Portsmouth Pub Listings G-I

These pages feature deatils and photographs of all Portsmouth's public houses that are currently open for business.

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 George	84-85 Queen Street, Portsea, PO1 3HU
023 9282 1040
This old tavern dating from 1760 stands in an area which once contained dozens of public houses, owing to its proximity to the naval dockyard. In recent years the pub has had a chequered history, but thankfully has managed to survive. The pub features one large bar room plus a seperate restaurant area. A well can be found to the rear of the bar area. Bed & Breakfast accommodation is provided. The exterior of the pub features a unique example of Jewell's Brewery tiling, as shown in the bottom right-hand photograph. The pub now appears to be trading again (March 2008) following a prolonged period of closure, though opening times appear sporadic. Further information shall be provided when available.
Top left-hand photograph photograph 13th July 2008 Bottom left-hand photograph 14th August 2005	Near top right-hand top photograph 11th May 1989 Far top right-hand 15th July 2007 Bottom right-hand photograph 15th July 2007
Pub Operator: Free House	Grade II Listed
Licenced Opening Hours: unknown
visit the Pub Crawls page to read a detailed description of this pub (October 2004)

The George & Dragon	137 Kingston Road, Buckland, PO2 7EB
023 9275 0095 or 9282 4144
Built on the site of the old Pike Spicer owned George & Dragon (as seen in the bottom left-hand photograph), this pub dates from 1925 and was yet another Cogswell design for the Brickwoods Brewery. It's striking half-timbered style with ornate Brickwoods glazed tiling makes it one of the most attractive buildings on Kingston Road - a thoroughfare which has long suffered from a rather shabby appearence. Now owned by Punch Taverns, the interior of the pub has now been knocked through into one large space. It is frequented by a mainly local clientele and features free pool and free jukebox nights to tempt customers. The George & Dragon is now the only pub left trading on Kingston Road. A far cry from yesteryear (see the Closed Pubs pages for details).
Top left-hand photograph 13th July 2008	Near right-hand photograph 14th July 2007 Far right-hand photograph 14th August 1988
Pub Operator: Punch Taverns
Licenced Opening Hours: Mon Tue Wed 11:00 'til 23:30; Thu Fri Sat 11:00 'til 00:30; Sun 12:00 'til 23:00; Bank Holiday extensions

The Golden Eagle	1 Delamere Road, Southsea, PO4 0JA
023 9282 1658	www.gales.co.uk
This Victorian cornerhouse is a good example of how a lot of pubs in Portsmouth once were. A traditional two-bar local, the pub is well used by the community and is now owned by London brewer Fuller Smith & Turner, following their buy-out of Gales in 2005. The pub was formerly part of the Friary Meux chain. The pub is a good place in which to watch England rugby matches.
Left-hand photograph 16th April 2008	Near right-hand photograph 4th February 2007 Far right-hand photograph 28th April 1991
Pub Operator: Fuller Smith & Turner
Licenced Opening Hours: Mon-Thu 07:00 'til 01:00; Fri Sat Sun 07:00 'til 02:00; Bank Holiday extensions

The Golden Hind	384 Copnor Road, Copnor, PO3 5EN
023 9266 2444
This large, attractive road house was built in 1929 and was originally called Ye Olde Inne. Once owned by Brickwoods, the pub ended up in the hands of Whitbread and has since been knocked into one soulless bar, rather than the three rooms it used to have (the Hydro bar once being especially pleasant). Now owned by Greene King, the pub has now been transfromed into a food pub.
Left-hand photograph 13th July 2008	Near right-hand photograph 14th August 2005 Far right-hand photograph 11th May 1989
Pub Operator: Greene King
Licenced Opening Hours: Mon Tue Wed Thu Sun 11:00 'til 23:40; Fri Sat 11:00 'til 00:40; Bank Holiday extensions

The Good Companion	2 Eastern Road, Milton, PO3 6ES
023 9282 5206
Opened in 1938, this large road house was built for the Brickwoods Brewery and is now a prominent feature on one of the city's main roads. Popular with a mainly local clientele, the pub is always packed when Portsmouth FC are playing home matches at nearby Fratton Park. The pub serves food daily and also features a large TV screen on which to view sporting fixtures. There is ample car parking at the front of the pub.
Left-hand photograph 13th July 2008	Far right-hand photograph 14th August 2005
Pub Operator: Greene King
Licenced Opening Hours: Mon Tue Wed Thu Sun 11:00 'til 23:40; Fri Sat 11:00 'til 00:40; Bank Holiday extensions

