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La-di-da! Could this be Kent’s poshest pub?

09 June 2023
La-di-da! Could this be Kent’s poshest pub?

Straw boaters everywhere, a chocolate box setting and Neck Oil at £6.90 a pint – Secret Drinker strikes it rich.

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‘Straight from another planet’: Secret Drinker at Kent’s most remarkable pub

02 June 2023
‘Straight from another planet’: Secret Drinker at Kent’s most remarkable pub

Why visit a bog standard boozer when you can enjoy a pint (or a homemade rabbit burger) in a weird and wonderful pub?

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The best seat in the house at one of Kent’s most secluded pubs

26 May 2023
The best seat in the house at one of Kent’s most secluded pubs

Secret Drinker needs the sat nav as he goes in search of a tucked away pub at the end of a leafy country lane.

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‘I know I’m banned from the pub, but will you do me a tab?’

18 May 2023
‘I know I’m banned from the pub, but will you do me a tab?’

Secret Drinker joins the Barmy Army at a proper no-nonsense local

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‘From the mood to the language, everything about the pub was blue’

12 May 2023
‘From the mood to the language, everything about the pub was blue’

There’s a foul mouth rant plus missing bar staff on Secret Drinker’s latest pub mission

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‘The noisy bird in the corner of the pub advised me to **** off’

05 May 2023
‘The noisy bird in the corner of the pub advised me to **** off’

The banter at the bar turns the air blue when Secret Drinker mixes it with the locals.

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‘Like an angel crying on your tongue’! Is this the perfect pint?

28 April 2023
‘Like an angel crying on your tongue’! Is this the perfect pint?

The beer’s out of this world but how does the rest of the pub shape up for Secret Drinker as he revisits after 20 years?

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When you've gotta go... the pub where folk wander in to use the loo

14 April 2023
When you've gotta go... the pub where folk wander in to use the loo

Secret Drinker finds a great value public house used by some as a public convenience.

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Cheap beer, fast food! A pint for £2.35 and the grub arrives in three minutes

07 April 2023
Cheap beer, fast food! A pint for £2.35 and the grub arrives in three minutes

Secret Drinker enjoys life on the high Cs at the old opera house in Kent's poshest town.

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Is £8 too much to shell out for a scotch egg in the pub?

30 March 2023
Is £8 too much to shell out for a scotch egg in the pub?

Secret Drinker swerves the silver surfers as he goes in search of a pint and a sarnie

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'It's nothing short of miraculous that this pub is still alive and functioning'

24 March 2023
'It's nothing short of miraculous that this pub is still alive and functioning'

It was quite possibly the worst St Patrick's Day ever, as Secret Drinker was the last man standing at this pub frozen in time.

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It may not have a sign but this pub is crying out for the support of its locals

17 March 2023
It may not have a sign but this pub is crying out for the support of its locals

Secret Drinker pays a visit to a pub that's in desperate need of the support of its village.

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'Surprising issue plaguing school run'

15 March 2023
'Surprising issue plaguing school run'

Secret Thinker has had a nightmare while navigating the school run lately, but one of the biggest issues is with those who should be making it safer.

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Is this the most ugly looking pub in Kent?

10 March 2023
Is this the most ugly looking pub in Kent?

Secret Drinker finds it's not the crust but the filling that counts on a trip to a pub that desperately needs your love

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'The pub's bustling atmosphere drowned out the crack of gunshots from outside'

03 March 2023
'The pub's bustling atmosphere drowned out the crack of gunshots from outside'

Secret Drinker crosses over to the darkside on a Sunday lunchtime jaunt

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Traditional 15th century inn, eye-watering 21st century prices

24 February 2023
Traditional 15th century inn, eye-watering 21st century prices

Charming and classy - but is £13.50 for a couple of lunchtime drinks too steep a price to pay?

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Is that Micky Flanagan at the bar?

16 February 2023
Is that Micky Flanagan at the bar?

Secret Drinker finds a backstreet boozer where the locals opt for a Guinness... with a pint of lager chaser. And there's a surprise or two to be had.

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Beer, banter and a hairy hound – but is it even a pub?

10 February 2023
Beer, banter and a hairy hound – but is it even a pub?

Secret Drinker has some burning questions to answer at a swanky venue on the Kent coast.

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Boob tubes and rock 'n' roll: It's what Friday nights are made for

03 February 2023
Boob tubes and rock 'n' roll: It's what Friday nights are made for

Secret Drinker has a night on the razz and finds a packed out pub spilling over three floors

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Winning! The reinvented pub ticking all the right boxes

27 January 2023
Winning! The reinvented pub ticking all the right boxes

Secret Drinker visits a pub with new owners that's back where it belongs - at the heart of the community

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