The Harrow in East Hampshire

Lovely quaint pub with cask ales and ciders. Great food and atmosphere around the place.

The Harrow is our favourite pub, but today was exceptional as it was cold and rainy - where in the world do you get hot water bottles and a special fire built for your private lunch in the garden under shelter? The food is always delicious and the quirky homely atmosphere is always a delight to share with friends and family. Thank you Clare.

The Harrow has a lot of character. It is laid-back and homely, with very generous servings. I had a 'lockdown quiche' and bread and butter pudding, which are pictured for reference. In addition to the pictured quiche, they also provided a large slice of bread (which came in a paper bag since it couldn't fit on the plate!) In the garden, there are plenty of adventurous birds (mostly robins) eager to have a share of your food too- but only if you put some aside for them! They aren't like seagulls that will nab your whole plate the second you look away.

Just a quick pint very unusual pub friendly and nice warm open fire has a lot of history well worth a look. Cash only

You are forced to share tables and talk to other people which is such fun. It was like party.

An absolutely charming, unpretentious,old english pub that has barely changed in years. The staff are so welcoming, and this just adds to the friendly atmosphere that greets you as you take a step inside. The food is non fussy but superb none the least, as is the beer. I highly recommend the oyster stout on keg, my "go to" whenever I am visiting👌. All this and a super cosy fireplace that warms your cold limbs in no time and just adds to the charm of this excellently run village pub. I love this place!

Ridiculously quaint country pub the like of which is very rare these days. Double check the opening hours. Cash only. Restroom across the road. No children in bar.

An incredibly cozy and friendly establishment full of people dining on delicious food at communal tables. You can feel the history in the place. Well worth a pop in if you're in this neck of the woods. Cash only.

It is a great place to have a drink

Had a fabulous lunch with friends. Enjoyed sitting in the lovely cottage garden and staff were friendly and helpful.

Lovely old pub, nice pint of light and hoppy and really good traditional pub food. Friendly service and beautiful garden to sit in. Something a little different

We have been comming here for years . True old pub no noise it is great .

A lovely country pub that retains its old world charm in the two cosy bars and garden Ploughmans the size of a doorstop, not to mention Nisas soup and real ale served on gravity Cash only sales!

Really lovely, quaint pub. Great family atmosphere.

Quirky and a very special place to eat. Small menu but great food, sit in the garden or share a table inside.

Absolutely beautiful and well run old fashioned pub The food is amazing descent size portion well presented and the staff Absolutely amazing

Always friendly staff and good food

Been here many times. Great atmosphere. Good beer. Pubs run by two sisters, it's been in the same family for nearly a hundred years. Real old fashioned pub, full of history. Anyone local knows of the Harrow. Take note they don't take cards, cash only. You won't be disappointed.

Limited space to sit inside but outdoors are perfect for an easy time. Oyster stout is amazing. And food is good too.

Most beautiful proper English pub in the land!

great tradicional pub and friendly people . the chef makes the best best food , so delicious

What a great place!!!!........Exactly how all country pubs should be. Honest decent proprietors. No frills great food. Lovely Old English Garden. There's nothing not to like.

beautiful.quirky old pub in the heart of several walks within The South Downs -good real ale choice.nice seating outside.unfortuately we were too late to try the food on offer-dog friendly

Stopped here on a bike ride. Pub did not disappoint. Beer and food were amazing. Cheddar ploughman’s had tasty fresh produce and looked like home made bread. Menu was not long but all looked home made and some had a waiting time of 20 mins (the menu told you this). Definitely dog friendly.

Just as pub should be, very friendly amazing food great service lovely setting couldn't ask for more

Run by some of the kindest people I’ve ever met! And the food was lovely.

A pub from another time. Like a living museum more than a modern pub. Lovely simple food. Beautiful garden. Will be back.