The Goose At The V & A	2 Albert Road, Southsea, PO5 2SF
023 9283 0184
Originally Southsea Police Station, the premises was converted in 1996 by Allied Breweries into the Fuzz & Firkin brewpub. The brewer was known for his prolific production of interesting special brews, but alas, the chain was sold to M&B and brewing soon ceased. What we have now is a standard, large pub, offering sport on TV along with cheap food and drink promotions. It appeals mainly to younger drinkers in the evenings, with a more varied clientele earlier in the day.
Left-hand photograph 19th September 2004	Pub Operator: Mitchells & Butlers
Licenced Opening Hours: Mon Tue Wed Thu Sun 10:00 'til 00:30; Fri Sat 10:00 'til 01:30; Bank Holiday extensions
visit the Pub Crawls page for a detailed description of this pub (March 2007)

The Graham Arms	51 Graham Road, Kingston, PO1 5QY
023 9264 6886
Constructed in 1900 and designed by A E Cogswell, the Graham Arms was originally owned by the Gibbs Brewery and eventually became part of the huge Whitbread estate before being sold to Wadworth of Devizes in 1991. The pub consists of a single, large bar room with a central servery. One of only four Wadworth pubs within the City of Portsmouth boundary.
Left-hand photograph 13th July 2008	Near right-hand photograph 14th August 2005 Far right-hand photograph 14th August 1988
Pub Operator: Wadworth & Co
Licenced Opening Hours: Mon-Sun 10:00 'til 00:30

The Grave Diggers	97 Highland Road, Eastney, PO4 9DD
023 9282 2503
Beginning life as the Victoria Arms in the late 19th century, this pub was originally owned by the Young's Brewery of Portsmouth. In 1960 it was renamed the Grave Diggers in tribute to the men who toiled in Highland Cemetery opposite. After a brief spell in the 1980s as the Diggers (see black and white photograph to the left), the pub reverted to its proper name later in the same decade.
Top left-hand photograph 13th July 2008	Near right-hand photograph 4th February 2007 Far right-hand photograph 11th May 1989
Pub Operator: Punch Taverns	Grade II Listed
Licenced Opening Hours: Mon-Thu 10:00 'til 00:30; Fri Sat 10:00 'til 01:30; Sun 12:00 'til 00:00: Bank Holiday extensions
Visit the Pub Crawls page to read a detailed description of this pub (March 2007)

The Green Goose	179-185 Elm Grove, Southsea, PO5 1LU
Converted in the late '90s from a restaurant, this pub was opened by the former licencee of the Wine Vaults on Albert Road. Popular with a mainly student clientele, the pub offered cheap drinks promotions on a regular basis. The pub later changed its name to the One-Eyed Dog, though still under the same ownership. It remains a popular bar, now complimented by the adjacent Duck, to which it has an adjoining door.
Left-hand photograph 7th February 1999	see also The One-Eyed Dog
Licenced Opening Hours: see The One-Eyed Dog

The Green Posts	371 London Road, Hilsea, PO2 8HJ
023 9266 0942
A pub by the name of the Green Post(s) has existed on this site since at least the mid 18th century and stands close to the original Portsmouth city boundary (as marked by the obelisk that stands nearby on the opposite side of London Road). Once run by the Pike Spicer brewery, the house was latterly in the hands of Whitbread, who built a large extension in 1998. Now owned by Greene King, it has mainly local customers, with some passing trade. A further extension was completed in mid 2007.
Left-hand photograph 13th July 2008	Near right-hand photograph 14th August 2005 Far right-hand photograph 14th August 1988
Pub Operator: Greene King
Licenced Opening Hours: Mon Tue Wed Thu Sun: 11:00 'til 23:40; Fri Sat 11:00 'til 00:40

Ha Ha Bar	The Waterfront , Gunwharf Quays, Portsea, PO1 3TA
023 9283 8880	www.hahaonline.co.uk
One of a number of bars grouped together in this area of the Gunwharf Quays development, this pub caters for a varied clientele, with diners and visitors using the establishment during the daytime, with a younger crowd of drinkers prevelent by night. Strictly not a pub in the traditional sense, but worthy of inclusion on these pages as a daytime drinking establishment.
Photographed 3rd January 2005	Pub Operator: Bay Restaurant Group
Licenced Opening Hours: Mon Tue Wed 09:30 'til 00:30; Thu Fri Sat 09:30 'til 01:30; Sun 12:00 'til 00:30

