The Dering Arms, Ashford

Had a great visit to the Dering Arms last night. We have been staying here for years and since we last visited the rooms have been refurbished with new beds and en-suite facilities. The food as always was delicious. This is a great place to visit if you like homemade pie and a huge variety of fish dishes. Although it has accommodation is is a great restaurant in its own right, you don't have to stay over! You will miss a splendid breakfast if you don't.....

Thought I'd give the place another chance... It's not so much a pub as a hotel. It probably does quite a bit of passing trade from its railway station location, and on the plus side it does have it's own ale brewed especially for the place. On the other hand it has no other ales. Whilst the place is very picturesque from the outside, the beer garden is on the small side. We didn't stay long as they, like so many other local pubs, close at 3pm and we had other places to visit. It's a good pub but it has nothing to put it above any of the other pubs locally. And it's up against some pretty stiff competition. But I expect they don't care – the place is primarily a hotel. 24 May 2008 Pulled up at 4.10pm to see people drinking in the beer garden. Only to be (rather rudely) told the place was closed until 6pm. So either the people in the garden have eked out their drinks for over an hour, or I'm being lied to, or the barman doesn't like the look of me? I'm tempted to give them 0/10 out of spite, but will withold rating until next time (when they will have a BIG hill to climb)

Official site of the Dering Arms - www.deringarms.com

Official site of the Dering Arms - www.deringarms.com