The Three Moles Inn, Selham - pub details

Three Moles Inn
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Address: Selham, Petworth, West Sussex, GU28 0PN [map] [gmap]

Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 18560) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras

Pub facilities/features:

  • Real ale

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Halfway Bridge Inn, Lodsworth (0.8 miles), Hollist Arms, Lodsworth (1.6 miles), White Horse, Graffham (1.9 miles), Foresters Arms, Graffham (1.9 miles), Horse Guards Inn, Petworth (1.9 miles)

 

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Last visit was a few years back as near the stop-off of the dragon boat racing. Memories were a good selection of ales, and an ancient narrow bar billiards table taking up the whole of the room to the right.
Wonder if it's still there now ?
tommo5 - 1 Aug 2011 13:59
I went back to the Three Moles last weekend for the folk music. I thoroughly enjoyed it. Same customers still going in I note (and some new faces), they are just as rude to me, behind my back !

Betty Stoggs in fine fettle I was told.

Well done Paul and Silvie
ValofTillington - 12 May 2011 14:41
The three moles first under landlord John and his family in the late 80s & 90s
turned it in to one of the best drinking pubs around, then under val it continued
to be the same great pub, people used to travel miles to come to the music nights. i have paid a couple of visits since the new landlords have taken over and it has had a lot of changes none of them for the better. the moles is no longer worth a special trip out, but if you are passing have a look. those of you that enjoyed it under John & then Val best give it a miss as it is just to sad to see.
Pubtracker - 6 Mar 2011 22:50
Driving is NOT inescapable. There is a regular bus service to the end of the road. The walk of just over a mile will give you a thirst which will readily be quenched by the beer. Just make sure you don't leave too late and miss the last bus!
southdown12jack - 4 May 2010 13:26
Given the change of ownership 2 years ago, I feel a fresh review is appropriate, following what was my first visit to the pub under its new incumbent.
First impressions would imply it has given in to the ever-encroaching demand of the diner, as much of the bar area has been cleared of clutter, and the room on the right has been opened up to form one single seating area. However, this is misleading, as although the new landlord, Paul, does now lay on some food provision, it is limited to only 3 very simple options (soup and such). The Moles remains very much a bastion of the drinker. Personally I am all in favour of this, given the surfeit of rural boozers now devoting most of their effort to the more lucrative food side of their business, sometimes to the detriment of the pint-supper. That said, sadly, I fear that most passing trade in the area (and there isn't much!) probably is seeking the full meal experience, and maybe 1 drink each, and not several rounds of fine ale - if only because driving is inescapable. The 3 Moles' remoteness is its unique charm, but could also be its downfall, as so few customers outside the few locals who have stuck with it consider going. Paul's current outlook isn't especially positive, and I gather he is struggling. Whilst he isn't perhaps the perfect licensee, he isn't doing anything obviously wrong. His four beers are well-kept (Stogs still retains its crown as best-seller), and his place in the 2010 GBG is well-earned. It's still a comfortable and cosy "front room" in which to while away some quiet hours. But all this cannot always beat off the dual enemy of a harsh economic climate, and little passing trade for wet sales.

I do hope he feels able to continue, as to lose this pub forever would truly be a travesty. I daresay the local community would bemoan its passing, but they need to ask themselves now how much they actively support the pub, before it's too late.

TWG - 29 Jan 2010 15:25

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