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Smugglers Inn, Herne

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Opens at 12:00pm
Operator: Independent
1 School Lane, Herne, CT6 7AN (View on Google Map)
(01227) 741395
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Welcoming village local with a smuggling history, situated just inland from Herne Bay. Parts of the pub date back 400 years. Under new management since January 2024, former landlady of Royal Oak Broad Oak.

The comfortable saloon bar has a low ceiling, with birch thatching, hanging hops and wood panelling. The public bar has a pool table and dartboard. The garden has a bat and trap pitch and hanging flower baskets. Currently (10/2025)no real ale is available. Regular buses pass the door.

Information for this venue is provided by the Canterbury Herne Bay & Whitstable Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Canterbury District (B)
Last updated
06/10/2025
Last surveyed
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
Shepherd Neame
Pub ID
CAN/4243
Asset of Community Value
Monday
11:00am - 10:00pm
Tuesday
11:00am - 10:00pm
Wednesday
11:00am - 10:00pm
Thursday
11:00am - 10:00pm
Friday
11:00am - 10:00pm
Saturday
11:00am - 10:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 10:00pm
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Facilities
Garden Garden
Disabled Access Disabled Access
Games Games
Separate Bar Separate Bar
Smoking Smoking
Features
Quiet Quiet
Transport
Close to bus routes (50m)
Stagecoach: 600 (Triangle), 601, 602

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