Upper Hartfield

A landlord who installed a fake bus stop outside his pub has found that the trick DOUBLED his takings at the bar. The smart thinking came from John Hawkridge, who bought the Gallipot Inn in Upper Hartfield, Sussex in 2013. He revealed that he found a ...

A pub landlord has come up with a novel way to attract more customers. John Hawkridge, owner of the Gallipot Inn in Upper Hartfield, placed a discarded bus sign it in front of his pub, with a pub flyer in place of the usual timetable. He told the East ...

John Hawkridge says his efforts give “stopping for a pint” at the Gallipot Inn a whole new meaning – and now customers are hopping on board to raise a glass from as far afield as Tunbridge Wells. The Upper Hartfield publican found the discarded bus ...

Hartfield publican John Hawkridge said his efforts give stopping for a pint at his Gallipot Inn a whole new meaning, and now customers are hopping on board to raise a glass from as far afield as Tunbridge Wells. Mr Hawkridge found the discarded bus ...