Where to Eat and Drink

 

We really are spoilt for choice when it comes to country pubs, gastro pubs, and restaurants

in this area.  Here are just a few of the nearest that we really like…..

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The Ringlestone Inn.  www.theringlestone.co.uk   01622-290300 (5 mins)

A beautiful Grade ll listed building dating back to 1533, now a free-house country pub and excellent restaurant run

by Dalton and Paulo who present a menu based on artisan methods of whole carcass butchery, dry curing, smoking

and preserving.  A lovely walk from the house over footpaths (40 mins walk).  Maps of the walk HERE. 

This is our real local and is the best pub around for a mixture of a genuine pub, a great garden,

and a high end restaurant offering to boot!

 

The Hook & Hatchet.  www.hookandhatchetpub.co.uk    01622-880272 (13 mins)

Our second favourite local but a bit further out.  This is a hidden gem in a lovely valley in Hucking. 

Set all alone and surrounded by hundreds s of acres of public woodlands on the Hucking Estate (great for dogs and kids,

miles of well signed footpaths) the Hook offers great pub food, regular music events and excellent beers. 

A real locals free-house country pub lovingly run by Sharon and Alan.  If you are walkers then there is a lovely route

along the Pilgrims Way and up onto the downs - about 4.5 miles each way.

 

Percival’s Rest.  www.percivalsrest.com  01622-587518 (4 mins)

The village pub in Harrietsham a mile down the road from the house.  Good pub grub in a separate restaurant area. 

A 25 minute downhill walk, but steep on the way back!

 

The Windmill,   www.thewindmillhollingbourne.co.uk  01622 889000 (10 mins)

In Hollingbourne village near Leeds Castle.  A top end gastro pub with excellent outdoor areas. 

The Windmill is known for its restaurant.

 

The Blacksmiths Arms.  No website.  (45 min walk)  01622-884386 (7 mins)

Real old school local pub.  No children.  No vegetarians. 

Run by Colin and Maureen for the past 30 years and only open Wed-Sat 7-11 and Sun 4-11. 

Excellent home cooked food on Friday and Saturday nights.  Do book.  Nice walk in about 45 minutes. 

 

The Taste of Bengal: www.thetasteofbengal.com  01622-859461  (5 mins). 

Really good Indian Restaurant in Harrietsham Village offering dine in and take-away.

 

The Pepperbox Inn  www.thepepperboxinn.co.uk  01622-842558 (10 mins)

Another real country pub, set up the top of Windmill Hill this is a 15th century pub with beamed ceilings

and inglenook fireplaces.  Run by the same family since 1958 it is just what you’d expect from Kentish country pub. 

Lovely garden and lots of nearby walks.

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The Wishful Thinker  www.elitepubs.com/venue/the-wishful-thinker/.  01622-232272 (10 mins)

A large and more modern pub restaurant set in the countryside south of Lenham Village.

Great for families with children.  Excellent and varied food offering.  

 

 

And slightly further afield but still lovely

 

Lenham Village – just a 45 minute walk or 9 minutes in the car, with its lovely square

and its local shops, antique dealers, beauty salon and excellent fish & chips also offers….

 

The Red Lion.  www.redlionlenhampub.co.uk  01622-858531

Traditional village pub with pub grub.  45 minute walk from the house.

 

The Dog & Bear Hotel.  www.dogandbearlenham.co.uk  01622-858219

Our local hotel with a pub and restaurant as well as a patio garden. 

 

The Chequers Fish and Chips: (7 mins) 01622 859878  

Really good local fish and chips in Lenham market square combined with

The Square Fish Café  www.thesquarefishcafe.co.uk (01622-858268)

where you can enjoy their restaurant and café for a sit down meal.

 

Chopstick & Bowl.  www.chopsticksandbowl.co.uk  01622-858416 (7 mins)    

Our local Chinese offering dine in and take-away in Lenham village.

 

The Who'd A Thought It – www.whodathoughtit.com   01622-858951 (12 mins).
Champagne & Oyster Bar and great quality formal restaurant offering a selection of really off the wall rooms for the night. 

Great restaurant and bar meals too.  Lots of outside seating.

 

 

Bearsted Green - is just 6 miles away (15 mins in the car) and boasts a really lovely village green

with regular cricket matches, markets, vintage car shows and a large woodland walk area plus ….

 

The White Horse.  www.thewhitehorsebearsted.co.uk 01622-738365

Trendy pub restaurant overlooking the green with smart bars and lots of people.

 

The Oak on the Green.  www.oakonthegreen.com   01622-737976

Dating back to 1665 and now serving a mix of British and Mexican food. 

 

Fish on the Green.  www.fishonthegreen.com  01622-738300

Chic seafood restaurant located in a converted stable.  Really top end cuisine for fish lovers.

 

Crouch Butchers and Delicatessen.  www.crouch-butchers.co.uk

Excellent local butchery counter selection plus lots of locally made ready to cook main meal dishes and fresh baked bread. 

A real local deli and ideal for cutting down your food preparation - but still fresh meals.

 

The Black Horse. www.blackhorsekent.co.uk  01622-737185 (18 mins)

A mile or so north of the green is an 18th Century Inn with a rustic bar and a modern British cuisine,

great outdoor spaces and just down from White Horse Wood country park which has great walks and outstanding views.

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Visit as many as you can while you are here!

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