The Best Pubs in Eastleigh, Hampshire
From the craft micro-brewery to the neighbourhood local — a practical guide to pubs in Eastleigh, covering town centre options and the surrounding area.
Eastleigh's pub scene is not expansive, but it's coherent — there's something for most tastes. The craft angle is handled by Steam Town Brew Co; the Wetherspoon base is covered by the Wagon Works; and the more traditional community pub offer has several solid representatives.
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Steam Town Brew Co — Best for Craft Beer
Already covered in the restaurant guide, Steam Town Brew Co (1 Bishopstoke Road) bears repeating in any pubs guide. This is the most characterful drinking spot in the town — a working micro-brewery in a Victorian railway shed serving its own beers alongside a full food menu. Open noon–11pm Monday to Saturday, noon–10pm Sunday. Phone: 023 8235 9139.
If you're bringing someone to Eastleigh for the first time and they ask where to go for a drink, this is the answer.
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The Wagon Works — Best Budget Option
The Wagon Works (28 Southampton Road) is the local Wetherspoon. The name is a nod to Eastleigh's railway wagon-building history. Budget drinks, a full food menu from 8am, and the usual Wetherspoon guarantee of consistency. Open daily from 8am (midnight Sunday–Thursday, 1am Friday–Saturday). Phone: 023 8062 2670.
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The Good Companions — Best for Food
At 119 Leigh Road, The Good Companions is the best food-led pub option in walking distance of the town centre. Local and fresh produce, a proper menu, children and dogs welcome, and a winner of South England Prestige Awards for dining. Phone: 023 8062 9001.
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The Chamberlayne Arms — Best Traditional Local
The Chamberlayne Arms at 105 High Street is the most traditional of the High Street pubs — a proper local managed by Phoenix Pub Company with real ales, home-cooked food, and a welcoming atmosphere that feels genuinely neighbourhood-focused. Phone: 023 8061 2067.
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The Station — Best for Sports
The Station (36–38 High Street), managed by Craft Union Pub Company, is the sports pub — right opposite Eastleigh railway station, with TV screens, dartboards, and live entertainment on Friday and Saturday evenings. Phone: 023 8065 0530.
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Outside the Town Centre
Cricketers Arms in Chandler's Ford (232 Chestnut Avenue) is a Greene King gastropub with a beer garden and dog-friendly welcome. Worth the short trip from the town centre for a Sunday lunch. Phone: 023 8062 9878.
Welcome Inn (154 Fair Oak Road) is a solid neighbourhood pub in the Bishopstoke/Fair Oak area for those living on the east side of Eastleigh.
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The Spitfire
The Spitfire (18–20 High Street) is a town centre pub worth noting — it shares its name with the Supermarine Spitfire that first flew from Eastleigh Aerodrome in 1936, a piece of local history that deserves to be better celebrated. Contact: 07729 089410.
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Tips
- Eastleigh's pubs are generally unpretentious — don't expect cocktail bars or wine lists at most of them.
- Steam Town Brew Co is the exception — it has a properly interesting drink menu.
- For a Sunday roast, The Good Companions and Cricketers Arms are the strongest options.
- The Wagon Works is the most reliable for watching live sport.
Information checked May 2026.