Early evening visit with many locals sitting at the bar having a pint and a chat.

I think I arrived just as it opened. The round trip to get here took me about 2 hours and usually I wouldn’t bother doing that unless the pub's well known for quality beer (I’m not saying the Royal Paper Mill doesn’t have a good reputation it’s just that I’ve never heard anyone talking about it). However, this is the only other Goachers tied pub in the world (the other being the Rifle Volunteer in Maidstone) so I didn’t mind taking the time. The inside of the pub was smaller than I thought from the outside and looked in need of a bit of attention. One side of the bar looked like it had suffered shell damage. As I was reading the biro scrawlings above the fireplace who should walk out from the back room with the landlord but Phil Goacher. I overheard him discussing an upcoming refurbishment to the pub so maybe that’s why large chunks of plaster were off the wall. I’m not sure what to make of the pub. The landlady was friendly and the pub does 3 Goachers but at the end of the day I just thought, hey, I’ve been drinking a Goachers beer in a Goachers pub 5 metres from Phil Goacher - so actually, I’m quite happy.