3 Gluten-Free Pubs, Southeast of the Gatwick Airport, UK

When in the United Kingdom you just have to visit some of our old pubs/inns, you will be surprised at how comfortable they are!  Today no smoking is allowed inside any of these buildings (which is really great, you can eat in peace, breathing clean air), in addition a number of these Inns offer their own type of accommodation, very different from the usual hotel rooms.  Why not try one and stay the night?

The majority of these pubs, in addition to offering fine ales, now offer at lunch time, a fine selection of pub gluten-free meals/snacks and home made gluten free soups, or ask for a jacket potato, stuffed with cheddar cheese.  You can try it with a side salad, naturally you have to avoid all the lovely breads, but certain pubs now offer gluten-free rolls or their own cooked gluten-free bread!  You can sometimes get gluten-free sausages, which always taste better in a pub atmosphere.

Here is just a small selection of what gluten-free options you will find in this general area:

Horsham is about 6 miles West of Crawley and about 8 miles South West of Gatwick.

The Black Jug, 31 NorthStreet, Horsham, Sussex, UK, this old pub has no parking around it, but there is plenty of parking in the town, so you park up and then walk to it. The old pub dates from early Victorian times, it has wooden paneling and plain wooden floors, dating from the Edwardian period. It offers excellent food, with a good selection of gluten free meals, so if you are in the area, then it’s well worth a visit.

Nuthurst is a few miles South of Horsham.

The Black Horse Inn, Nuthurst Street, Nuthurst, Sussex, UK. The parish of Nuthurst was an area for animal grazing long before the Norman Conquest. The great Domesday survey of 1086, contains very little about this settlement in the Weald. This is because at those times the resources of the areas were recorded variously under the relevant coastal estates. A feature in the area is found in Sedgwick Park, where excavations have revealed evidence of an early Saxon settlement, in 1272 the manor park and castle, were valued at £17,12 shillings and 2 pence. Today 10 houses survive from the period before the 1500′s, another 7 houses can be dated to the 16th century, 14 were built after 1550, in all around 30 houses have survived from before, or around, the 18th century.

There is no absolute date when The Black Horse first became an Inn, there are references in the parish register in 1818. Originally it was a range of cottages, with tiled roofs, it is completely faced from Flemish bond brickwork. The food served is excellent, with a good gluten-free selection, making it well worth a visit.

Midhurst is a small town, about 15 miles West of Horsham, the Foresters Arms is in the nearby village of Graffham.

The Foresters Arms, is a bit further South of Midhurst, in Graffham, West Sussex, UK, at the foot of the South Downs, on the road to Chichester. The owner has celiac disease and he is also the chef, so no problems about eating gluten free food. The Foresters Arms has genuine cask ales, as well as a fine wine selection. You can book and stay in one of their en-suite rooms. Close by is Goodwood House and Race Track as well as the Cowdray Park Polo Center.

This list will be updated in the future as additional locations are discovered.