Shepherd Neame

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 🎸

The Top 10 pubs in Kent, as voted by you We received hundreds of nominations for Pub of the Year, and can now share the shortlist of your favourite boozers in the county.

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/... 👏👏

Night-time shot of a narrow, four-storey, red-brick pub atmospherically lit with a striped awning over the ground floor. It's surrounded by office blocks.

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

A vintage poster in a frame for Shepherd Neame & Co. Pale Ale Brewers, Faversham. The poster is illustrated with a painting of the steam powered brewery from the late C19th/early C20th.

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...

Welcoming @shepherdneame.bsky.social to the Really Good Beer Guide.

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

Shepherd Neame is proud to be among the sponsors of the autumn Broadstairs Food Festival, which runs from today until Sunday with 100 stalls of local & regional produce plus our award-winning beers. More here: snea.me/broadstairs-...

YouTube video by Shepherd Neame National Hospitality Apprenticeships: Management Courses

This National Hospitality Apprenticeship Week we're sharing films showcasing some of our team members involved in our acclaimed apprenticeship programme. Today’s focuses on some of the managers around our business who are studying or have completed apprenticeships with us youtu.be/Z5t-AtRkyxw?...

Today is International Coffee Day, so here's something we’ve been brewing… we’re launching a coffee grounds recycling scheme - we'll bag up our Creekside Coffee used coffee grounds & customers can take them home for their gardens for free! More here: snea.me/coffee-recyc... 🌍

YouTube video by Shepherd Neame Shepherd Neame's Chef Apprentices

Today marks the start of National Hospitality Apprenticeship Week - the perfect chance to showcase some of our team members involved in our apprenticeship programme. More than 70 apprentices are currently studying with us. More here: youtu.be/ho4qJet-q50?...