The Coopers Arms, Rochester

A splendid old two roomed pub full of character.Two sets of four handpumps ,divided equally between the two rooms with different beers in each, three are regular beers, Coopers Ale (house beer) Courage Best and Directors with five changing guests which on my visit were Dark Star Hophead, Timothy Taylor Landlord, Westerham Spirit Of Kent,Youngs Original and Craft Beer Man Kentish Pale Ale, the later served up in excellent condition. A very nice pub.

Dating from 1189 - according to WhatPub. An attractive, low ceiling pub full of dickens knick knacks. Quite a choice of real ales - look to the board on the right of the central bar - as the pumps in eye-sight do not do full justice to the range. Youngs special in decent nick.

A very attractive weather boarded pub up the road between the castle and cathedral. Inside is a splendidly aged interior, with lots of old woodwork and a couple of stone fireplaces, and a further room behind the bar with tables. A very convivial place for a few beers and my only slight gripe was that the chairs were all plain wood, with nothing comfy to collapse into! The good range of beers included three local brews plus Youngs Special, Wainwright, Courage Best and Olivers Island. Note that children are only allowed in the garden to the rear and not in the main pub. Undoubtedly the best pub in the High Street area.

The Coopers Arms is a nice looking pub that is a short walk uphill from the high street. Once inside the pub has two separate rooms,the front room is oblong shaped with the bar facing,the room is carpeted and has a beamed ceiling giving it a cosy feel,the seating is pew type around the edge of the room,the room to the rear has normal tables and chairs for seating. There was a decent choice of real ales on the bar,i had a drink of Tonbridge Coopers Ale which went down very well,the other beers i noted were York Guzzler,Youngs Special,Youngs London Gold,Pedigree,Taylor Landlord and Courage Best. Quiet background music was playing,food was being served but no tables are laid which is a good thing. This is the sort of pub i could settle in for a good session. Pub visited 6/6/2015