6th visit of the outing: A slightly longer walk to this but greatly reduced by taking the shortcut as shared for my last visit on 2nd August. We made it to the Four Candles just after 4.30pm allowing about 20 minutes for the walk. Usual good few on parade but space for our party of two but alas all their home-brews had been supped up by a band of thirsty Morris Men during the Broadstairs' folk week which ended the day before this visit and they were billeted nearby by all accounts. Prompt and friendly service from the regular barmaid. I think my first ever visit without their homebrews but they had two other micro-breweries' ales on instead.

6th visit of the outing: A slightly longer walk to this but greatly reduced by taking the odd shortcut or two. By foot only - take Alexandra Road opposite The Chapel and walk through Culmer's Land Park, through Vere Road carpark, turning left into Vere Road, turn right into Lawn Road, then taking the corner entrance into Memorial Recreation Ground, taking the path that then runs parallel with the railway line but walking away from the station end of the park, then turn left into Bairds Hill and under the railway bridge and then straight over the crossroads into Sowell Street opposite and keep walking along to St Peter's Road. The Four Candles is on that corner. We made it to the Four Candles just after 5pm allowing about 20 minutes for the walk. Usual few in but space for our party of four and two home-brews on from their basement nano brewery. Prompt and friendly service from the head brewer.

5th visit of the outing: Pleasantly busy but not overly and so a seat to be had after the walk from the centre of Broadstairs to St Peters where it sits on its boundary. Usual friendly prompt service from the cheery barmaid for my late afternoon visit and all home-made today from this nanobrewery housed down below in the cellar were the three ales on offer. I shared my photo of the four candles tied to the gates of Broadstairs' Harrington's hardware shop and among the cards in tribute to Henry who passed on 1st July. He was there from 1957 alongside his dad, mum and brother at the ironmongers, dating back to 1892. In the last 13 years "Mr Harrington" as he was known as, although his family surname was Fairley, was left to run the shop following their eventual deaths. But he was more recently ably assisted by some non-family members who have posted that they hope to reopen the shop once Henry's estate is sorted. This micropub named itself after the four candles tv sketch by the Two Ronnies and where Ronnie Corbett, a resident of Broadstairs, had Ronnie Barker down to stay and who ventured into Harrington's on one of his stays and which gave rise to writing the now famous tv sketch. I learnt a new facet about this tiny micropub today: it was only the 12th such establishment when it opened back in 2012 in the entire UK.

Fifth visit of the day was this late afternoon one and my highlight in being the most quintessentially micro-pubby there is. No music, no tv, no fruit machines. Just the place where the art of making conversation reigns supreme. Prompt and friendly service as always from the barmaid and a change of beer as we arrived from one of their own home-brewed to a Gadds' and brewed for Gadds' head brewer's son's brithday by all accounts. Not overly busy even in here as many are otherwise still deployed sun-worshipping.

Not overly busy for our late afternoon visit to this gem of a little micropub and micro-brewery rolled into one on the boundary of neighbouring St Peters and Broadstairs. The usual warm welcome from the barmaid and promptly served from their selection of 3 home-brewed cask beers on.

After a good walk back from Gadds' taproom, ready for a little light refreshment at St Peters, just outside Broadstairs at this little micropub that has its own micro-brewery in the cellar. Busy for our late afternoon arrival but seats to be had for our party of three. The usual warm welcome and prompt service from the friendly barmaid.

Pub no. 8. We had to wait outside for someone to come and open up. At least it wasn't raining. Great pub this. Ian had cheese and crackers. I tried the cheese and for some reason it caused me to lose my voice. It came back eventually.

Slightly drizzly now on the outside and so only did a quick walk around the town on arriving via the Loop bus from Ramsgate. Late afternoon visit and the place was busy when I arrived but a seat was to be had. Friendly welcome and prompt service. The place got even busier shortly after I got here and met up with two chums here from Ramsgate who missed me at the Conqueror earlier.

Fresh from my walk back from the Gadds' Green Hop Festival, a warm welcome from the friendly barmaid led me to try another of their Green Hop Pales and this time in this busy, little micropub setting.

After a walk to North Foreland lighthouse via a footpath just past a farm with graceful horses next to it and free-range chickens which greeted me and my canine companion at the entrance to the farm, I was certainly ready to sample the delights from very micro-ish brewer, the Four Candles. It was packed with its friendly regulars and prompt service was rendered as always. Like visiting someone's home and one of the two brewers was in enjoying their homemade brews when I first got there, followed by head brewer in from early evening. Looking forward to another visit soon to sample their green hop beers in late September and October.