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Fordwich Arms, Fordwich

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Opens at 12:00pm
Operator: Independent
King Street, Fordwich, CT2 0DB (View on Google Map)
(01227) 710444
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Classic 1930s building opposite the ancient town hall in England's smallest town and overlooking the River Stour. The large bar has a lovely open fireplace, a long bar and bar stools, and there is a separate oak-panelled dining room.

It became a gastropub when it changed hands in January 2018, and after only 9 months, it has been awarded one Michelin star. But it is still a pub, and the beers are reasonably priced. More prestigious awards are being collected.

There is a pleasant riverside garden. The Stour Valley Walk is nearby, and boat trips on the river leave from outside the pub.

Information for this venue is provided by the Canterbury Herne Bay & Whitstable Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Canterbury District (B)
Last updated
06/02/2024
Last surveyed
11/02/2016
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
Stonegate (formerly Ei Group)
Pub ID
CAN/4236
Asset of Community Value

Two star - A pub interior of very special national historic interest

Listed status: Not listed

Attractively set beside the Great Stour river, this is a fine, well-designed 1930s pub, faced with narrow red bricks and having a symmetrical frontage facing the Fordwich’s old town hall. Curiously the public rooms are smaller than one would expect for a pub of this size. The public bar is long and narrow and runs parallel to the street. The two doors into it surely indicate that once it had a partition. The servery has a panelled counter and simple back-fitting. At the rear left is a dining room with high-quality panelling. A corridor from the public bar to the river terrace has very low original panelling. Note the old brass penny-in-the-slot devices in both the gents’ and ladies' toilets. Three original fireplaces.

Tuesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 11:00pm
Friday
Noon - 11:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 11:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 6:00pm
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Noon - 2:30pm & 6:00pm - 9:30pm
Wednesday
Noon - 2:30pm & 6:00pm - 9:30pm
Thursday
Noon - 2:30pm & 6:00pm - 9:30pm
Friday
Noon - 2:30pm & 6:00pm - 9:30pm
Saturday
Noon - 2:30pm & 6:00pm - 9:30pm
Sunday
Noon - 5:00pm
Monday
No Service

Current beers

This Pub serves 2 changing beers and 0 regular beers.

Changing

Changing beers typically include: Shepherd Neame - Master Brew , Timothy Taylor - Landlord

Source: Regional

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Facilities
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Not on Sundays
Live Music Live Music
Garden Garden
Disabled Access Disabled Access
Parking Parking
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
if well-behaved
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Restaurant Restaurant
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
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Quiet Quiet
Transport
Close to bus routes (400m)
Stagecoach: 6, 8, 9, Triangle
Nearby Station (650m)
Sturry

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