Hampshire Boulevard	1 Hampshire Terrace, Southsea, PO1 2QF
023 9229 7509	www.thehampshireboulevard.co.uk
The former Wilshire Lamb, Drummond's and Tut 'n' Shive pub, the latest incarnation of this Victorian tavern is Hamphire Boulevard. The pub still caters for the gay community and has regular DJs and cabaret events. Food is available at certain times and there is a small garden for al fresco drinking in the summer months. The pub enjoys a good reputation and welcomes all.
Photographed 19th September 2004	see also Drummond's
Pub Operator: Punch Taverns
Licenced Opening Hours: Mon-Thu 11:00 'til 01:30; Fri Sat 11:00 'til 03:30; Sun 12:00 'til 01:00

The Harvest Home	106 Copnor Road, Copnor, PO3 5AN
023 9235 0022
The Harvest Home has existed on this site since at least the middle of the 19th century. The pub has a single, small bar room with a local patronage and is very much a community tavern.
Left-hand photograph 13th July 2008	Near right-hand photograph 14th August 2005 Far right-hand photograph 14th August 1988
Pub Operator: Admiral Taverns
Licenced Opening Hours: Mon-Sat 10:00 'til 00:30; Sun 12:00 'til 23:59; Bank Holiday extensions

The Harvester	Eastern Road, Burrfields, PO3 6QB
023 9265 1051
This large pub and diner bordering Portsea Island's eastern shore occupies one floor of Great Salterns House - a mansion dating from 1820 and the former club house of the adjacent golf course. The pub is Licenced from 10am to midnight daily and is mainly used by diners. Plenty of parking is available and there are good views of Langstone Harbour to the rear, as well as harbourside walks along the eastern shore.
Photographed 14th August 2005	Grade II Listed
Pub Operator: Mitchells & Butlers
Licenced Opening Hours: Mon-Sun 10:00 'til 00:30

Havana Café Bar	38/40 Kent Road, Southsea, PO5 3ET
023 9273 1630
Originally the Portland Hotel, this attractive end-of-terrace pub has now seen better days. The Portland's original characterful bar enjoyed a mixed reputation and underwent a number of name changes throughout the 1990s. In 1999 the house reopened as the Havana Café Bar. By 2007 the building was looking rather jaded, with at least two windows boarded up. A further change of identity is surely not far away? Live music is regularly performed.
Photographed 15th July 2007	see also The Portland Hotel
Pub Operator: Free House
Licenced Opening Hours: Mon Tue Wed Thu Sun 08:00 'til 00:30; Fri Sat 08:00 'til 01:30; Bank Holiday extensions

The Hog's Head	80/82 Palmerston Road, Southsea, PO5 3PT
Opened in 1996 by Whitbread and originally part of the Hogshead Ale House chain of pubs, this was a popular place in which to find a good range of real ales in this part of Southsea. Sadly, when Whitbread quit brewing and sold most of their pub estate, the house was bought by the Laurel Pub Company who saw fit to rebrand the chain as the Hog's Head and reduced the range of real ales considerably. Nevertheless, the pub still proved popular with diners and drinkers alike and is a convenient place to visit whilst on a shopping trip. The pub has now been rebranded by Laurel as part of their Slug & Lettuce chain.
Photographed 30th September 2006	see also The Slug & Lettuce
Pub Operator: Laurel Pub Company
Licenced Opening Hours: see The Slug & Lettuce

The Hole In The Wall	36 Great Southsea Street, Southsea, PO5 3BY
023 9229 8085	www.theholeinthewallpub.co.uk
By far, one of Portsmouth's finest pubs and one which has gathered a loyal following since its opening in 1998. Originally a wine bar and restaurant, the Hole In The Wall was opened by Winchester Ale Houses, who also owned the Buckland Brewery housed at the Winchester Arms. When Buckland ceased brewing, the Oakleaf Brewery in Gosport was established and the pub was affiliated to Oakleaf, stocking four of their ales at any one time. The pub was sold on in 2005 and thankfully all that has changed has been for the good. The number of ales available has now increased further and the beers come from small brewers far and wide. Belgian bottled beers are also available and good food is served throughout the evenings. A pub quiz is held on a Thursday night. A superb pub with a friendly clientele.
Left-hand photograph 18th March 2008	Right-hand photograph 4th February 2007
Pub Operator: Free House
Licenced Opening Hours: Mon-Thu 11:00 'til 23:30; Fri Sat 11:00 'til 00:30; Sun 12:00 'til 23:30
see also Best Ale Houses

