Pubs and Bars

Sadly n o longer open :-(

Run as a cafe in the day and a bar at night, the Taphouse Beer Cafe offered an American-style tap bar drinking experience. One stand out feature was the fact that people could try different beers and ales from all over the world.

We serve Kent's largest selection of spirits, this includes over sixty different vodkas, fifty unique gins, fourty rare Absinthes, one-hundred Whiskies including twenty Irish, forty different varieties of Scotch and thirty Bourbons. At the bar you will find four frequently changing real ales as well as Sharp's Doom Bar.

In addition to the superb range of beers on draft, we also have a fine selection of world bottled beers including over forty different Belgian beers including a fifteen different fruit beers.

Food is served seven days a week.

Frequently visited by Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton, this picturesque, early 18th century Georgian hotel more than lives up to the town’s motto of ‘Befriend a stranger’ and continues to offer excellent hospitality. From the moment you enter, its rich naval history is echoed in the surroundings, from the traditional Boathouse Bar to the stylish, themed décor in the bedrooms.