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‘The Ship? This place was like the Mary Celeste…’

02 August 2024
‘The Ship? This place was like the Mary Celeste…’

The Secret Drinker was in for a lonely old time when he visited this village boozer.

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‘I said I would never go back - but I did’

26 July 2024
‘I said I would never go back - but I did’

Plenty to chew on! Secret Drinker returns to a pub that left a gristly taste in the mouth first time round.

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‘The only thing not from the 90s was the £1.50 for a packet of Golden Wonder’

19 July 2024
‘The only thing not from the 90s was the £1.50 for a packet of Golden Wonder’

Card schools, conversation and silly signs - Secret Drinker visits a pub where traditional values still ring true.

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Danny Dyer lookalikes and the best barmaid in town at this footie fan’s paradise

11 July 2024
Danny Dyer lookalikes and the best barmaid in town at this footie fan’s paradise

Need a pub to watch a big game in? Secret Drinker might just have the answer.

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‘The pub was as dead as the abandoned Christmas tree outside its back door’

05 July 2024
‘The pub was as dead as the abandoned Christmas tree outside its back door’

Secret Drinker visits a pub that might have risen from the ashes, but it’s as quiet as a wake on a Saturday night

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Which Euros side is this pub? High hopes going in, poor performance upfront, not bad at the back?

28 June 2024
Which Euros side is this pub? High hopes going in, poor performance upfront, not bad at the back?

Secret Drinker delivers his verdict on a hyped-up country local

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‘It was operation get me to the pub’

21 June 2024
‘It was operation get me to the pub’

Secret Drinker skips the hospital waiting room to nurse a pint in the pub instead

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‘As my missus swigged pints outside, I was in the bar with a mystery blonde’

14 June 2024
‘As my missus swigged pints outside, I was in the bar with a mystery blonde’

Secret Drinker has a brief encounter at an awesome country pub just perfect for a summer afternoon

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‘Whenever anyone entered or left, the whole bar erupted into complete mayhem’

07 June 2024
‘Whenever anyone entered or left, the whole bar erupted into complete mayhem’

Welcome to the madhouse! Secret Drinker’s wild Friday night out.

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Every pub Secret Drinker has reviewed in Kent and Medway

31 May 2024
Every pub Secret Drinker has reviewed in Kent and Medway

To help you find out if Secret Drinker has popped in for a pint near you, we’ve got a list together of every pub he’s reviewed since 2019.

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‘After just one sip the wife was pulling the most awful faces’

30 May 2024
‘After just one sip the wife was pulling the most awful faces’

Will one rash decision ruin Secret Drinker’s pub lunch in the sun?

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Secret Drinker at the pub that could be calling last orders for the final time

24 May 2024
Secret Drinker at the pub that could be calling last orders for the final time

It really could be time at the bar for this huge family pub that feels more like a ‘campsite clubroom’

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Secret Drinker visits the pub saved from the scrapheap

17 May 2024
Secret Drinker visits the pub saved from the scrapheap

Rescued, restored and renamed - here’s how one loving family saved a historic Kent pub

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‘Sitting in this swish pub was quite literally like watching paint dry’

10 May 2024
‘Sitting in this swish pub was quite literally like watching paint dry’

Secret Drinker has an afternoon to forget at a revamped town centre corner pub

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‘I was offered a pink Barbie Bomb, a dance or a huggle - I went with the huggle’

03 May 2024
‘I was offered a pink Barbie Bomb, a dance or a huggle - I went with the huggle’

Secret Drinker’s quiet pint gets rudely interrupted in a tucked away town centre pub

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‘The perfect village pub - and the staff are something special too’

26 April 2024
‘The perfect village pub - and the staff are something special too’

Secret Drinker pulls up a pew to revel in the hop-picking heritage of a tucked-away local

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Love the beach, beer and big mutts? This is the spot for you?

18 April 2024
Love the beach, beer and big mutts? This is the spot for you?

Secret Drinker lets his dog take the lead as they head to a seaside haven for those on two legs and four

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‘Is the best pub in town really this Wetherspoon?’

12 April 2024
‘Is the best pub in town really this Wetherspoon?’

Is Spoons getting everything right or is the town centre competition just a bit naff? Secret Drinker finds out.

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‘A house of paradise or a council house with a big shed on the side?’

04 April 2024
‘A house of paradise or a council house with a big shed on the side?’

Don’t believe everything you read! Secret Drinker heads to a town centre sports bar that isn’t all it says it is.

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‘Why we fell in love with this unpretentious backstreet boozer’

29 March 2024
‘Why we fell in love with this unpretentious backstreet boozer’

Secret Drinker heads to a hidden away town centre pub for beer and banter with the boys

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