Secret Drinker
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- Sep 18, 2026
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âI honestly canât remember encountering a more miserable woman in a pubâ (opens the original)
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Maybe we were just incredibly lucky, or maybe all the regulars were at the party next door, but we got a front-row table, behind the secondary glazing, with wonderful sea views. Hardier folk were sheltering from the rain on the other side of the glass under the semi-circular art deco-style frontage of The Royal on Marine Parade in Tankerton. It was full-on party time in the main bar with an 18-year-old lad sharing his birthday celebration with a 40-year-old and, judging by the healthy turnout, i
âSomehow the landlord got me to do three things Iâd not done for yearsâ (opens the original)
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Iâm getting used to seeing mobility scooters parked up outside pubs, abandoned by their riders before they skip into the bar. But even I was surprised to see a six-strong line-up of these silver surfer machines all parked up nice and neatly on the pavement outside. Pub owner Steve Fury is so impressed by this collection of fast and furious kneesy rider machines he told me heâs thinking of putting out a âfor sale, going cheapâ sign in the hope people will come in and inquire so he can sel
âYouâve got to love a real pub that still does a meat raffle⦠and has the best-looking landlord in townâ (opens the original)
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Iâd only been in The Windmill in Ramsgate for 30 seconds and Iâd already met a guy called Steven at the bar who not only recommended a pint but also told me they have an incredibly good-looking landlord here. He reckons 4.3% Alpacalypse IPA rivals Neck Oil but is currently a good deal cheaper and, because Steven was so good-looking, I took his advice and spent £5.65 on a pint named after a member of the camel family. Alongside landlord Steve was a much less good-looking local who introduced
âThe mourners had started drinking early but it wasnât until 5pm that the fists started flyingâ (opens the original)
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The noise was deafening and the atmosphere best described as ferocious; there canât be many occasions that inject more life into a pub than an Irish wake. Punches were thrown, the barmaid was at her witsâ end two hours into her shift, Jesus, or it might have been Catweazle, was in his sandals and the place was filled with smoke. Terrifyingly, Iâd ignored one pub on the opposite corner of the road to walk into the Somerset Arms in Gravesend where, by 4pm, a dozen young men were already many
âI broke all the rules at a historic inn opposite a wonderful 14th century moated castleâ (opens the original)
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A one-off cheeky pub visit this week as I break all the rules by stepping over the East Sussex boundary and, for the first time, review somewhere outside our wonderful county. I could try to justify it by saying I camped in Kent, got on the train inside Kent and visited a hostelry owned by Kentâs oldest, and most famous, brewery, but Iâd be kidding no-one. It might strictly be off-patch, but as pub locations go, this one is going to be hard to beat. Benefitting from being just across the roa
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