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SHEPHERD NEAME ANNOUNCED AS PRINCIPAL SPONSOR FOR FAVERSHAM HOP FESTIVAL 2023 AS ORGANISERS APPEAL FOR SUPPORT

1st February 2023

Following the successful return of the Faversham Hop Festival after a two-year break last year, organisers have begun preparations for the 2023 event – with Shepherd Neame back as principal sponsor.

HISTORIC VILLAGE PUB KEEPS IT IN THE FAMILY AS NEW MANAGER TAKES OVER FROM HER PARENTS

27th January 2023

If pubgoers at The Bull Inn at Linton, Maidstone, think the new face behind the bar looks familiar, they’d be right – new General Manager Natalie Alden took over the pub from her parents, after growing up there.

BEER LOVERS REJOICE: SHEPHERD NEAME’S CASK CLUB IS BACK!

26th January 2023

Independent Kentish brewer Shepherd Neame is delighted to announce the return of its popular real ale initiative Cask Club next month, kicking off with Maverick (3.4% ABV).

THE SPORTSMAN IN SEASALTER NAMED IN THE TOP 10 BEST GASTROPUBS IN BRITAIN AT ESTRELLA DAMM AWARDS 2023

25th January 2023

The Sportsman in Seasalter has been named one of Britain’s top 10 best gastropubs in Britain for a seventh time at the Estrella Damm Top 50 Gastropubs Awards.

SHEPHERD NEAME PUB MANAGERS CELEBRATE 30 YEARS – WITH 30 HAPPY COUPLES

19th January 2023

A husband and wife team who have managed a Shepherd Neame venue for 30 years celebrated the milestone with 30 couples who have married there over the years – including several brides in their wedding dresses.

PRESENTER GREGG WALLACE HEADS TO HIS HOME COUNTY TO SAMPLE SHEPHERD NEAME’S BEER AS PART OF A BRAND NEW PODCAST SERIES WITH SOUTHEASTERN

16th January 2023

Independent Kent family brewer and pub company Shepherd Neame features in a brand new podcast series presented by Gregg Wallace, who lives in the county.

A FRESH NEW FEEL FOR SHEPHERD NEAME SEAFRONT SITE

22nd December 2022

The welcome at Shepherd Neame’s Minnis Bay Bar and Brasserie in Birchington just got even warmer, as the seafront site has undergone a revamp.

SHEPHERD NEAME PUB THE STAG INN SCOOPS PUB OF THE YEAR ACCOLADE IN ANNUAL TOURISM AWARDS

19th December 2022

Shepherd Neame pub The Stag Inn in Hastings has been named Pub of the Year in the annual Beautiful South Tourism Awards 2022/23, held on Tuesday, December 13 at the Grand Hotel Brighton.

PUB MANAGERS DEDICATED TO MAKING WEDDING WISHES COME TRUE WILL MARK THEIR 30TH ANNIVERSARY WITH 30 HAPPY COUPLES

15th December 2022

A husband and wife team who have organized hundreds of weddings at the Shepherd Neame pub they run are set to celebrate 30 years at the site alongside 30 of the couples who have married there over the years.

FOOD-FOCUSSED GENERAL MANAGER MARC BRINGS FRESH FLAVOURS AND A PASSION FOR PEOPLE TO HISTORIC SHEPHERD NEAME SEASIDE SITE

12th December 2022

Globe-trotting pub and hotel manager Marc Duvauchelle honed his hospitality skills in San Francisco and learnt a love of Korean food in Mongolia, but now the Kent coast beckons in his new role with Britain’s oldest brewer, Shepherd Neame, running the historic Royal Albion Hotel in Broadstairs.

FAMILY BREWER SHEPHERD NEAME LAUNCHES ITS FETCHING BRANDED DOG BANDANAS IN TIME FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON

7th December 2022

The ‘ulti-mutt’ gift for dog lovers has gone on sale in time for Christmas, thanks to independent family brewer, Shepherd Neame. The Faversham-based brewer’s exclusive range of dog bandanas comes in red, blue and green and in various sizes and designs, to suit all dog breeds, from petite pups to giant Great Danes.

ROTARY CLUB OF SANDWICH DONATES FUNDS FOR A NEW DEFIBRILLATOR AT THE BELL HOTEL

7th December 2022

Members of the Rotary Club of Sandwich visited The Bell Hotel in the town recently to see a new defibrillator installed on site which they had donated funds for.