We always enjoy visiting the Harrow Inn. The food is always excellent with the short menu ensuring everything is simple and well cooked. Our latest visit was no exception

Food amazing had (lasagna homemade). A good recomend since I must be the fussy eater ever. Pub highly reccomend fascinating friendly quaint English pub x

Hada fantastic home cured ham ploughmans today and 2 pints of excellent bitter. Great food and service and lovely location. Well done to all concerned.

We didn't eat, but the food looked amazing. Beautiful quirky setting. Lots of wild floors. Little corners for you to sit. Cash only.

Time warp rural pub, with good beer and tasty homemade food. The sisters who own the pub are friendly and informative.

Village pub with good beer from the barrel and tasty, satisfying food. Warm and welcoming atmosphere, with friendly locals (and their dogs), in a quiet and secluded country setting.

Maybe the best pub I have ever been to Don’t moan about no cards etc Just enjoy this total gem for its authenticity

Great small friendly country pub with local cask beer and scrumpy cider. Quaint exterior and colourful garden. Food is home made and generous.

The finest rural pub in England unchanged by time. A absolute gem serving home cooked food and a variety of real ales straight from the barrel.

Step back in time to this old world pub with a simple food menu. Very friendly place, excellent quality food and drink

Proper old school pub with gravity fed real ale. Remember it's cash only.

Perfectly fabulous traditional pub serving delicious food, and beers straight from the barrel - unbeatable! The pea and ham soup gets such good reviews because it really is that good. The cottage pie is also bound to please, but as I found out having them both puts a strain on the waistband… The car park is fairly small and it’s essential to book a table at peak times as the pub is very popular. Definitely worth a visit!

Awesome pub! Very much old school in its approach, which is just the way it should be.

Fabulous home-made Pea & Ham soup - what an enormous portion of total deliciousness! Friends enjoyed the huge and tasty cheese ploughman's. We'll be back for more of the same in the summer. Delightful owners too!

This place is always such a joy to visit - an experience quite unlike any other. The garden is festooned with flowers and the tables which nestle all through it are visited by robins in search of crumbs! Make sure you order a soup and a ploughman's and something including the delicious ham - and share the lot. You may even be lucky enough to pick a day when Nisa serves her amazing cheesecake. The beer is pretty good too and Clare and her team continue to provide the warmest of welcomes.This place is a gem.

This historic pub has been welcoming me and my friends for decades and it is still a hidden gem with excellent real ale, good food and service.For this visit (September 2021) they were still providing complete table service which is a big bonus; I like being waited on.Go there when the weather is dry (all seating is outside at present) and enjoy.The distant drone of the A3M wasn't present years ago when I first frequented the Harrow but it doesn't detract too much.Highly recommended.

Most of their menu is available 12-2 Weds-Sat. Yummy sandwiches 😁 and tea and coffee whilst alcohol sales ban on. Great walks just past the door

Had a few drinks here just a lovely atmosphere will come back again when in area. nice to stop off here.

This is a beautiful unspoilt pub in Hampshire. Beautiful ploughman’s lunch. Sat outside within a cottage garden. Tranquil setting. Came home with family history reading ,tomatoes ,cut garden flowers ,a plant ,and charity Christmas cards. Thank you to Claire for a interesting visit. Recommend if you like history and step back in time. Love to return. Following safety guidelines.

Right , I do not easily give out five stars, but if you embrace this pub, it is the best of its type. The food is soup, sandwiches or ploughman’s, but all very good. We had beef sandwiches which were excellent. Draught real ales terrific. Pub interior and gardens are eclectic and there were individual plants and cut flowers on sale. The garden furniture has seen better days, but fits , and you are surrounded by flowers. I enquired about a particular cut flower on our table and was given a trowel and bag and told to dig up a couple to take home. What a lovely thing to do. Note, their normal car park is being used for more outside seating , so opposite the pub is a lane to a field to park up. you have to leave your contact details which is reassuring AND the only take cash or cheques !!! Fantastic, and we will return.

