Lakedown Brewing Co. & Tap Room

14/09/2026

Notably autumnal now! Ah, the serene mellow fruitfulness. Cooler evenings, a change in the light. It'll soon be time to spark the tinder at the taproom. Get those logs burning. Gives it a mountain chalet kind of vibe, toasty inside full of jolly folks raising their steins (pints actually) in jubilant salute. Quite fitting as this weekend we are joined all weekend by the O.G. bringers of the Alpine cheese; SPECS & BEAR RACLETTE. Melting hearts from their horse box hatch.

Friday we have a pizza pop up courtesy of Boella - all the way from Brighton. Really great pizza. And I'm a terrible pizza snob so it really must be good.

THURSDAY - live music from SKYBAR TIGER. Was an absolutely belting evening last time he was with us. "What Skybar Tiger does so well is take a folk-infused indie sound and reshape it, but gently enough that it still has mass appeal. What also has appeal is the nature of the lyrics; using poetic and sometimes challenging language"

Do come and enjoy! Bar food menu available.

We're tailing off the live music as we head into the cooler seasons in favour of other events - talks, quizzes, poetry, comedy and such. There are just three more music events on the immediate horizon...

Thursday 17th Skybar Tiger
Thursday 24th Sheraton Brown

Seeing out the summer SUNDAY 27th
THE ALBION SKIFFLE COMPANY

Thursday 8th October Alex Jeffrey (new date)

MUSIC QUIZ kicks off Weds 23rd - drop me a line to book your place.

And anyone heading to Mayfield Bonfire Carnival on Saturday do swing by for a pint and some sustenance with us on your way. There's a 10% discount on beers (including takeaway) if you're in Bonfire Dress. Hooped jerseys, Vikings, Victorians...all welcome. You know who you are.

Stay human.

H x

11/09/2026

This beautiful day in 2023 marked the first brew at the all-new Lakedown Brewery. It’s been an amazing 3 years. We all want to give a loud shout-out to everyone who has, and continues to support us, our amazing brewery, taproom and sales teams and of course Ted. If you know, you know. Here’s to the next three years and much more fabulous beer adventures!

08/09/2026

How do. This week's Lakedown Taproom update for you. Read on...

We welcome you back on Wednesday - open 3 - 8pm for gentle lakeside / fireside pints (depending on the weather - it's just so changeable now - the heatwave already but a distant memory)

Thursday open 12 -8.30pm with LIVE MUSIC from MIKE WILTON. He's an absolute gem. You'd be mad to miss him. Starts at 7pm, free event. Come and have a listen and take in the atmosphere. Not many events of the calibre come without a ticket price, ticket queue digital waiting room, booking fees and would you like to insure your tickets? But this one does. Come along, if you're not enjoying it a French exit is fine, we won't mind.

Friday open 12 - 8.30pm with pop up food by BIG PIG SMALLHOLDING from 3.30 - 7.30pm keeping it really local - coming all the way from Punnetts Town where the small herd rootle around the ancient woodlands having the most wholesome and happy outdoorsy time!

Saturday we're open 12 - 8pm with ODUNJE NIGERIAN FOOD TRUCK tasty to eat with us 12 -7pm. A first visit from them and a treat for us!

Sunday we're open 12-7pm with a food pop up fundraiser for Pedro. Pedro, the lovely gentle owner of MOMO Nepalese food truck would have been with us this date but is still in Nepal after the devastating floods and tragic loss of many of his family members. All proceeds from the food truck this day will be added to the go-fund-me to support him and his community.

If you would like to donate please use this link: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-pedro-pramod-after-devastating-nepal-floods

There's a whole raft of other events coming up this season...

Skybar Tiger 17th Sept 7pm - live music to kick off cask ale week

Am entertaining talk from the one and only James Cuthbertson about cask ale and other brews on Sunday 20th at 2pm - I JUST DROPPED IN TO SEE WHAT CONDITION - this is ticketed and the ticket includes a flight of beer - the rest of the ticket price being donated to The Teenage Cancer Trust. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/i-just-dropped-in-to-see-what-condition-my-tickets-1999164997323?

Music Quiz - Gary's back and he's had time to think. Oh dear, it's on the tip of my tongue, you know that one, it was on the album with the thingy on the cover... Wednesday 23rd 7pm

Sheraton Brown - the boys are back - Thursday 24th 7pm. Sit!

Sunday 27th at 3pm we round off cask ale week, and see out the summer, with an afternoon of music and fun from The Albion Skiffle Company. Always a good time. ALWAYS.

It's the start of bonfire season so if you're passing this way en route to an out meeting drop in for a 10% discount on beers - drink in or takeaway - if you're in society dress. Bit of sustenance ahead of all that torch bearing - very good plan. Discount available Saturdays September through to end of November.

There are more events - too many to list here - but have a scan through the attachments and have a look at our website for more.

You know what to do; book by email to [email protected] or just drop in - find us at tn21 8ux - a warm welcome awaits!

H x

04/09/2026

New food pop up today! Willie’s Wagyu (nee Hangry Bear) taking orders Friday 3.30-7.30pm (bar until 8.30pm). If that’s whetted your appetite, come and wet your whistle with us.

Other wonderful food pop ups all weekend as well.

Xx

02/09/2026

We’re delighted that Lakedown is now the official beer of Cedric’s - the new pub at Home House Home House in Portman Square, Marylebone, London. Check us out!

01/09/2026

It's the start of a new term / semester / season and have we got a fun packed one for you?

Yes, yes we do.

Keeping it local and live we have got fantastic local musicians - Thursdays at 7pm - and on Sunday 27th at 3pm.

