This was my third venue visit of this outing. My fourth visit to this pub and since the most recent last week. CAMRA's WhatPub shows it now does the local Gadds' brew rather than Sharp's Doom Bar and which I have not seen on all four visits. CAMRA has kindly updated their entry thanks to my raising of this. Used the completely independent front entrance door to the public bar. It was pretty full for our mid-afternoon visit and so the saloon which I did not try is perhaps still closed as it was last week for redecorating. A few dining this time at one table but otherwise it has the appearance of being just a wet pub as no clearly defined dining area. Prompt and friendly service, as on my earlier visits, from the couple running it and ably assisted by their son. A first visit for the two fellow real ale enthusiasts with me on this trip.

Only my third visit since last year and coming across it care of CAMRA's WhatPub. It still shows it only does Sharp's Doom Bar and St Austell Proper Job. Neither have been on, on my two earlier visits last summer and not again today but two local brews instead which I was delighted about. Very old-fashioned in appearance in a charming old street of flint cottages and displays a hand-painted "Tomson & Wotton Limited" on its exterior side below its name, The White Swan. The brewery name referred to was founded in 1634 and was then acquired by Thomas Tomson in 1680 according to Brewing History.com which adds that in 1854 Thomas Wotton started as an operative brewer and became a partner in 1867. It merged with Gardner & Co. Ltd. in 1951 to form Combined Breweries (Holdings) Ltd, which was then acquired by Whitbread & Co. Ltd in June 1968 and was closed that same year. Great to see that bit of brewing history immortalised on its side. A very impressive collection of Toby jugs on the inside and it has two completely independent front entrance doors to its two separate bars, saloon and public. It gives you the appearance of being just a wet pub because of its small size, but they also do you some home-cooked grub but I have still to try it. Prompt and friendly service from the couple as always running it and ably assisted by their son. They have been there some 5 years by all accounts and from SE London. One of the their customers on my early afternoon visit this time around was still attired as one of the Dickensian characters and from the annual Dickens' festival in the centre of Broadstairs.

Only one in the public bar for early afternoon visit but others in the separate saloon. Warm friendly welcome received for my 2nd visit ever to this old-fashioned pub full of toby jugs on shelf above the bar.

No doubt that this one was the highlight of my day's visits. A fine old pub and now independently owned and run, I was told by the local family also serving. 2 totally separate bars, public and saloon, and only accessed by going outside the front, and also a very cheery rear garden. For the first time all day so far the sun came out to shine on this lovely visit. The old 1966 price list was still up in this former Tomson and Wotton pub when a bitter was one shilling and nine pence here or two shillings and a penny for the best bitter. Two real ales on today and slightly more in price than they would have been nearly 60 years ago! A group of others in as well while I then toured around the saloon to have a look. Homemade burgers and sour dough toasties on but will save myself until follow-up visits for trying these.

Two beers on. Gloombar at £3.80. No thanks.

3 ales available on a very quiet Saturday afternoon here

Good afternoon crowd and 5 beers on

Lunchtime visit. 4 beers on and a few drinkers in.£3.36 a pint in cheap bar.

Sat in the garden.

Was in the area so decided to do a couple of new pubs for me, late afternoon visit not long after 5pm opening and fairly busy already. Despite pondering the many reports on here we decided to sit outside in the private garden area which is only accessible via the road and an anonymous gate, drinks being replenished via a serving hatch from the rear of the pub.