Four of us, for a reunion lunch, many recommendations took us to this door. Splendid weather. If you want good food and atmosphere you might do better elsewhere. A lump of cheap cheese, three lettuce leave and a whole tastless tomato served with a slab of white bread with a heavy crust but no taste. An air of lockdown gloom pervades but if you seek a blast from the past and to be reminded of how things were in the 1970s, this is the place for you. They do sell home grown flowers and plants - a nice touch.

It really is Tiny s make sure they have room for you. They have a very small menu but it's all fresh. The beef was to die for. Good quality well cooked and a reasonable price. It's a pub! Rare these days.

I was recommended to go here by a customer. This is a beautiful and traditional English pub run by two sisters. On arrival I discovered that they did not accept cards. As my face fell they said “Have your lunch and then you can send a cheque when you get home”I decided to get some cash but was not allowed to leave before eating my fabulous split pea and ham soup with a really tasty cask bitter. I feel very lucky that I get to go to places like this during my working day. There was a line of people waiting at ten to twelve awaiting opening time. Top tip. Book ahead or get there at opening time. This is the type of place where the original English Pub got its reputation. Don’t miss this little gem. Despite being fifty miles from my home I will be back.

I think that without any arrogance at all this pub knows what it is. It is a one-off wonder. Much has been written in its praise, and approximately 95% of it is correct. I have been introduced to it recently and I will always pop in whenever I am passing. It is unique and precious and very good at what it does. Long may it live.

Ramshackle in best possible sense. Cozy Bar. Huge open fireplace with log fire.Top class pub grub, best ploughman's lunch ever! cheese or ham.Rare beef sandwiches, serious ham soup. Always fresh flowers on the tables.Beer from wooden barrels (Double Drop my favorite).Large country garden. Been in the same family for over a hundred years.Warning take cash! don't like cards ! Been visiting for sixty years! always been the same

Maybe... without visiting every pub in the world I can't be sure, but this is the finest I've ever visited, no cards taken, no menus just post it notes, (lots of the veg grown in the gardens) no poncey larger from afar, just local real ale served direct from barrels behind the bar, no kids in the bar but dogs positively welcomed, toasty inglonook fireplace for those chilly winter eves and the garden is amazing in the summer. Did I mention I quite like this place?

as a single woman I always feel anxious about going to a pub alone. I left The Harrow after a warming bowl of soup and an atmosphere of old fashioned courtesy feeling that actualy the world can be a great place if we are just polite and kind. Thank you for your hospitality.

The beer is always good. The welcome even better. Always something different and amusing. Fantastic simple pub grub. The best scotch eggs anywhere. In winter the most amazing filling soup but don't be tempted to order a sandwich as well.

Went today with a chum and we left feeling as though the world isn’t such a bad place after all. Great cask ale and simple fare but it is so fresh and well cooked. The landlady was charming and it’s very quaint inside. Until today I wasn’t really a fan of treacle tart. I am now. Can’t recommend this establishment enough. Just know that they only take cash and no credit/debit cards are accepted. I will be returning. Love it.

Very limited menu but lovely proper pub food basic but well done. Ales draw from the barrel behind the bar. What more do you need

Be captivated by this genuine and unspoilt English pub with its wonderful assortment of real ale, local cider and simple but classic country food. A Ploughmans lunch with either Cheddar, Stilton or Ham, a homemade soup served in random crockery or a simple but hearty rare beef sandwich, all are presented with charm of the family who have owned this pub for decades. Nothing changes and that's why it demands a visit whenever we are in the country.

This place is so unbelievably quirky but charming in equal measure! Especially on a later summers evening where you can sit in their wild garden with blankets and candles all around.

