The latest edition of the CAMRA Good Beer Guide has been published, with 28 Kent pubs making the list for the first time.

Among the new pubs added are the Little Gem in Aylesford, which reopened in July last year after being closed for a decade.

The pub - one of the smallest in the county - was bought and restored by Maidstone brewery Goachers Ales after 10 years of campaigning and refurbishment.

Now, little more than a year after reopening, the pub is one of the latest additions to the Good Beer Guide.

The Little Gem is run by Ollie Aubrey, who is also in charge at the Walnut Tree in Maidstone - another new pub to have made the guide this year.

The guide, which surveys 4,500 of the best pubs across the UK, is the definitive beer drinker’s guide to the very best pints in the most picturesque and friendly pubs.

Another pub to be added to the guide after only being open a short amount of time is Three Sheets to the Wind in Rochester.

The family-run pub opened in April last year on Rochester High Street, selling Austrian and Kent beers to reflect the owners’ heritage.

A number of notable pubs have also made a new appearance in this year’s guide, including The Alma in Painter’s Forstall, near Faversham, Smugglers Record Shop in Deal and The Magnet in Broadstairs.

In total the Guide contains 146 Kent pubs.

You can find the full list of new pubs in the Good Beer Guide 2023 below...

Little Gem in Aylesford

Golden Lion in Broad Oak, near Canterbury

The Magnet in Broadstairs

King George V in Brompton, near Chatham

Bell and Crown in Canterbury

Carpenters Arms in Coldred, near Dover

Horseshoe and Castle in Cooling, near Rochester

Smugglers Records Shop in Deal

Miners Arms in Dunton Green, near Sevenoaks

Hidden Treasure in Dymchurch, near Romney Marsh

Man of Kent in East Peckham, near Tonbridge

Five Bells in Eastry, near Sandwich

Ship and Lobster in Gravesend

Queen’s Inn in Hawkhurst, near Tunbridge Wells

Golden Lion in Luddesdown, near Gravesend

Black Lion in Lynsted, near Faversham

Walnut Tree in Maidstone

Smugglers’ Alehouse in New Romney, near Romney Marsh

The Alma in Painters Forstal, near Faversham

The Angel in Rainham

Hovelling Boat Inn in Ramsgate

12 Degrees in Rochester

Three Sheets to the Wind in Rochester

Star Inn in St Mary in the Marsh, Romney Marsh

Red Cow in Sandwich

Constellation Brewery Tap in Tonbridge

Crafty Fox in Wainscott, near Strood

Handsome Sam in Whitstable

You can buy your copy of CAMRA's 2023 Good Beer Guide here

There were also plenty of Kent pubs who kept their place in the guide for another year, along with a selection of local breweries.

The list includes...

Black Lion in Appledore, near Ashford

County Hotel in Ashford

Copper Pottle in Beltinge, near Herne Bay

The Bull in Benenden

Old Bay Alehouse in Birchington-on-Sea

The Haywain in Bramling, near Canterbury

Halfway House in Brenchley, near Maidstone

Foundry Brew Pub in Canterbury

New Inn in Canterbury

Thomas Tallis Alehouse in Canterbury

Laughing Barrel in Canterbury

The Unicorn in Canterbury

The Greyhound in Charcott, near Sevenoaks

Bricklayers Arms in Chipstead, near Sevenoaks

Banks Ale and Wine House in Cliftonville, near Margate

Darnley Arms in Cobham, near Gravesend

The Ship in Conyer, near Teynham

Larkins’ Alehouse in Cranbrook

The Chequers in Crockenhill, near Swanley

Dartford Working Men’s Club

The Foresters in Dartford

Malt Shovel in Dartford

The Farrier in Deal

Just Reproach in Deal

Ship Inn in Deal

Breakwater Brewery Taproom in Dover

Eight Bells in Dover

Hoptimist Taproom and Bar in Dover

Louis Armstrong in Dover

White Horse in Dover

Kentish Rifleman in Dunk’s Green, near Tonbridge

Miners Arms in Dunton Green, near Sevenoaks

Secret Cask in Edenbridge

Bear Inn in Faversham

The Elephant in Faversham

Furlongs Ale House in Faversham

Shipwrights Arms in Faversham

Crown Inn in Finglesham, near Deal

Bouverie Tap in Folkestone

The Chambers in Folkestone

East Cliff Tavern in Folkestone

Firkin Alehouse in Folkestone

Kipps’ Alehouse in Folkestone

The Mariner in Folkestone

Bell and Jorrocks in Frittenden, near Headcorn

Frog and Toad in Gillingham

Past and Present Ale House in Gillingham

Will Adams in Gillingham

Compass Alehouse in Gravesend

Jolly Drayman in Gravesend

Three Daws in Gravesend

Three Pillars in Gravesend

Rose and Crown in Halstead, near Sevenoaks

Bowl Inn in Hastingleigh, near Ashford

Butcher’s Arms in Herne, near Herne Bay

Bouncing Barrel in Herne Bay

The Parkerville in Herne Bay

The Bull in Horton Kirby, near Swanley

Potting Shed in Hythe

Three Mariners in Hythe

Duke William in Ickham, near Canterbury

Old House in Ightham, near Sevenoaks

The Chequers in Laddingford, near Maidstone

The Armoury in Linton, near Maidstone

Three Tuns in Lower Halstow, near Sittingbourne

Cock Inn in Luddesdown, near Gravesend

Cellars Alehouse in Maidstone

Flower Pot in Maidstone

Olde Thirsty Pig in Maidstone

Rifle Volunteers in Maidstone

Marden Village Club, near Maidstone

Ales of the Unexpected in Margate

Two Halves in Margate

Three Hats in Milton Regis, near Sittingbourne

Hair of the Dog in Minster-in-Thanet, near Ramsgate

White Hart in Newenden, near Ashford

Earl Grey in Northfleet, near Gravesend

Iron Pier Taproom in Northfleet, near Gravesend

King William IV in Pembury, near Tunbridge Wells

The Hopbine in Petteridge, near Paddock Wood

Admiral’s Arm in Queenborough, near Sheerness

Mackland Arms in Rainham

Prince of Ales in Rainham

Artillery Arms in Ramsgate

Montefiore Arms in Ramsgate

Coopers Arms in Rochester

Who’d Ha’ Thought It in Rochester

Duke of Wellington in Ryarsh, near West Malling

The Anchor in Sevenoaks

Donna’s Ale House in Sittingbourne

Paper Mill in Sittingbourne

Yellow Stocks in Sittingbourne

Red Lion in Snargate, Romney Marsh

Lord Raglan in Staplehurst, near Maidstone

10:50 From Victoria in Strood

Tankerton Arm, near Whitstable

The Fox in Temple Ewell, near Dover

Old Dairy Tap Room in Tenterden

This Ancient Boro’ in Tenterden

Beer Seller in Tonbridge

Fuggles Beer Cafe in Tonbridge

Nelson Arms in Tonbridge

Fuggles Beer Cafe in Tunbridge Wells

The George in Tunbridge Wells

Grove Tavern in Tunbridge Wells

Mount Edgcumbe in Tunbridge Wells

Royal Oak in Tunbridge Wells

Sussex Arms in Tunbridge Wells

King’s Arms in Upper Upnor, near Chatham

The Berry in Walmer, near Deal

Freed Man in Walmer, near Deal

Bull Inn in West Malling

Malling Jug in West Malling

Real Ale Way in Westerham, near Sevenoaks

Bake and Alehouse in Westgate-on-Sea

Ship Centurion in Whitstable

Twelve Taps in Whitstable

Anchor Inn in Wingham, near Canterbury