Pub of the Year 2012 Presentation

will take place at the Bowl Inn, Hastingleigh on Thursday 24^th May at 19:30

The Presentation to the runner up

will take place at the Bell Inn, Ivychurch on Wednesday 30^th May at 19:30
please note this did not take place on 8^th May as published in What's Brewing

Ashford, Folkestone & Romney Marsh Branch of CAMRA has around 420 members and we normally hold meetings / socials every fortnight, these are always listed on the Diary Pages of this website and in What's Brewing, CAMRA's monthly national newspaper.

Our Branch covers the largest area in Kent, stretching from the Sussex border to the west, Charing in the north, Folkestone in the east and Dungeness at the southern point.

We currently know of around 170 outlets that sell Real Ale, so we are kept very busy, further details and a map showing all towns in our branch area with pubs are on our Pubs Database.

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CAMRA AF&RM Pub of the Year (POTY) 2012

The Bowl Inn at Hastingleigh

Congratulations to Ron and Ann at the Bowl Inn for being awarded our Pub of the Year for 2012, the pub will now go forward to compete with another 4 pubs to become the CAMRA East Kent POTY.  The winner will compete with the CAMRA West Kent POTY to become the CAMRA Kent 2012 Pub of the Year and ultimately compete with other regions to become CAMRA's National Pub of the Year.

CAMRA's Pub of the Year competition recognises all the criteria that make a great pub, including atmosphere, decor, welcome, service, value for money, customer mix, but most importantly, the quality of the beer.

All of the competing CAMRA Kent Branch POTY's are listed here.

The Bowl Inn at Hatingleigh and landlord Ron behind the bar - photos by Shirley Johnson

Ron and Ann took over the Bowl Inn in 2004, cleaning and restoring the historic listed building, and making it once again a vibrant part of the community. There are three real ales available and the pub has been in the Good Beer Guide every year since 2007.  Next door to the pub is Ron's Emporium, an antiques barn run by Ron and his son, well worth a look around when you go to visit:

The Bown Inn
The Street, Hastingleigh, Kent TN25 5HU - Tel: 01233 750354

Website: www.thebowlonline.co.uk

More information is available on our Online Pub Guide