Wonderful friendly Britstop for campervans. Lovely old ‘spit and sawdust’ pub with excellent homemade food and outside privies! Like going back in time, very little has changed in almost 100 years. The food menu is on cards pinned to the bar wall, there is no till and only cash or cheques taken. Note children are not allowed in the bars but there are plenty of tables outside and the garden is gorgeous. Beautiful flowers at £3 a bunch and plants also for sale. Call ahead and, if they have room, they will put bollards out to save your Britstop parking space. A little slope but we found it no problem. Very friendly and a great historical story behind this family run pub. Thanks Claire, Nisa and team. Highly recommended!

Called in yesterday after collecting items from a farm auction, excellent food, atmosphere was brilliant, certainly a pub to visit if you're in the area. Didn't have beer, driving unfortunately!

Another great lunch at the Harrow Inn. Always a warm welcome and great home prepared food and local ales. Very popular so get in early or come prepared to sit in the garden.

I have been here before. About 50 years ago when I was a single young soldier. I have tried a few times since to find it again but never could. I was beginning to think it was like the Magic Toyshop except it sold the best ploughman's lunch ever. Massive slab of cheese, equally large slab of butter and excellent ham with great bread.

Small, old fashioned country pub. According to the Lonely Planet guide to the best

This isn’t a gastro pub and that’s fine. The fare is simple, if a little overpriced. The choices were limited to quiche or quiche. For 12 quid I would expect slightly more than the simple salad which accompanied my quiche.

The Harrow is one of the best pubs in Hampshire, and maybe all of England. It's friendly, traditional, and does everything a good country pub should do: beer by the barrel, ploughmans, an open fire, and a wide array of chatty locals. It's run by two sisters who've done a marvellous job of holding back modernity from changing it into a generic 21st century boozer. Walking into the main bar feels like going back in time. It's particularly good fun on a Saturday lunchtime. I simply couldn't recommend it more highly.

Came here after a fantastic walk in the surrounding hills. This pub is an amazing old pub that hasn't had the usual gastro pub overhaul and this is a good thing. With 2 small bars serving what looked like unfussy pub grub and a small selection of local ales this is worth a mooch if you're in the area.

What a pub! We are in walking distance of The Harrow but only moved to the area recently. We took our pup over for their spectacular cottage pie, followed by their treacle tart. We couldn't fault the food. When we came to pay, we had to pay by either cheque or cash and this is where The Harrow loose a star, and possibly business. If The Harrow accepted card, we would eat there a lot more often. However, this wouldn't put me off going again at some point in the future.

We were pleased to find this unusual lunch stop in the country near Petersfield. There was a lovely fire and we loved the old beams and character of this place. The soup and bread was excellent but the scotch egg and salad disappointing. Large lettuce leaves, tomatoes, cucumber, a little sliced onion constituted the salad. Although there was a local group of people together there was an unfriendly attitude even though we sat closely together. A large dog under the table kept nosing us annoyingly too.

This pub is tiny inside, but there's plenty of room outside if the weather is good. Famous for its pea and ham soup and hunk of bread. Good real ale. No children allowed as I recall, but that doesn't preclude them from being outside in the garden. Very limited parking, and not easy to find. Completely unspoiled pub as all should be. Lovely.

If you like an old traditional pub then this is perfection. The only noise is the sound of conversation, the crackling of the gorgeous fire and the ticking of the clock. It was a Monday lunchtime and the two small bars were full.

We were pleased to visit this establishment and were made to feel welcome by local regulars. Small place with ambiance around a small warm fire. We just had drinks which were good. A bit of artificiality seemed to pervade. Old tradition with a new front of trying to preserve a distant past. It was worth the drive and having to return because they were closed mid afternoon. Would we recommend leaving the highway to visit. We think not!

Glorious little pub , set in a perfect cottage garden . The ploughman's lunch was out of this world...so simple, but everything home produced and delicious.

we heard about the ploughmans lunch so just had to give it a try and it was truly lovely, with a big chunk of cheese and a 2 big lumps of bread and brilliant staff, just a shame they didn't have any scotch eggs cause I would have loved to try one of those too.

