Wishing you well for the future.” The pub dates back more than 570 years and is one of Kent’s oldest. It was originally built as an inn called the Smithie’s Arms in 1451. The pub still ...

One of Kent’s oldest pubs has gone up for sale following its shock closure last month. Dating back to the 15th century, The Abbot’s Fireside in Elham, near Canterbury, suddenly shut in ...

A HISTORIC popular seaside pub which has served punters for 223 years has suddenly closed after a "combination of unexpected breakdowns". Fans of The East Kent in Whitstable, Kent, have been ...