I'd been getting various texts from Ian raving about Goachers Old so I just have to have a Goachers beer. However, after being side-tracked into visiting the Ship at Conyer I was going to head off home. ...but Isabel insisted we came to the Black Lion for a packet of crisps. "Great idea", I said. Great pub this. A real gem.

Lovely pub in a lovely village. Could have stayed here ages, except we had to leave. The Pawley Farm apple juice is excellent for anyone having to drive.

The Black Lion. 4 Goachers beer; superb interior; proper landlord; great setting. As my friend Cam would say, "It doesn't get much better than that". Ian had kindly driven me to the pub and we got there about 7:30. Not many in but it was a Tuesday. We chatted about beer, and espcially Belgium beer which, as people who know me well can testify, is a subject close to my heart. Unfortunately Ian got a phone call that meant he needed to get back home swiftly so I hope all's well when he gets back. Top night; really enjoyed it.

A busy evening here with a visit from the Thursday evening mild drinkers by preserved bus from Sittingbourne.

Gem of a pub. Got here with Jane at 2.30pm and we were the only people in. The interior is just so great and coupled with the 4 Goacher's beers this has to be one of my top 5 pubs.

My second visit to this pub and I must admit, I was very impressed. I loved the decor, the atmosphere, the locals coming in for a drink or lunch, the landlord and landlady and especially the beer.

Arrived about lunchtime opening with Jane, Cam, Ian and Martin (and Mac, Cam's dog). Good dog friendly pub this by the way. What a fantastic pub this is. By about 2pm it was very busy with locals coming in for a drink or their lunch. We were particularly impressed by a fellow who ordered a half of Goacher's Light and half of Young's Light Ale as the concept of a "Light and Light" seemed interesting. We stayed until 3pm when the pub closed and had an excellent time.

The fifth and final stop in the Canterbury, Whitstable and Herne Bay CAMRA branch's Mystery Bus Tour. Ah the Black Lion. We arived just before closing but got servered fine (probably thanks to Mike phoning ahead). What a great pub and what an end to a great pub crawl.

As we were near by we couldn't turn down the opportunity to visit this gem. Still got 4 Goacher's beers on, still a fantastic pub and still one of my favourites.

We walked around Faversham marsh to go to Shipwrights but found it was suffering a powercut and was closed. The nearest Goacher's serving pub was the Black Lion so we came here. It was virtually empty but that added to the charm of this outstandingly pretty pub. The landlord's a character too.