Members of the Swale branch of CAMRA recently returned to the place where it all began – The Park Tavern in Sittingbourne - to mark their 50th anniversary. They first met there on February 17, 1976. We were delighted to help them celebrate! More here: snea.me/swale-camra-... 🍻
We were proud to be the principal sponsor for the Faversham Literary Festival again this year, which saw 100 authors take part and 15,000 tickets sold. We look forward to next year's 10th anniversary event!
Our limited edition Lucky ‘Lips (4.5%) is among 30 real ales from around the world on sale at the Wetherspoon's Spring Beer Festival in the festival until Sunday, March 15. The Kentish single hop ale is made using Solero hops grown near our brewery. Cheers! 🍻
The official reopening of our Grade II listed Farringdon pub, The Hoop & Grapes, after a £1.8m refurb was celebrated last week with a traditional Ale Conning ceremony and the first official pint was pulled by The Dean of St Paul’s Cathedral. More here: snea.me/hoop-and-gra... 🎉🍻
Our Smarden pub, The Flying Horse, has acquired a taxi to take customers home after they've enjoyed a meal and drinks - with all payments going to charity. Licensee Paul Hartfield has raised £700 for the MND Association since November. More here: www.shepherdneame.co.uk/news/shepher... 👏
Kent’s biggest blues festival, the Broadstairs Blues Bash, is back today 'til Sunday & is supported by Shepherd Neame with more than 130 acts. Our three pubs - The Royal Albion Hotel, The Wrotham Arms & The Neptunes Hall, are all joining in. Details here:
www.broadstairsbluesbash.com 🎸
Two of our pubs are in the Top 10 Pubs of the Year in the Kent & Medway Food & Drink Awards. Congrats to The Flying Horse Smarden and The Hampton Inn in Herne Bay. The final three in the Pub of the Year category will be announced soon. More here: www.kentonline.co.uk/news/native/... 👏👏
Good to see the Hoop & Grapes in Farringdon back on the map, thanks to an investment from @shepherdneame.bsky.social Used to use it when I was in the area.
Shepherd Neame is proud to sponsor the Farmers' Market of the Year category in this year's Kent & Medway Food & Drink Awards. Nominations close at 5pm on Friday, February 6. More here: kentonline.co.uk/whats-on/news/our-guide-to-kent-s-best-farmers-markets-335353/
Turn those Monday blues into brews! Blue Monday just got better... you can enjoy a pint of Shepherd Neame beer or a glass of house wine on us with our January Treats! Sign up now to receive the offer and unlock more treats: snea.me/jantreats-brew
We’ve launched our Spring Photography Competition again, with some great prizes. We’re encouraging everyone to get out in the areas where we have pubs (Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Essex, Hampshire & London) and capture the changing seasons. More here: snea.me/photo-comp-2...
We are proud to once again be among the sponsors of the Faversham Literary Festival, which runs from February 20 to March 1 this year, and features more than 80 author events, 15 of which will be in our brewery. Find out more at www.favershamliteraryfestival.org 📚
We have thrown our support behind one of our former licensees & rising Kent darts star Vicky Cauteruccio. Vicky, who lives in Sandwich, is aiming high, thanks to the new sponsorship and deciding to focus on the sport full-time. Read more here: snea.me/darts-sponso... 🎯#darts
We’re hoping our customers will say ‘Kia Ora’ to our latest limited edition beer, New Zealand Hazy Pale Ale (5.3%). A cold IPA crafted using exclusively Kiwi hops, it was created by our Apprentice Brewer Tom Smith. In selected sites now! Read more here: snea.me/new-zealand-...
We are delighted to let you know that Shepherd Neame has been shortlisted in the Publican Awards 2026 in the Best New Site category for The White Horse & Bower. The winners will be announced in March. Good luck to all the finalists - more here: morningadvertiser.co.uk/Article/2025... #pubs
Unexpected surprise on the wall in the Cardigan Arms in Leeds! Sadly none on tap, but I can't complain when Kirkstall Brewery beers are so good (and, to be fair, it is their pub!)
@shepherdneame.bsky.social
Our festive fave Christmas Ale (5%) is back in selected pubs and in bottles (7%) - buy online & in our brewery shop in Faversham. Plus its mini me tree decoration is on sale in our shop for £3.95. Also you can book a Yuletide Brewery Tour! More here: snea.me/christmas-fa... ✨🎄
We are pleased to announce that we are extending our successful partnership with our current Charity of the Year,
@airambulancekss.bsky.social into 2026. The partnership has seen our team members & pub partners already raise more than £80,000 for the life-saving charity🎉
Today we're revealing a fresh new look for one of our most iconic bottled ales, Bishops Finger. Retaining its purple, gold & cream colour palette, the new look has a hand-drawn illustration of Canterbury Cathedral. More here: snea.me/refreshed-bi... 🍻
We are pleased to announce that Shepherd Neame’s team members & pubs won 3 accolades at the National Innovation in Training Awards (NITAs), organised by the British Institute of Innkeeping (BII) on Thursday 👏👏
Read the full story here: snea.me/NITA-award-w...
The descendants of a man who took on our Smarden pub, The Bell, 100 years ago gathered there to mark the centenary recently. Gordon & Daisy Hughes took it on in 1925 after Gordon's father took the licence as a surprise wedding present! Full story here: snea.me/the-bell-inn... 🎉
We are pleased to share the news that we have invested in the installation of new lifesaving defibrillators at 6 of our pubs across Kent & Essex & joined forces with charity London Hearts, to source Government match funding for the equipment. More here: snea.me/defibrillato... 💙
We were proud to sponsor the inaugural Contemporary Kent Artists (CKA) exhibition series in Whitstable last month with 21 visual artists, 10 poets & 10 bands plus artist talks. The awards ceremony was also held at our Duke of Cumberland pub. Full story here: snea.me/cka-winners-...
We've revealed a fresh new look for our flagship Spitfire Amber Ale. The Kentish ale (4.2% ABV), first brewed in 1990 to commemorate the Battle of Britain, now has a bespoke Spitfire logo, reimagined Shepherd Neame monogram and gold detailing. More here: snea.me/spitfire-amb...
We are delighted to let you know that our bottle conditioned Kentish strong ale 1698 (6.5%) has won a Silver medal in the prestigious Great British Food Awards 2025. Huge congratulations to everyone at Shepherd Neame who help create such a successful brew! 🍻🥳
This half term the weather’s turning autumnal, but we’ve got something to give you a warm glow - a kids’ menu that also helps raise funds for a very good cause. For every 2 course meal from our Menu for Minis we donate 50p to
@airambulancekss.bsky.social.
More here: shepherdneame.co.uk/menu-minis
We celebrated the official reopening of our Westminster pub, The White Horse and Bower, on Wednesday, following a stunning £950,000 refurbishment. Read the full story here: snea.me/white-horse-... Cheers! 🍻🎉
Every day in Kent, Surrey & Sussex, 25 people suffer a cardiac arrest. For every minute without CPR, survival drops by 10%. We're joining forces with our Charity of the Year, Air KSS, for Restart a Heart Day, tomorrow. Sign up for a session at aakss.org.uk/get-involved...
Shepherd Neame is proud to be principal sponsor of the Contemporary Kent Artists (CKA) exhibition series in Whitstable, which runs 'til October 21. Events will be held at 3 locations, including The Boatyard events space at our Duke of Cumberland pub. More here: dukeofcumberlandhotel.co.uk
