Pub of the year

OUR BEER

 

WE ARE A FREE HOUSE. ALL OF OUR ALES ARE LOCALLY SOURCED FROM KENT. WE LISTEN TO OUR LOCALS, REGULARS AND IRREGULARS FOR SUGGESTIONS ON WHICH ALES TO PUT ON NEXT. WE HAVE HAD CAMRA GOOD BEER GUIDE RECOGNITION FROM 2007 TO 2017 AND WON ASHFORD, FOLKESTONE & ROMNEY MARSH PUB OF THE YEAR 2012 AND ALSO 2017!

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LOCAL BREWERIES

 

THE FOLLOWING ARE A LIST OF THE LOCAL BREWERIES YOU WILL SEE POPPING UP AT THE BOWL INN…

CANTERBURY ALES (CANTERBURY)

GADDS’ THE RAMSGATE BREWERY (RAMSGATE)

GOODY ALES (HERNE BAY)

HOPDAEMON BREWERY (NEWNHAM)

HOP FUZZ BREWERY (WEST HYTHE)

OLD DAIRY BREWERY (TENTERDEN)

RIPPLE STEAM BREWERY (DOVER)

ROCKIN ROBIN BREWERY (MAIDSTONE)

WESTERHAM BREWERY (WESTERHAM)

OUR FOOD

 

ONLY SERVED AT WEEKENDS

SANDWICHES & BAGUETTES

 

ALL SERVED ON WHITE OR GRANARY BREAD OR BAGUETTE WITH A SALAD GARNISH & CRISPS

• HOME ROASTED LOCALLY REARED BEEF & HORSERADISH   £7
• HOME ROASTED CHICKEN, ROCKET & MAYO   £6
• HOME ROASTED TURKEY, STUFFING & CRANBERRY SAUCE   £6

PLEASE NOTE THE BEEF, CHICKEN & TURKEY ARE ROTATED WEEKLY, PLEASE CALL AHEAD TO SEE WHICH ONE WE HAVE IN

• HOME COOKED GAMMON & ENGLISH MUSTARD   £6
• OAK SMOKED SALMON & CREAM CHEESE  £7
• TAW VALLEY MATURE CHEDDAR & RED ONION  £5
• CORNISH BRIE & GRAPE  £5

 

HALF A SANDWICH FOR CHILDREN FROM £3 – £3.50

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SALADS

 

A LARGE PLATE SERVED WITH A CHOICE OF CHEESE, ROAST GAMMON OR OUR ROASTED MEAT OF THE WEEK

• SALADS WITH CHEESE £8
• SALADS WITH ROAST GAMMON OR OUR ROASTED MEAT OF THE WEEK £10

ADDITIONAL BREAD £1

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PLOUGHMAN’S LUNCHES

 

ALL SERVED WITH WHITE OR GRANARY BREAD OR BAGUETTE, A SALAD GARNISH & PICKLES

• ROAST GAMMON, CHEDDAR, STILTON OR BRIE  £10
• ROAST GAMMON & ONE CHEESE  £12

HISTORY

 

RECORDS OF AN ALEHOUSE ON THE SITE OF THE BOWL INN DATE BACK TO THE 1700S, WITH THE NAME FIRST APPEARING IN 1853 WHEN IT APPEARS IN DOCUMENTS DETAILING THE SALE OF THE PUB FROM SAMUEL JOHN SANKEY TO GEORGE ASH. THE PRESENT BUILDINGS WERE PROBABLY BUILT AS TWO AGRICULTURAL WORKERS’ COTTAGES, HAVING BEEN SUBJECT TO MANY ALTERATIONS SINCE.

THE BOWL INN HAS BEEN A HUB OF VILLAGE LIFE SINCE IT FIRST BEGAN. IT SERVED AS A MEETING PLACE FOR THE RAT AND SPARROW CLUB, WHERE MEMBERS WOULD GATHER ON A WEEKLY BASIS, BRINGING A LONG THEIR HAUL OF SPARROWS HEADS AND RATS TAILS TO BE COUNTED. AT THE END OF EACH YEAR THE MEMBER WITH THE HIGHEST TALLY RECEIVED A COLD DINNER AND A MODEST REWARD, PREPARED BY THE LANDLORD. THE BARN NEXT TO THE PUB, NOW FILLED WITH ANTIQUES AND CURIOSITIES, WAS FORMERLY A SKITTLE ALLEY.

RON AND ANN TOOK OVER THE PUB IN 2004, CLEANING AND RESTORING THE HISTORIC LISTED BUILDING, AND MAKING IT ONCE AGAIN A VIBRANT PART OF THE COMMUNITY.

FINDING US

 

WE ARE SITUATED WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF CANTERBURY, ASHFORD AND FOLKESTONE ON THE NORTH DOWNS IN KENT… JUST UP THE HILL FROM WYE.

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