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The Volunteer on Eastgate Street, a blue-painted ground floor under red brick.
Photo: JThomas (2025), CC BY-SA 2.0

The Volunteer

Pub · 12 Eastgate Street, Lewes

Open-plan pub, beer garden and live music

  • Dogs welcome
  • Garden
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Been here with your dog? Tell us how it went. It takes a few taps, and it helps the next dog.

Checked by Cleo & Bonnie

Visited on 5 Oct 2026

Cleo

'Always welcome.' I'll test that on a Friday.

Bonnie

Live music, darts and pool, and a beer garden. My tail keeps time but not out of the way.

The pawrents

A big open-plan pub near the old bus station, with sofas, darts, pool, sports on big screens, a beer garden and free live music on Fridays from 9. Dogs are always welcome.

The dog details

Hours and house rules can change. The date on this page is the one to trust.

  1. Their own website · undated

    Says four-legged friends are always welcome.

    thevolunteer.pub

  2. A directory · undated

    'Dogs allowed'; beer garden.

    useyourlocal.com

  3. A directory · Jun 2024

    No dog information; garden with outside seating to the front.

    camra.org.uk
Where dogs can go
Dogs welcome
Garden
Yes

Not known yet: water, treats, muddy dogs, space, cosy fireplace and step-free. Know? Tell us

Opening hours and busy times See them on Google Maps

Hours change, so we don't copy them here. Google Maps has them, and for busier places how busy it usually is, hour by hour.

Visiting

Food served
Lunchtime and evening meals listed, with a pizza menu
Outside
Beer garden; outdoor seating nice on a summer's day
Parking
Street parking on Eastgate Street and nearby roads

In their own words Four-legged friends are always welcome at The Volunteer.

Spotted something wrong, or know something we don't? Tell us

We don't know yet: water, treats, muddy dogs, space, cosy fireplace and step-free. $Or a rule that's changed, where dogs can go, water bowls. How you know helps too.

Only so we can ask you about it. We won't add you to anything, and it's never shown.

Been here with your dog? Tell us how it went

A few taps. We read every one before anything changes on this page.

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Nearby

Raystede Charity Shop, St Peter & St James Hospice shop (Lewes Furniture) and British Red Cross share its postcode.