Seathorne Arms

Seathorne Arms in Skegness is a free house pub with cask ales, happy hour from 12pm to 7pm and the sort of grounded local feel that makes a simple drink stop easy to justify. Dogs are welcome inside, so nobody needs to do the pavement-waiting shuffle while someone else grabs a pint. This feels like the kind of place that suits relaxed drinks, catch-ups and lower-key visits where you want a decent pub atmosphere without ceremony.

The pub is open daily from 12pm to 11pm, with a constantly rotating selection of two cask ales and well-kept drinks at happy-hour prices until 7pm. There is a proper local energy to it, the kind of venue where regulars probably know what they are ordering before they sit down. The large interior has partitioned areas for pub games, drinking and TV watching, plus a large outside seating area for warmer days.

A solid Skegness option for easy-going pub comfort and a dog-friendly drink where paws and people can settle in together without fuss. The pub closes in January due to seasonal trade but otherwise maintains a year-round local atmosphere that suits straightforward visits.