I'm not overly sure why the two central pubs have gone so downhill, they still get a lot of the passing trade but the Galli and the Dorset will all be rammed Thursday through to Sunday; it does help they do better food I think.
With regards to the Dorset im not sure if it is still Harveys...
Indeed it used to be terrible but it changed hands about 18 months ago and is now a cracking local. Also the haywagon and anchor have gone downhill massively. Dorset still very nice though - just had a big revamp