283 8743 |
   This large corner house dates from the 1870s and was part of the Longs brewery estate for many years. A popular pub with students, the house was for a time part of Whitbread's Hogshead Ale House chain before transferring to the Laurel Pub Company. It has since been bought by Suffolk brewers Greene King. The pub sports a single L-shaped bar room which is divided into distinct areas. Food is served throughout the day.
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Pub Operator: Greene King |
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Licenced Opening Hours:
Mon Tue Wed Thu Sun 11:00 'til 23:40
Fri Sat 11:00 'til 00:40; Bank Holiday extensions |
| visit the Pub Crawls page for a detailed description of this pub (March 2007) |
Photographs, clockwise from top left:
June 1999 (by Ray Scarfe); 1976 (by Ray Scarfe); matchbox label image kindly supplied by Rob Hall
11th May 1989; 14th August 2005 |
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 One of three pubs stood near the junction of Milton Road and Priory Crescent, and by far the best. This former Gales pub (now owned by London brewers Fuller Smith & Turner) replaced an earlier pub of the same name which occupied the same site (see bottom right-hand photograph).
The interior is divided into two main areas and an enclosed verandah can be found at the front of house.
Pool and darts are both played, and a jukebox is sited near the pool table.
The Brewers Arms is a recommended pub for both home and away football supporters travelling to Fratton Park football ground which is located a short distance away. The pub has traditionally been a good source of well-kept real ale.
| Pub Operator: Fuller Smith & Turner |
Licenced Opening Hours:
Mon Tue Wed Thu 07:00 'til 01:00
Fri Sat Sun 07:00 'til 02:00 |
| Colour photographs, left to right:
September 1998 (by Ray Scarfe); 13th July 2008;
15th July 2007; 28th April 1991 |
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| The Bridge Tavern |
54 East Street, Old Portsmouth, PO1 2JJ |
| 023 9275 2992 |
www.fullers.co.uk |
  This inviting quayside tavern, surrounded by the Camber Dock is a very popular, yet not-easy-to-find pub. Bought by Gales of Horndean in the early 1990s, the pub now forms part of the expanding estate of London brewers Fuller Smith & Turner.
In around 1990 the interior was opened up into a single large bar room, with seperate drinking areas on different levels.
The floors are a mix of scrubbed timber and flagstones, with age-distressed paintwork throughout the bar.
It remains a pleasant place to eat and drink  and may offer a quieter alternative to the pubs on Bath Square.
 There is an upstairs restaurant and outdoor seating area facing the Camber, which proves especially popular during the summer evenings.
A striking feature is the large external mural on the south facing wall, depicting a period scene from Old Portsmouth, complete with drunken sailors and prostitutes (see photo to right). You'd be hard pressed to find either here in the 21st century!
| Pub Operator: Fuller Smith & Turner |
Grade II Listed |
Licenced Opening Hours:
Mon Tue Wed Thu Sun 07:00 'til 00:30
Fri Sat 07:00 'til 01:30; Bank Holiday extensions |
Photographs, clockwise from top left:
June 1999 (by Ray Scarfe); 8th February 2007;
10th April 2004; 11th May 1989 |
| Visit the Pub Crawls page to read a
detailed description of this pub (January 2008) |
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| The British Queen |
18 Queens Road, Buckland, PO2 7NA |
| 023 9265 2338 |
   Dating from 1896 this street corner local stands among the densely populated Victorian terraces of Buckland. Replacing an earlier tavern and originally part of the Bransbury Brewery, the pub became a Brickwoods house before being inherited by Whitbread in the 1970s.
Now in the hands of Enterprise Inns, the pub remains a proper local, drawing most of its clientele from the surrounding streets.
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Pub Operator:
Enterprise Inns |
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Licenced Opening Hours:
Mon-Sat 10:00 'til 23:30;
Sun 12:00 'til 22:50 |
Photographs, clockwise from top left:
13th July 2008;
unknown date (by Ray Scarfe);
October 1997 (by Ray Scarfe);
14th August 1988; 22nd July 2007 |
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| Please note that the Licenced Opening Hours stated are the hours for which each premises has a licence to open its doors to the public. The hours for sale of alcoholic liquor may well be shorter than the Licenced opening hours. Some pubs may choose to open for shorter hours than their licence allows. Therefore it is always adviseable to check ahead to ensure that the premises shall be open at the time of your planned visit. |
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