Apsley House, Southsea

Property Description

The Apsley House is a well known wet -led, community pub, located on Auckland Road West in Southsea, just off Clarence Parade and The Solent. It is ideally situated near to the waterfront and very close to Southsea high street with Portsmouth city centre being only a short 10 minute walk away. The local area of Southsea is home to a popular pebble beach with promenade and pier, as well as Southsea common with tennis courts, volleyball, skatepark and a pitch and putt. A castle and an aquarium also prove popular to tourists and the pub itself has been at the centre of ghost tales over the years after a ex-barman pub employee appeared in a photo of the former victorian girls school. Pub Layout The trade area is spacious and is dominated by a central u-shaped bar servery, which welcomes the customer at the front entrance. Customer seating is laid out to the front, left and right hand sides of the trade space and there is also a raised area to the front right of the pub which is used for a pool and gaming machine. Externally to the front of the pub, there is a sun trap terraced area which has space for around 20 customers to enjoy their drinks al fresco.

Trading Style

The Apsley House is currently a wet only, community pub for the locals, however it does attract some passing trade and also tourists visiting Southsea, particularly in the Summer. The pub offers darts, pool, quiz nights, open mic nights and a jukebox. There are three excellently kept real ales always available, alongside live cider and the in the summer the front terrace is a very pleasant and popular place to be.

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