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Butcher's Block at The Bell (formerly Bell Inn) (Greene King)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Greene King - Hardys & Hansons Olde TripGood2
Rooster's - LeghornGood1
Greene King - Celebration AleNot Tried0
Greene King - Churchill IPANot Tried0
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)Not Tried0
Picture 1. Butcher's Block at The Bell (formerly Bell Inn), Thurnham, Kent
Picture 2. Butcher's Block at The Bell (formerly Bell Inn), Thurnham, Kent

Visits Details

10 Feb 2016 (ChrisE)
Evening visit, the pub had just reopened after being closed for refurbishment so a good crowd in to see what had been done. The regulars seemed pleased that it was not as bad as they had feared and were actually quite impressed with the alterations. Plenty of free food offerings tonight as samples of the new menu.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - Hardys & Hansons Olde Trip4.30Good
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
24 Jan 2016 (ChrisE)
Currently closed for refurbishment. Reopening is planned for the evening of Wednesday 10 February.
BeerABVScoreNotes
06 Aug 2015 (ChrisE)
The last time that I came here was in the early 1990s when it was a Whitbread house, good to see the pub apparently doing well with lots of former customers of the Old Plantation.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Greene King - Hardys & Hansons Olde Trip4.30Good
Greene King - Churchill IPA4.20Not Tried
14 May 2011 (Pedro)
Afternoon
BeerABVScoreNotes
Rooster's - Leghorn4.30Good
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)3.40Not Tried
Greene King - Celebration Ale4.20Not Tried

About the Butcher's Block at The Bell (formerly Bell Inn)

The pub sign. Butcher's Block at The Bell (formerly Bell Inn), Thurnham, Kent

Summary of Beer Scores

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Website.

The pub is found in Thurnham, Kent, ME14 4PA.

In Ware Street a community pub close to Bearsted railway station, it has a decking-laid rear garden. The restaurant is a later addition and features its own well, over which it was built. Called the Thurnham Bell by many. It is just inside the southern boundary of the parish of Thurnham but its postal address is in Bearsted! Re-opened 13th October 2023 following an extensive refit. A former butcher is the new licensee hence, perhaps, the associated change of name.

We have visited this pub 4 times, seen 5 different beers and tried 2 of them.

Map location

Postcode: ME14 4PA