The Bowl Inn, Charing - pub details
Address: Egg Hill Road, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0HG [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 28563) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Charing (1.4 miles), Lenham (4.3 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served, Real ale
- Outside seating
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> Current user rating: 6.8/10 (rated by 16 users)
other pubs nearby:
Plough, Stalisfield (0.9 miles), Oak, Charing (1.2 miles), Queens Head, Charing (1.2 miles), Wagon and Horses, Charing (1.5 miles)
user reviews of the Bowl Inn, Charing
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| Worth visiting along with the Plough Inn just along the road in the North Downs. The Bowl seemed more like a locals pub. It does have a dining area. But this wasn't being used. Although it was almost Sunday evening. Most of those in were drinkers. Unfortunately many were hogging the bar, making ale choice difficult. 4 were available - Old Dairy Blue Top, Wantsum Fortitude, Sharps Doom Bar & Tonbridge Rustic. Talking of rustic, there were a number of old rusty farming implements scattered around the property. There's a stuffed fox in the fireplace. blue_scrumpy - 31 Aug 2015 15:10 |
| On the way back to London from Canterbury we stopped for a pint and a sandwich in this isolated country pub just outside the village of Charing. Found via the trusty sat nav and the 2105 Camra GBG. We arrived bang on 2pm on a Sunday and the pub was very busy and buzzy. Plenty of families enjoying lunch. The main course meals looked really good. 4 ales on cask. Sharps Doombar, Hopdaemon's Incubus and 2 offerings from Wantsum. I opted for the lower strength More's Head @ 3.5% and it was very good. A huge inglenook fireplace dominates the bar as you enter which also splits the pub into 2 separate areas. There are carpets throughout and the walls are adorned with local images and brewiana. Large garden to the rear and ample parking at the side. A very nice pub that I wouldn't of known about without the GBG. 8/10 for the welcome, service, food and ale. lezford - 17 Feb 2015 16:49 |
| Absolutely disagree with previous reviews of this pub! Visited one recent Saturday lunchtime and hoped to have some lunch. Only available food was snacks or sandwiches which looked somewhat less than inviting so we passed on this. Beer selection was okay on the day, but there was no atmosphere in the place whatsoever and staff at the bar were no exactly welcoming when we arrived. Do places like this not know that a warm welcome keeps the customers coming back even if the place is not as good as others in the area? meland - 24 Apr 2012 12:35 |
| Great proper old pub fantastic beer festival in mid july hurracane - 23 May 2010 09:44 |
| Still a very nice pub. They've opened out the main bar a bit by knocking down part of the wall next to the fireplace. The effect is to give the pub a much more light and airy feel. Beer was excellent although a little disappointing in terms of the ales on offer. London Pride, Harvey's Sussex best, Fullers Chiswick. Nothing wrong with any of those but I'd have preferred to try something a little more "off the wall". That's not a complaint though, just a question of timing as they had a list of the forthcoming ales that seemed to fitthe bill a bit better! Pleasant service and friendly locals make this a very welcoming place indeed. Cover_Point - 15 Mar 2010 17:02 |
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