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.
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Greene King - Hardys & Hansons Olde Trip
4.30
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)
3.40
Not Tried
24 Jan 2016 (ChrisE)
Currently closed for refurbishment. Reopening is planned for the evening of Wednesday 10 February.
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
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.
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Greene King - Hardys & Hansons Olde Trip
4.30
Greene King - Churchill IPA
4.20
Not Tried
14 May 2011 (Pedro)
Afternoon
Beer
ABV
Score
Notes
Rooster's - Leghorn
4.30
Greene King - IPA (was 3.6%)
3.40
Not Tried
Greene King - Celebration Ale
4.20
Not Tried
About the Butcher's Block at The Bell (formerly Bell Inn)
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.