New Term

Thursday 3rd September 7pm
Kicking off with live music from Alex Jeffrey
Sussex-based singer, songwriter, and musician known for playing folk, rock, jazz, and indie-adjacent styles featuring dense, witty or cryptic storytelling lyrics, catchy melodies, and intricate fingerpicking. His standout record is the beautifully intricate The Owl On My Garden Wall. [

Thursday 10th September 7pm.
Mike Wilton is a singer, songwriter, and highly respected guitarist deeply rooted in the East Sussex and Kent music scenes. His signature sound is a vibrant, melodic blend of classic British rock, indie, and blues-flavoured pop. best known as the frontman and primary songwriter for the blues-rock trio The Standard Lamps. The band earned an exceptional reputation for their raw energy and tight, authentic 1960s/70s British rock style

Thursday 17th September 7pm
Skybar Tiger builds what reviewers describe as a "folk-punk road poet" style. Musically, it takes traditional acoustic, folk-infused indie roots and gives them a sharper, punchier edge. His standout 2025 single, “Pulling Away From Our Friends”, received critical praise for its poignant, witty dissection of the post-lockdown world. It captures how people struggle to slip back into normal social lives, becoming more insular and closed off.

Thursday 24th September 7pm
Sheraton Brown duo play a lively, foot-stomping mix of Irish traditional music, classic Country, Americana, and folk rock. weave intricate guitar and mandolin lines together to create a full, upbeat rhythm. We love them. Dearly.

Sunday 27th 3pm The Albion Skiffle Company is a lively, acoustic folk band coming all the way from the coast at The Albion, of Hastings Old Town. Playing vibrant roots and folk music, keeping traditional, upbeat British skiffle style alive on a mix of instruments improvised and other. If you seen them before you know what a seemingly chaotic good time they create.

Return of the Quixotic Music Quiz WEDNESDAY 23rd September - email me to book your team in.

All these events are free to attend while extremely enriching.

ON Sunday 20th at 2pm there's a talk. That'll be quite taxing. Clink on pictures for more info. 'I just dropped in to see'

Book by email to [email protected] or just drop in.

Weds / Thursday bar menu
Fri / Sat / Sun street food pop up (see attached)

Right you are, see you soon spoons.

H x

01/09/2026

Our 3rd annual Green Hop brew is underway at the new Lakedown Brewery. This year we’re brewing Phoenix, our green hop IPA, made with fresh Phoenix hops from our local hop garden .
We’re using over 2kg of freshly picked green hops in every cask, straight from bine to brew.

28/08/2026

https://gofund.me/d23c54e9f

Dear friends, neighbours, and the Sussex & Kent street food customer and community, Many of you know Pramod Poudel — affectionately known to everyone as Pedro—as the warm, hard-working face behind the MoMo Nepalese Street Food truck. Today, he and his family urgently need our community's support.Following the recent devastating flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border, four members of Pedro’s immediate family—his mother, his wife, his brother, and his uncle—have tragically gone missing.Pedro has dropped everything to fly out to Nepal to join the search and rescue efforts. As a result, his food truck businesses and all local bookings have been put on hold. As a self-employed business owner, facing this unthinkable nightmare also means facing an immediate loss of livelihood, alongside mounting emergency travel, logistical, and rescue costs.As heard on BBC Radio Sussex, Pedro is a vital part of our local community. Now it is our turn to step up for him.We are raising funds to help cover Pedro's:Emergency travel and search logistics in NepalOngoing family support costs during the rescue effortsImmediate living and business overhead expenses while the truck is off the roadEvery single donation, no matter how small, will directly relieve the financial pressure on Pedro so he can focus entirely on finding his family and bringing them home.Thank you for your generosity. Please share this page widely.

This page has been set up by Helen Graves - manager at Lakedown Taproom, where Pedro regularly pops up, funds will be sent directly to him to use as he needs.

Dear friends, neighbours, and the Sussex & Kent street food custo… Helen Graves needs your support for Support Pedro (Pramod) After Devastating Nepal Floods

27/08/2026

Find us at TN21 8UX - nestled in a delightful spot beside the lake. Plenty of seating, indoor and out - and beer, the very best beer, brewed on site using Sussex spring water - a wide range including cask, keg, AFs and cider. Most are gluten free. And wine if you must. Plus soft drinks. Streetfood pop ups as listed - with a bar menu available all day long to boot! Lovely place to while away a wee while.

25/08/2026

It has probably broken all the rules

of graphic design. Too much on one page. But there's such a lot going on! So here's your handy summary...

Wednesday we welcome you back! Hurrah! Bar open 3 - 8pm with bar menu.

Thursday - it's a special one. We're wishing our wonderful Alice well as she heads off for her next chapter (& verse) - there's live music from Alice & Friends all evening long PLUS: SURPRISE!!!! A tasty TACO TRUCK pop up from 5 - 9pm.

AND We've got an extension at the bar until 9.30pm so we can celebrate in style!

There's also Perfectly Imerpfect art workshop on Thursday 6 - 8pm - for more info and bookings drop [email protected] a line. It's £10 pp.

Friday - woo hoo! It's the bank holiday weekend, yeee ha!! We're open 12 - 8.30pm with our own bar food menu all day and a pizza pop up at 3.30pm onwards...

Saturday - Yay! Our first ever visit from The Hungry Nomad street food pop up - I have heard great things - come and give them a whirl before they disappear into the sunset - bar from 12 - 8pm.

Sunday - A very welcome return from Freebird Fried Chicken - all the way from the USA. Great feed back on their last visit - Bring. It. On. Bar 12 - 8pm

Monday - hip hip! It's T and team with their INCREDIBLE burgers. For he's a jolly good fellow, and so say all of us.
Bar 12 - 7pm What a way to wind it down!

There's an enhanced food offer in the Taproom all weekend to boot - a few little extra items to tickle your tastebuds.

email [email protected] to book or just drop in.

Can't wait to see you.