The Sandacres Free House, Sandbanks - pub details
Address: 3 Banks Road, Sandbanks, Poole, Dorset, BH13 7PW [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 3260) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Parkstone (2.3 miles), Branksome (2.5 miles), Poole (3.1 miles)
Pub suggested by John on 27 Jun 2003
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> Current user rating: 6.7/10 (rated by 13 users)
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Nightjar, Canford Cliffs (0.8 miles), Inn in the Park, Branksome Park (1.6 miles), Penn, Poole (2.0 miles)
user reviews of the Sandacres Free House, Sandbanks
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| Was staying in the area for a long weekend 8-12 April, having read the reviews, we gave it a try. It's great to have a real pub in amongst all the glitz of Sandbanks. As others have said, outside looks are do deceive, and inside it's nothing fancy - it's just a good pub. Good selection of 4 ales, really friendly staff, great pub grub, they let dogs in, and there is a great view over the bay from inside and the seats outside. GaryR - 13 Apr 2011 15:42 |
| Was staying in the area for a long weekend 8-12 April, having read the reviews, we gay it a try. It' great to have a real pub in amongst all the glitz of Sandbanks. As others have said, outside looks are deceiving - inside it's nothing fancy - it's just a good pub. Good selection of 4 ales, really friendly staff, great pub grub, they let dogs in, and there is a great view over the bay from inside and the seats outside. GaryR - 13 Apr 2011 15:40 |
| Great pub, friendly staff and decent food at decent prices. Good selection of ale and lots of seating. Fab views. Pub quiz is good fun, well worth a visit. gongapop - 9 Aug 2010 17:41 |
| Don't let the somewhat scruffy outward appearance of the place deceive you. This is a good honest pub with good beers and pub grub at fair prices. Patrons can park for free whilst in the pub - quite a bonus in an area where parking can be a problem. The outside tables are literally the width of a road from the beach and a great spot to sit and watch the world fall off windsurfing boards. We stayed in Sandbanks for a week and visited the Sandacres several times. The staff were always friendly with the jovial landlord usually about somewhere. The inside is larger than it seems fom the outside. Kids are provided with a Playstation and screen, there are also three pool tables. Menu pretty much as you would expect but all the food we has was good value for money and was enjoyed by all. Small range of well kept ales obviously rotated often, usual bottled lagers etc, all at reasonable prices for Sandbanks - some of the most expensive real estate in the UK. Oddly, the pub closes in the afternoons from 3 to 6, I can only think this is a licencing restriction given the large number of thursty kite-surfers and general beach-dwellers there always seem to be outside on the beach. The landlord is very strict about last orders (when do you here the bell rung these days ?) and closes promptly at 11, but as long as you know that before you begin then fair enough. They are also really hot on ID'ing anyone who seems to be under 21 and under 18s are not allowed after 9pm. Overall well worth a visit - recommend. keystone - 28 Jul 2010 10:25 |
| was pleasantly surprised by this place, i popped in for a quick drink on my weekend in Poole, as we'd been roaming around for hours on a scorching hot day, I was expecting to pay an arm and a leg for a half of shandy for the wife and a pint for myself and was quite surprised to see cask ales on, one at under two pound a pint, we didn't eat but people were having bar type food (curly fries with cheese)that type of thing, and it looked okay and seemed quite popular, my pint was exellent so at that price I had another, we sat out on the terrace over looking Poole bay, overall a great location and good value, nothing fancy but ideal for a sunny afternoon vinnnie - 18 Aug 2009 13:03 |
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