Real fire during winter months At least one quiet bar
Family friendly Garden or outdoor drinking area Accommodation
Lunchtime menu Evening Menu Food all day
Public Bar Facilities for the disabled Camping nearby
Ferry port or railwaystaion nearby Traditional Games
Real draught cider Car Park No Smoking area Local Ales

The Castle

Fitzroy Street
01983 403169
Off High Street Weekdays 12 - 11 Sat 12 - 11 Sun 12 - 10.30
Gales HSB
Ventnor Gold
2 Guest
The Castle is an excellent town free house and local's pub with four darts teams, crib and a petanque terrain. Always four real ales on offer including main stream and the best from the local breweries. There is a children's room at the back and a patio for the warm summers. The TV is small and not allowed to intrude, but for special occasions, its there. Happy hour is very popular as is the Sunday quiz.

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The Tap

Avenue Road
01983 405783
Opposite the library
Weekdays 11 - 11 Sat 11 - 11 Sun 12 - 10.30
Beer Varies
Don't be misled by the outside; this is a very large pub. Soon to be completely refurbished you can expect massive changes for 2003. There is great interest in pool and darts and the big screen TV must be the largest on the Island.

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The Aviator

Sandown Airport
01983 408741
Weekdays 11 - 11 Sat 11 - 11 Sun 12 - 10.30
(pub closes 6pm on Mondays)
Spitfire
Tanglefoot
Aviator Ale
Guest Ales
This brand new addition to Sandown Airport is already gaining a great reputation for food. Packed with aviation artifacts including a Merlin engine, it is an ideal spot to watch the aircraft come in and out. Excellent access for the disabled and family orientated, it is a totally non-smoking building (so if you want a fag you have to go out on to the patio).

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Scruffy Jacks

Pier
01983 404354
www.sandown-pier.com
On Sandown Pier
Summer 11 - 11 Winter 11 - 11 Sun 12 - 10.30
NO REAL ALE
The pub is part of a huge all day fun show. Standing on the Pier, in what was once the theatre is an arcade to equal the Golden Mile, and for the kids, The Lost World adventure golf, Magic Island and 10 Pin bowling alleys along with restaurants and fast food.

Caulkheads
Avenue Road
01983 403878
Weekdays 11 - 11 Sat 11 - 11 Sun 12 - 10.30
Greene King Abbott
Boddingtons Bitter
Tetley's Bitter
Flowers Original
Fullers London Pride
3 Guest Ales
Whitbread pub of the year 1999. Very large family orientated town pub with good array of real ales from the Enterprise portfolio always found to be in good condition. Facilities include a 180-seat restaurant tastily decorated with an indoor activity centre for younger customers. Renowned for its food, its varied menu and interesting daily offers, is enough to temp all tastes and the early riser breakfasts are the talk of the town. Outside is a large garden; with children's play area and Wendy house. There is a baby changing room and toilet facilities for the disabled. Soon to open is an outside bar to cater for all the outside area.

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Culver Haven

Culver Down
01983 406107
A long walk Look to the monument on Culver Down - its there.
Weekdays 11 - 3, 6-11 Fri - Sat 11 - 3, 6-11 Sun 12 - 3, 6.30 -10.30
Badger Best
Badger Tanglefoot
Ventnor Gold
Surely one of the best views in the whole of Great Britain, perched on Culver Down, overlooking Sandown Bay and Bembridge Harbour, this is also the most remote pub on the Island. Nearby is the Culver Battery an impressive remnant of the Palmerston Follies that dot the Island, and were built in the mid 19th Century to protect Portsmouth from the French. Take the road that can be clearly seen climbing the side of Culver Down and you will find your just reward, if it's for a snack or a full meal, an excellent and varied menu in this cosy restaurant and pub.

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Ocean Deck Inn

50 High Street
01983 403960
Farthest end from the pier.
Summer 11 - 11 Winter 11 - 3, 6 - 11 Sun 12 - 10.30
Badger Best
Badger Tanglefoot
Yates Undercliff
The Ocean Deck must be like an Oasis to those coming on it for the first time on Sandown Esplanade. Although the address is High Street, don't be fooled, there is only access from the Esplanade. On three levels, with an access ramp for wheelchairs, inside you will find a bar come restaurant with an extensive menu and good selection of well-kept ale. Daily specials augment the standing choice where local fish and lobster is a speciality. There is a carvery on Sunday, but for the rest of the week there is always a roast available. There is frequent live music. 2,4,6,7

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The Fountain

2 Carter Street
01983 403757
Weekdays 11 - 11 Sat 11 - 11 Sun 12 - 10.30
John Smiths Bitter
Ruddles County
Friendly and hugely popular one bar pub with separate restaurant. Two beer gardens, one with children's playground and barbecue all week in the summer. Entertainment 4 nights a week, winter and summer. Toilets for the disabled. Expected to add accommodation during 2003. 3,4,6,7,11,13,15,

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Margarettes

Leed Street
01983 406781
Weekdays 10 - 11.30 Sat 10 - 11.30 Sun 10 - 11.30
NO REAL ALE
Snooker club in old church with a full pub licence. 10 snooker tables and 3 pool tables. Regular entertainment.

Kings Bar

High Street
01983 406445
Mid High Street on the sea side
Weekdays 11 - 11 Sat 11 - 11 Sun 12 - 10.30
Courage Directors
John Smith Bitter
Really classy Bar in the middle of the High Street. Uninterrupted views over Sandown Bay with covered and open balcony where children are allowed. Accommodation available from the owners in the adjoining Ocean Hotel.

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Old Comical

St Johns Road
01983 403848
Off High Street and adjacent to public car park.
Weekdays 11 - 11 Sat 10 - 11 Sun 12 - 10.30
Ushers Best
Greene King Abbott
2 Guest Beers
The old Commercial Hotel has undergone a complete change since Geoffrey Hartridge made it the base for his 5-barrel brewery and gave it a trendy new name. Now reverting to a more customer friendly name of the "Old Comical" as all the locals know it. Now plenty of wood and stone floors, benches and memorabilia. The skittle alley alas is no more, and this rare pastime is no longer available on the Island. Outside is a large garden with kids area and a petanque terrain. Conveniently placed is a public car park right next to the pub. Occasional live music. Also available are two holiday cottages.

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Flanagans

7 Pier Street
01983 408851
www.flanagansbar.co.uk
Weekdays 10.30 - 11 Sat 10.30 - 11 Sun 12 - 10.30
NO REAL ALE
Restaurant Bar with an impressive position overlooking the pier. Bought as a restaurant the owner saw the need for a bar and applied for full on license. Closed for the winter months but opening for December and through the Christmas period. Inside is an interesting collection of memorabilia including signed mementoes from Mohamed Ali, Mike Tyson, Larry Holmes, David Beckham, Emil Heskey, Sugar Ray Leonard, and a lot more. There is TV for the big games, occasional live music and all day food.

Royal Pier

Royal Pier Hotel
01983 405567
Facing Sandown Pier
Summer 11 - 11 Winter 11 - 3, 7 - 11 Sun 12 - 10.30
Boddingtons Bitter
Hotel featuring large public saloon. Nightly live entertainment during the summer.

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Jolly Sailor

Culver Parade
01983 404711
www.bogeys.co.uk
Zoo end of the Esplanade
Weekdays 10.30-12.30am Fri, Sat 10.30, - 1am Sun 12 - 10.30
NO REAL ALE
Lively seaside pub, part of leisure complex and early evening venue for night clubbers. Food available all day during the summer. Children allowed until 6 pm. Entertainment nightly during the summer.