The Sun Inn, Birchington

The more modern of the two village pubs that face each other across The Street, with quite a sparsely furnished but lightly decorated bar (and side pool room) at the front and and restaurant further back. However, the front patio beer garden also faces south and is quite a sun-trap, and a more traditional beer garden can also be found round the back. With two of the three handpumps in use, I found a pair of Sharps beers: Doom Bar and Atlantic Pale (£4.20).