To all those who have left a negative review of the Harrow and in particular 'sleepingjupp' I suggest you stick with the bland gastro-pubs that you are used to. The Harrow is a fantastic example of how a traditional English pub should be, lovely local beer straight from the barrel, simple unpretentious food and a very friendly landlady who took the time to tell us the fascinating history of the pub. We were also treated some folk singing by one of the locals who had been going to the Harrow for over 60 years.

Still the same, the two tiny bars and the casks of beer on trestles behind the hatch/bar. Wonderful food and a superb location.

I can't think why I haven't been here before, except,it is tucked away down a narrow road. But well worth finding. fantastic proper pub food. The cottage pie was just like my Mum used to make. The garden is lovely, cosy, green, comfy. And..you can buy cut flowers for,charity from a table,outside...I loved the place.

Visited the harrow inn for lunch today after seeing a review saying it has the best ploughmans in the country my wife chose the brie and I had cheddar decent size portions of cheese lovely bread loads of it But a huge amount of lettuce 1 tomato a few bits of cucumber and some spicy pickle This is anything but a a great ploughmans The beer I had was very nice bit expensive at £4.00 a pint my wife had a couple of cokes this has got to be the biggest rip off ever probably less than a 300ml and was charged £2.00 this is blatant profiteering the toilets are over the road and are very basic metal trough for peeling in the only hand washing sink is in the sit down bit so if you have a pee and someone is having a poo you cannot wash your hands would I go back ?Probably not

Cycled the Shipwrights Way from Farnham, which goes straight past the Harrow, the pub of my (late) teens. Lovely lunch in the garden, which is so beautifully planted. It may be pure nostalgia, but delighted it is still there, 40 years on.

Very much enjoyed going here. Its an old pub run by a family who take very good care of you. Lovely garden area. Good pub food and range of beers.

The last homely house. Its a complete experience lovely in the winter to sit by the fire, lovely to sit outside in the garden in the summer. Great food. Great company.

This place just never changes - and that is what is so WONDERFUL about it! So of another, gentler era we must pray that it stays this way for ever. Such a true rarity.

A friend to me about the Harrow one sunday afternoon, I asked where I could find a traditional English pub.

A few weeks ago a friend told me that he’d heard of a pub just off the A3 near Petersfield that was unchanged in years, didn’t take cards, served great beer and served simple wholesome food sitting in a beautiful setting. Time passes and I decide to meet a friend in the area and the memory produces The Harrow and off I set.

I hadn't visited the Harrow for some time and I approached with trepidation in case the old place had changed but I need not have worried. It is unchanged since I first discovered this little gem some 40+ years ago. Ales straight from the barrel (local like Bowman, Flack Manor, Dark Star etc.), splendid stuffed birds in the one bar and logs to sit on in the other, a garden which appears to be overgrown but which is, in fact, superbly natural and the friendliest and most genuine of welcomes.

I can't rate the Harrow highly enough. If you want escapism from 21st century life, then this is it. Old building old customers, home made food, real ales, a garden full of trees and flowers and birds tame enough to sit on the table.

Just on 50 years ago, we walked from Petersfield to this pub while staying with relatives in our then courting days.

We came here on Sunday 25 Feb as part of a long walk. Be prepared to step back 60 ot 70 years in history as you walk in to the pub. This pub is know as Britains most upspoilt pub, and that is a good description. Lovely home cooked food, I had fish pie served with a generous salad, and my partner had a huge slice of quiche and salad with half a loaf of crusty bread and real butter. 2 pints of GFB (which doesn't stand for Good F'ing Beer, even though it was!), and 2 glasses of hot mulled wine.

The old pub, original lovely and special beyond words I will miss so sonmuch when we move to Norfolk.

