Although it's not - let's be honest - the prettiest of coastal towns. A handful of older buildings around St Mary de Haura church, remnants of the Victorian sea port industry, new-build apartments, houseboats and fancy pads on the seafront on Shoreham Beach.
We walked across the River Adur on the footbridge - too early for the Greene King Waterside Inn - then onto the lengthy decking that saves trudging over the pebbles of the beach.
We walked across the River Adur on the footbridge - too early for the Greene King Waterside Inn - then onto the lengthy decking that saves trudging over the pebbles of the beach.
Shoreham by Sea is twinned with Żywiec, where your favourite Polish beer comes from.
And is the birthplace of Leo Sayer - a missed statue opportunity.
They won't be making any decisions to commission that statue in the old town hall building, which has become the Funky Dragon.
And is the birthplace of Leo Sayer - a missed statue opportunity.
They won't be making any decisions to commission that statue in the old town hall building, which has become the Funky Dragon.
Possibly due to the port industry past and present, Shoreham has its fair share of pubs. We passed a few picturesque ones along the High Street: the pirate figurehead adorning the Crown and Anchor and the modest tiles of The Marilipins.
So just typical that our destination was the one that wasn't going to make a good picture thanks to the scaffolding.
So just typical that our destination was the one that wasn't going to make a good picture thanks to the scaffolding.
We worried for a moment whether it was actually open, but were pleased to find the door ajar and lights on. Although no-one else had ventured past the scaffolding as it was completely empty.
The bonus of this being we got the best seats in the house, which are obviously these ones...
Beers come straight from the barrel on racking behind the bar. Three local ales, two from Uckfield's 360° Brewery, one from Langham's of Petworth.
A so-so 360° 'Bluebell' Sussex bitter for me, the thickest pulp-fest of a cider, East Stour 'Tropical Pineapple', for Mrs PropUptheBar.
Okay, it would have been nice to have some other customers, but we had pole position in the old car seats, Summer of 69 and Freefalling to entertain us.
We needed a bite to eat in a town where all the pubs we planned to visit were wet-led. So we diverted to the pedestrianised East Street where I'd spotted the Tap House earlier which was scoring three-pints on WhatPub for beer quality.
More laid-back restaurant/cafe bar than tap house in style, with such painfully dull MOR music that Coldplay would have livened things up. But they had two hand pumps and half a dozen keg beers offering something a little different. And a super-enthusiastic server who informed us everything on the menu was "fantastic" and seemed much more impressed with Mrs PropUptheBar's choice of Firebrand 'Wild Honey Belgian Blonde' than my cask Harvey's.
It was the super-light and easy-going Harvey's 'Sisters' table beer that I opted for, with their 'Best' being the other available ale.
And the veggie wellington was indeed fantastic.
Suitably fed and watered, we moved on, strolling the 6 or 7 minutes to the east of the town centre to the Duke. It wasn't scaffolding scuppering my picture here - instead a scruffy van parked slap-bang in the way of a cracking pub frontage.
Top marks for the Wellington boot signage.
And an impressive bit of brickwork welcoming you to the public bar...
The Duke of Wellington is a regular award winner and Guide regular, with an impressive line up of handpumps adorning the bar.
As I'm not going to see it anywhere else, I picked the house beer 'Wellington American Pale', brewed by the pub in collaboration with Downlands Brewery. And very nice it was too.
As I'm not going to see it anywhere else, I picked the house beer 'Wellington American Pale', brewed by the pub in collaboration with Downlands Brewery. And very nice it was too.
If I'm going to pick fault though, there was surprisingly little seating in a decent sized pub. One corner of the L-shaped room was taken up by a stage, set for entertainment later in the day, the other by bar billiards, whose players we had to squeeze past a couple of times.
To make up for the minimal indoor tables, the garden out back is super, with several covered areas including wood burners and Bass signs, providing a bit of character for those stuck outside.
We had one final GBG 2025 pub visit to make before moving on from Shoreham. This was in a central location close to the train station. This time decking replacement works spoiled the perfect pic - that and the sky becoming progressively dull.
We entered to Walsall on the telly and Kenny & Dolly singing Islands in the Stream.
Lots of locals, a handful of them lined up blocking the bar on sturdy stools, not much necessity for the cask hand pumps during the time I was there.
The fruity, ruby coloured Georgian Dragon for me - originally brewed as a St George's Day special in 2010 although it's now become an all-year-rounder.
And with that, I declared Shoreham-by-Sea done. Although there were plenty more bars for the more committed pub explorer and I suspect it'll be all-change when the 2026 beer guide comes out.
Next up: I move along the coast to Eastbourne, in search of sunshine.
Next up: I move along the coast to Eastbourne, in search of sunshine.
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