The Bowl Inn, is a 1740’s public house serving only the finest local Kentish ales, fine wines and local spirits. The warm fires roar during the winter months and the beautiful beer garden blooms in spring. Delicious homemade sandwiches and ploughman’s lunches are served throughout the weekend.
Food type: Sandwiches
A few mins walk from Crabtree Farm
The Bowl Inn, Hastingleigh, Kent
www.thebowlonline.co.uk
An award winning pub in the Kentish countryside.
Great local Kent Ales
Lovely beer garden
Amazing owners…
An intriguing old building with a rock-n-roll vibe, which over the past four decades has been home to some renowned parties and gigs playing host in the ‘70s to Led Zeppelin and the like.
Food type: Gastro style
18 min drive from Crabtree Farm
The Pig Hotel, Bourne Park Rd, Bridge
Canterbury, CT4 5BH
www.thepighotel.com/at-bridge-place
Just check out the outdoor garden, and don’t forget to grab a cheeky12 cocktail before eating!
The Five Bells is a stunning 16th century inn overlooking the rolling hills of the North Downs in East Brabourne. It has twice been voted Kent Life Pub of the Year and winner of Kent Pub of the Year at the 2019 National Pub Awards.
Food type: Gastro pub style
7 min drive / 50 min walk from Crabtree Farm
The St, East Brabourne
Ashford TN25 5LP
www.fivebellsbrabourne.co.uk
One of our favourite cosy country pub.
Great food and locals ales.
They have around 3 roaring fires in winter
Check out their Gin bar 🙂
The beautifully designed venue mixes contemporary and classic perfectly – with original features and quirky additions, this reformed pub will offer supreme comfort and class, enabling you to lose yourself within our stunning offering.
Food type: Gastro
10 min drive / 1 hr 12 min walk from Crabtree Farm
Scotts Lane, Stowting
Ashford, TN25 6BA
www.tigerinn.co.uk
Cosy country pub with a twist – real ales, craft beers, cracking wine and freshly prepared food and an ethos is to use the most local and seasonal produce.
Right in the centre of historic Wye village stands The Kings Head, a Victorian coaching inn, which has proudly put its crown back on as one of Kent’s, and the UK’s, best places to eat and drink.
Food type: Gastro pub style
8 min drive / 1 hrs walk from Crabtree Farm
Church Street, Wye
Ashford, Kent TN25 5BN
www.kingsheadwye.com
For a lazy dinner check out their take away hand made authentic Neapolitan style pizza service from the Kings Shed.
Set in a 17th-century posting house featuring oak beams and gleaming brasses, New Flying Horse Inn boasts an on-site bar and restaurant, as well as a garden.
Food type: Pub style
8 min drive / 1 hrs walk from Crabtree Farm
Library, 6 Upper Bridge St
Wye, Ashford TN25 5AN
www.newflyinghorsewye.co.uk
Boasting a lovely 1930’s bar and oak panelled dining room with three open fires. Additionally, in the summer months the riverside location gives rise to a beautiful dining terrace and garden with views over the river Stour.
Food type: Fine
25 min drive from Crabtree Farm
Fordwich Arms, King Street
Fordwich, Kent CT2 0DB
www.fordwicharms.co.uk
One of our favourite fancy fine dinning country pubs.
You can order a local cab company from Fordwich to collect and bring you home 🙂
Local Kentish ingredients, sourced direct from local farms and producers.
Food is delivered in a relaxed, comfortable and welcoming style.
A little note: You’ll need to book in advance
With a menu that are produce driven, focused on seasonality and provenance, cooked over charcoal and produced from a local Kentish woodland, its a real treat for the tastebuds.
Food type: Fine / Gastro
18 min drive from Crabtree Farm
53 High St, Bridge
Canterbury CT4 5LA
www.bridgearms.co.uk
Bridge Arms strikes a perfect balance of relaxed fine dining. Brilliant food, staff, service and ambience.
Acquired and refurbished in 2016 by the team behind the award winning Rocksalt Restaurant in Folkestone and The Duke William Pub in Ickham. The Wife of Bath serves dishes created using the finest local produce.
Food type: Fine
8 min drive from Crabtree Farm
4 Upper Bridge Street,
Wye, TN25 5AF
www.thewifeofbath.com
Does an amazing 5 course tasting menu that doesn’t break the bank 🙂
The Compasses Inn, in Crundale, Kent, is a real gem of a country pub. Hops hang from the ceiling’s wooden beams, enticing smells waft from the kitchen and regulars sit laughing and drinking at the bar.
Food type: Fine / Gastro
13 min drive from Crabtree Farm
Sole Street, Crundale,
Canterbury, Kent CT4 7ES
www.thecompassescrundale.co.uk
Traditional Kentish pub, with a twist (they love dogs) in the heart of the picturesque village of Wingham just outside Canterbury.
Food type: Gastro
30 min drive from Crabtree Farm
Canterbury Road
Wingham
Nr Canterbury
Kent, CT3 1BB
www.thedog.co.uk
A friendly, stylish, foodie pub – ideal for a family lunch after a morning at Wingham Wildlife Park.
A perfect stop-in-the-sun or respite from the seaside winter wind.
Food type: Gastro
30 min drive from Crabtree Farm
24-26 Harbour Street,
Folkestone CT20 1QN
www.thedog.co.uk
Great after a walk around Folkestone Harbour. Good trendy place to enjoy a meal & a pint served by friendly staff. Nice & warm inside with a great atmosphere, good food and plenty to look at.
