The Kentish Hare
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"Family-friendly pub with top notch food"
Overview
The smart building, saved from demolition a few years ago, is distinctive – grey walls, a hare motif and white weatherboarding on the outside lead to a stylish modern interior. In the bar, you’ll find house-brewed real ale The Kentish Hare alongside Harvey's Sussex, and Jake’s Orchard cider; plus an excellent choice of wines by the glass. From the bar menu, devilled whitebait could precede Speldhurst sausages, mash and gravy. A la carte choices start with ‘little dishes’ such as whipped goats’ cheese with beetroot, linseed and pickled shallots, followed by the ‘main event’ dishes of sage gnocchi with butternut squash, parmesan and pickled wild mushrooms; and natural smoked haddock risotto.
Ratings & awards
AA Pick of the Pubs
Location
95 Bidborough Ridge, Bidborough, ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS, TN3 0XB
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Restaurant
The Kentish Hare
2 Rosette Award for Culinary Excellence
- Children welcome
- Tasting menu
- Vegetarian menu
- Wheelchair access
About the area
Kent is home to the White Cliffs of Dover, an English icon that marks the point where the Kent Downs AONB stretches from the Surrey Hills down to the sea. Visitors can explore historic parklands, including Knole Park and Sir Winston Churchill’s former home at Chartwell, or beautiful nature reserves, such as the coppiced woodlands of Denge Wood and Earley Wood and the ancient fine chalk woodland of Yockletts Bank.
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