The Sussex Arms Public House

The Sussex Arms Public House is a traditional pub and live music venue located in the heart of Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. According to its official website, the pub's history dates back to the early 17th century, when it was originally built to serve the coachmen and servants of the gentry and was deliberately tucked away from view. Over the centuries it has evolved into a well-known local haunt with its own lore, and today it operates both as a traditional pub upstairs and as a live music venue downstairs. The pub's downstairs space, known as the Forum Basement, hosts live music curated by The Forum, as well as in-house events, DJ nights, live comedy and more. The venue's programming is eclectic, spanning acoustic nights, punk gigs, stand-up comedy, live DJs, games nights, live sport, life drawing, music festivals and audience-driven events. Among its signature recurring events is the self-styled "Infamous Sussex Arms Pub Quiz," alongside a Mario Kart tournament. The Sussex Arms also offers a heated and sheltered patio and pub garden at the back of the building, described as a suntrap on long spring and summer days, with outdoor tables, dogs welcome, free WiFi and late opening hours. Its opening times run from 3pm to 11pm Monday to Wednesday, 3pm to midnight on Thursday, noon to 1am on Friday and Saturday, and noon to 11pm on Sunday. As a pub in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, the Sussex Arms is part of the United Kingdom's traditional pub sector, combining a food-and-drink hospitality offer with a grassroots live entertainment business. It promotes its events primarily through Facebook and Instagram, and maintains a gig listing for its basement venue. The pub is a locally rooted, independent-style hospitality and entertainment destination rather than a large chain brand.

According to the pub's official website, The Sussex Arms boasts a rich history dating back to the early 17th century. It was originally built to serve the hardworking coachmen and servants of the gentry, and was deliberately tucked away from view. Over the following centuries the pub evolved into a renowned local haunt, steeped in its own unique lore. In its modern form it operates as a traditional pub in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, with a downstairs live music venue known as the Forum Basement. The Forum Basement hosts live music curated by The Forum, as well as in-house events, DJ nights, live comedy and more. The pub's programming has grown to include acoustic nights, punk gigs, stand-up comedy, live DJs, games nights, live sport, life drawing, music festivals and audience-driven events, alongside recurring fixtures such as the Infamous Sussex Arms Pub Quiz and a Mario Kart tournament. The pub also maintains a heated and sheltered patio and garden, and promotes its events through Facebook and Instagram.

• Pub originally built in the early 17th century to serve coachmen and servants of the gentry.

• Evolved over centuries into a renowned local haunt with its own lore.

• Forum Basement established as a downstairs live music venue curated by The Forum.

A historic traditional pub and grassroots live music venue in central Tunbridge Wells, combining a classic pub experience with an eclectic events programme.

• Forum Basement live music venue

• Heated and sheltered patio and pub garden

• The Infamous Sussex Arms Pub Quiz

• Mario Kart Tournament

1. 1The Sussex Arms | Traditional Pub in Tunbridge Wellsthesussextw.co.uk
2. 2The Sussex Arms Public House - Wikidatawikidata.org