Good Beer Guide 2023 has 28 new Kent pubs, including the Little Gem in Aylesford and The Alma near Faversham
Published: 11:50, 16 November 2022
Updated: 11:19, 17 November 2022
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
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