The Two Brewers, Whitstable

Located on the Canterbury side of the railway bridge, this is said to be the oldest pub in town (with the sign claiming 1690, which isn't totally implausible). Multi-room interior, with the two-part bar front and left, with a dining room beyond that and a games room on the right-hand side. Heritage features include the 'Flint & Son - Canterbury Ales Stout & Porter' main front windows and half-height wood panelling in several areas. The traditional feel is enhanced when the resident jazz band plays a regular set on Friday afternoons, with an appreciative (and mostly older) audience. Harvey's (£5.30), Ghost Ship and Sea Fury on the three handpumps.

A decent town pub on the main road in, with limited parking space. It is set back a little from the road from which it separated by a small area of hardstanding. Conversely, there is quite a large back garden. Inside there are 2 main bars. The public bar has a pool table, a gaming machine, wooden floor and a chimney breast with exposed brickwork. The saloon bar has a dartboard and tables for diners. There is aĺso a carpeted anteroom with an additional dartboard, tables for diners and access to the garden as well as an old-style CRT tv mounted high on the wall. The locals seemed like a reasonable bunch, but we found the staff a bit stand-offish. There was a young pub cat who was very attentive and by far the best conversationalist in the place. One of our PuG regulars was called to mind by the jukebox which pleasantly surprised us with a rendition of 'Aqualung'. There was a selection of coffee available, and there were three ales on. I had a pint of Old Dairy's Red Top which was in very good condition and much appreciated. Worth a visit and would make a good place to start or end a Whitstable crawl.

The Two Brewers official site - www.twobrewerswhitstable.co.uk