The Bedford, Tunbridge Wells

The Bedford has been rebranded as a Greene King Beer House and the bar now supports eight hand pumps. Four of the usual GK ales were available alongside four guests and the very friendly manager steered me in the direction of the Spa Brewery Golden Ticket that was very nice indeed. It’s not the biggest pub, but there were only two other customers during my visit late on a recent Wednesday afternoon. There is a plasma screen that was rolled up and the early 6am starts for the Rugby World Cup were advertised. I didn’t spot any plasma screens and there were no advertisements for Sky Sports, but an Ipad behind the bar was displaying the train times for Tunbridge Wells station that is across the road. There is a quiz every other Tuesday and the first Thursday of each month is acoustics night. There are also a few other one off events advertised and it really felt like the manager was putting in a lot of effort. I seem to recall reading that this pub is closed on Sundays, which I find very odd, but I may have read it wrong. I really liked it in here and will make a point in returning when next in the area.