The Honest Politician	47 Elm Grove, Southsea, PO5 1JF
023 9229 8877
This pub opened in 2004 in a former retail premises by the owner of the One Eyed Dog and the Duck at the opposite end of the street. The single large bar room features a scrubbed floor and basic furnishings. Piped rock/pop music is played and the pub caters primarily for the tastes of students. Ringwood ales are available.
Left-hand photograph 19th September 2004	Right-hand photograph 22nd July 2007
Pub Operator: Wine Vaults (Portsmouth) Ltd
Licenced Opening Hours: Mon-Sat 10:00 'til 23:30; Sun 12:00 'til 22:50

Hong Kong Charlie's	75 Palmerston Road, Southsea, PO5 3PP
023 9229 5295
Hong Kong Charlie's has existed in various locations across Portsmouth in recent years. Once located on Guildhall Walk (on the site of the present Roast Bar), it then relocated to a basement at the western end of Osborne Road, Southsea before arriving at its existing home on Palmerston Road. The bar caters for the younger set, concentrating on vodka cocktails and lager beer.
Photographed 30th September 2006	Pub Operator: Free House
Licenced Opening Hours: Mon-Sat 10:00 'til 01:30; Sun 12:00 'til 01:30

The India Arms	30/32 Great Southsea Street, Southsea, PO5 3BY
023 9275 3058	www.theindiaarms.co.uk
Built in 1901 to a design by A E Cogswell, the present India Arms was built to replace a pub of the same name. The original premises was owned by the Longs Brewery before later transferring to Gales, for whom the replacement house was constructed. Years later the pub became one of a small number of pubs operated by Bass Taverns in Portsmouth. The pub was also extended into the former Hooper's fishmongers next door (see bottom right-hand photo). During the 1990s the pub suffered the unenviable fateof being turned into one of Mitchells & Butlers' It's A Scream bars and morphed into a student haunt. Itconsequently became run down and in much need of renovation. In February 2007 it was thankfully given a new lease of life, being returned to a smart, traditional pub with an empahasis on the Raj theme. The former Hooper's part of the building now houses the pub's Tiffin restaurant, which specializes in southern Indian cuisine.
Top left-hand photograph 18th March 2008 Bottom left-hand photograph 30th September 2006	Near top right-hand photograph 18th March 2007 Far top right-hand photograph 11th May 1989 Bottom right-hand photograph 18th March 2007
Pub Operator: Enterprise Inns	Grade II Listed
Licenced Opening Hours: Mon-Sat 10:00 'til 23:30; Sun 12:00 'til 22:50
visit the Pub Reviews page for a detailed description (February 2007)

The Invincible	6 Wickham Street, Portsea, PO1 3EF
023 9286 5181
Starting life as the Old Free House in the 19th century and renamed in 1983, the Invincible is now a single storey building, tucked away behind The Hard, opposite the Historic Dockyard. The long, narrow single bar is divided into different areas and has a mainly local clientele. The pub has recently (early 2007) benefited from a pleasant, and overdue, internal refurbishment.
Left-hand photograph 11th May 1989	Near right-hand photograph 30th September 2006
Pub Operator: unknown
Licenced Opening Hours: Mon-Sat 07:00 'til 01:00; Sun 07:00 'til 23:59; Bank Holiday extensions
visit the Pub Crawls page to read a detailed description of this pub (October 2004)

The Isambard Kingdom Brunel	2 Guildhall Walk, Landport, PO1 2DD
023 9229 5112	www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk
Housed in the ornate former gas company offices opposite the imposing Guildhall, this was J D Wetherspoon's first pub opening in Portsmouth. Originally to be called the Apprentice Boy, the named was dropped through fear of offending the local Catholic community - political correctness gone mad? It opened simply as Wetherspoons in 1996 and proved an instant success. It remains the best JDW house in Portsmouth. Now named the Isambard Kingdom Brunel after Portsmouth's engineering genius, the pub is always busy. A good selection of real ales is always available.
Left-hand photograph 13th July 2008	Near right-hand photograph 15th July 2007 Far right-hand photograph 2004
Pub Operator: J D Wetherspoon
Licenced Opening Hours: Mon-Sun 07:00 'til 03:00

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.