The Harrow in East Hampshire

Wonderful pub , just how a pub should be . Lovely simple food , so cosy . Clare is great and makes sure that everyone is made to feel welcome .

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!

A perfect rural pub. Note it’s Cash only.

Excellent traditional country pub. Good home cooked food. Cash only

Big portions, lovely IPA, traditional pub with no frills, which is lovely. Difficult to park though.

Not many old pubs like this one around. Delightful and Ale and Cider awesome 👌

What a wonderful pub, it’s like stepping back in time fifty years. The fire was lit, the staff were welcoming and the atmosphere cosy. We spent an enjoyable evening chatting to several locals and the staff. My husband enjoyed the local beer and we had a delicious slice of the landlady’s lemon cheesecake. The garden has plants, flowers and apples for sale. We were told that we had missed a lovely walk to a waterfall, that will have to wait for another holiday this way.

Best quiche we’d ever had. The bread was perfectly baked. SO states non-alcoholic was as delicious as the bread. I only wish we’d had room after our meals to try one of their desserts. This little gem is a must-try if you’re in the area.

We've been for lunch twice now when visiting family. Both times we had a lovely time. Both times mid week, April and August, Both times it was very busy so be prepared for its popularity. It's run by 2 sisters and they do things their way. It's cash only but I've seen them tell customers to either drop it off another time or send a cheque. It's a very informal atmosphere and tables are for sharing. The Ploughman's Lunch is huge, but they give you a brown paper doggy bag to take home leftovers. The soup I'm informed is really lovely. Everything is home made and therefore rustic home cooking. When the cider barrel was empty they told my husband he could have a free pint if he changed it for them. So he did! I read some of the negative reviews and just think they run a no nonsense pub. We found staff friendly. My daughter got a behind the bar tour when she went to the hatch for a nosey. Outside are bunches of local flowers and home made jams for sale. There's an honestly box. Check out opening times though. They aren't open all afternoon. There's a nice little Riverside walk by the side of the pub, just a couple of minutes but very pretty.

Loved this place. Eating outside in the country garden, great food and beer and ambience too.

Wow, how do you explain this pub to others. Just amazing. Only had drinks, but the quiche being served looked delicious

Last pub on our cricket tour. Lovely charming pub

This is a brilliant place takes you back 60yrs. No woke here never let it change Barry

It is a true gem that transports you back 70 years plus. To a simpler time and arguably better time. The food is wonderful and tremendous value for money but when their website says they serve food from Midday to 2 pm................do not believe it. If you roll up at 1.50 pm and ask for food then you will be told the kitchen is about to close and therefore there are just two things on the menu available to you - soup or ploughmans........and just cheese ploughmans at that. The owners in the kitchen were clearly peaved at us rolling up just 10 minutes before the kitchen closed...........and that is part of it's charm. The delightful barmaid apologised to us and said that in future it would be better if we got there no later than 1.30 pm if we wanted the full menu. Perhaps their website could be tweaked to say that anyone turning up for food after 1.30 pm will be expected to have what they're given and not expect to be able to choose!! Anyone who arrives after 2 pm will get nothing!! A far more accurate description of the reality!! Now many would complain about that............but it truly is part of it's wonderful eccentricity. You take the Harrow Inn on it's terms............end of!! We love it and have learned our lesson well!!

hey, you silly people who dont understand, this is a real place.... get with it, doing silly reviews as in you walked this far and you waited this long.. sorry no, this is a gem..total gem , ignore bad reviews you will not find a better place

An absolute gem, unchanged......which is charming.

Loved this hidden gem ! Had a delicious lunch with tasty home made food and a truly rustic experience. Delightful garden seating, fabulous service and plentiful plates.

Beautiful garden, cosy pub. Cash or cheque - no card payments. Good food, very fresh (so it does run out sometimes). No coffee though.

We arrived parched on a hot Sunday on a walk to Hawkley. After enquiring what cask ales they had I received the reply “I don’t know where you come from, but around here we just call it beer”. - good start. After pouring 3 pints for us, which seemed to be a huge inconvenience for him, he looked at the debit card in my hand and said “I hope you don’t think you can pay with that; cash only.” Thankfully a kind gent in the bar paid for our drinks and we paid him back via transfer. The supercilious and deliberately awkward attitude of the man-child behind the bar has ensured that we will not be coming back here again any time soon

We arrived parched on a hot Sunday walk to Hawkley. Enquiring what cask ales they had on, I received the reply “I don’t know where you come from, but around here we just call it beer”, while he sniggered with a pal standing by the bar - good start. After pouring us 3 pints, which seemed to be a huge inconvenience for him, he looked at the debit card in my hand and said “I hope you don’t think you can pay with that; cash only.” (fair enough, but he could have told us before pouring the pints). Thankfully a kind gent in the bar paid for our drinks and we paid him back via transfer. We decided not to eat here. The supercilious and deliberately awkward attitude of the man-child behind the bar has ensured that we will not be coming back here again any time soon.

Like stepping back in time! Charming and excellent value for money

Lovely quaint English country pub, had a ploughman's lunch with my family, it was plentiful and delicious, will be returning for sure.

Before you go you need to know one thing: it's cash only! A traditional little pub with emphasis on doing things the way they always have. And a total gem for it. Famous it seems for its outside toilet block opposite. I only knew the pub was there because of the beer glass on the OS map and it was right on the walking route. I was early, and by noon opening time a good queue was forming at the door, a lively crowd advancing in years and experience and ready for their lunch had descended from far and wide. Inside is small (though I didn't look in the "smoking room") with a smokey old fireplace, but it has quite a large garden, front and side. The two ladies running the place are super efficient and they take your order at the bar and pour it out of sight. No idea what the lager was but it hit the spot. The quiche was very good with a vast plate of salad and a hunk of bread and real butter. The giant plates of soup also looked fabulous. Heartily recommend. There's birds nesting in the roof above the outside seating and they're lively and active, flitting about. There's a zebra impersonator in the field opposite. They sell plants outside. Read the history on the laminated cards on the tables. It's far from modern, but if it never changes they don't mind and neither should we. Good luck to them.

Gorgeous unspoiled pub. Tiny inside but with huge beer garden and lots of tables outside. Lovely sandwhiches.

Walked from Petersfield to The Harrow on Wednesday 1st May Had told my friend all about this lovely pub, she had never been before. I checked the website for opening times and was happy to see that it was open for lunch Had a great walk only to arrive at the pub to find it closed !!!! There was a sign on the lane saying it was closed, so bloody disappointing Surely they need to update their website to let people know if they are open or not ,

What a real find. We were recommended the Harrow as a limited but good menu for lunch and that is exactly what we found. As it was a nice sunny day we sat outside and had our ploughman’s lunch which was huge in size the bread warm and excellent. The pub is small but beautifully warm inside with a roaring fire What a really enjoyable lunch and feeling very full

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.

Lunch in the garden. Staff so helpful...even offered hot water bottles and blankets to stay warm. The food was excellent. Although the chocolate biscuit crunch was not available the bread and butter pudding was a worthy alternative. Great pub. The garden is beautiful too.

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 .

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.

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.