Never been to an inn so was nicely surprised by the small but warm welcome of the harrow. The fire heats and makes the room cozy and friendly. The food was scrumptious! Would recommend the scotch egg and salad ! Soups and sandwiches are also Fab . Freshmade quality food ! If it's after a walk in the country or a quick bite to eat I highly recommend the harrow!

I pig out on the rare roast beef sarnies and cider. I plan to die here and have them bury me in their garden. This place is heaven.

Every now and again if passing this way i try to pop in to this quaint traditional pub. No frills but an honest old English freehouse selling real ale and home cooking. Small simple fayre but all wholesome and tasty. We had the warm scotch eggs followed by the best treacle tart in England. This is tiny, hard to find pub still has outside loos and has been in the same family for 80 years - love it. (Ps cash only)

This is our second visit to this pub and what a place to visit. A step back in time in a very good way! The food is amazing as is the choice of drinks. But it is the actual pub itself which is the prize. No nonsense but friendly with it. It is very unique in the fact that nothing has changed very much and all the better for not doing so. Fabulous beer garden and set in a small pretty village. Even the toilets are unique! So get along there and visit this very special English pub. We wished we lived nearer!

Drop in if you want to see how a country pub was 40 years ago, but don't expect a lot from the food. The hot food takes 30 minutes so I went for a ploughmans. It looked like a Tesco bloomer hacked about, with some butter still in the wrapper. Stilton cheese was pretty bog standard too. The salad was also a watering tomato put on the plat with a few slices of cucumber. Didn't taste much different either.

Lovely setting, cottage style gardens, and a pub that you thought only existed in old faded black & white photographs. Great beer straight from the cask, limited selection of really good quality homemade food.

Aparecimos después de un paseo en los Downs. A pesar de ser un lunes por la tarde, en el 1. 30 y bastante vacío, nos dijeron que era casi todo lo de la carta. Intrépidos que decidí por la opción bastante costoso plowman's. Una larga espera y grosero alarde del bar y nos obsequiaron con una decepción. Un trozo de queso cheddar, un supermercado de catering, una de hojas de tomate de lechuga y dos fuera de pan y gallo loco Trozos de un trozo de mantequilla casi del mismo tamaño que el queso. Al menos el chutney parecía casera. Sé que su personalidad altamente - tarifa pero necesitan considerar sus clientes y hacer un poco de esfuerzo.

No habíamos visitado por un año o así, pero nuestra última visita rápida no me decepcionó. (ahora de Ringwood mejor Marsdens) y uno directo de Swift Bowman del barril, como siempre hemos hecho aquí. Disfrutamos del jardín de flores con zonas ocultas al lado del pub.

Es un pub, ya que usamos para conocerlos. Gran ambiente, verdadera comida sana pub tradicional al precio justo preparado por alguien a quien le importa. Nada pretencioso. Nada caro. Uno de los mejores pubs en los que he estado. Voy a visitar más y más hasta que he tratado todo en el menú Tabla. A continuación, voy a comenzar en la parte superior de nuevo.

He ido a la grada por cerca de 30 años, lo que me hace sentir muy viejo (y posiblemente menores de edad cuando empezamos a ir allí). Tuve un almuerzo rápido allí la semana pasada. Es tan bueno como siempre. Hay una sopa (pea y jamón. Es una comida en sí misma). El plowmans viene con un trozo de pan del tamaño de su cabeza y el quiche casera es fantástico. Y todo se sirve con un montón de ensaladas frescas (col). Sus huevos escoceses son legendarios (no siempre tienen. Si no, pida uno) y los pastores/pastel es delicioso. No se admiten niños por dentro. Hay un pequeño jardín y de estar en el frente.

I had come across this pub when out for a walk and decided to go back and visit it with my husband. A sunny spring day and the pub was busy. Very small and cosy inside and a beautiful garden to enjoy the spring sunshine.Not an extensive menu but generous portions and flavoursome.We both had sandwiches and the filling was plentiful as the was the salad garnish.It appeared to be well supported by the locals and the staff were very friendly.