Must-see nightlife in Kent

  • The Lifeboat

    Kent

    If you're looking for a pub with real atmosphere, head in the evening to this oh-so hipsterly authentic, wood-rich tavern where there's regular live jazz,…

  • Foundry Brewpub

    Canterbury

    Canterbury’s brewpub pumps out award-winning craft beers in the industrial setting of a former foundry where New York's first streetlights were made. It…

  • Micro Roastery

    Canterbury

    Owned by an Anglo-Peruvian couple, this highly aromatic cafe imports, roasts, grinds and sells its unsurpassed beans and blends. There’s local art on the…

  • Thomas Becket

    Canterbury

    A classic English pub with a garden’s worth of hops hanging from its timber frame, Thomas Becket attracts many a modern-day pilgrim to its ales…

  • Old Neptune

    Kent

    A ramshackle pub about as far onto the beach as it’s possible to get (it’s been washed away several times by high tides) with cosy winter window seats and…

  • Steinbeck & Shaw

    Canterbury

    Canterbury’s best city-centre nightspot has a supercool, 21st-century interior with urban and retro elements. The weekly program is a mixed bag of rock…

  • Parrot

    Canterbury

    Built in 1370 on Roman foundations, Canterbury’s oldest boozer has a snug, beam-rich, slightly upmarket pub downstairs and a much-lauded dining room…

  • Alberry’s Wine Bar

    Canterbury

    A stylish after-hours bar where you can relax over a cocktail or rare rum upstairs before heading down to the Cellar Bar. Occasional live music at…

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