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Furlongs, Faversham
Faversham
ME13 8NU
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about Furlongs
Furlongs Ale House was not originally on my shortlist of pubs to visit in Faversham. Had the Phoenix not been closed, I wouldn't have visited this micropub.
As it was, this was just about my favourite pub of the day in Kent. Although it was very difficult to separate this one and the Elephant. They offer very different, but excellent drinking experiences.
The pub comprises of a single room, with what appeared to be a heated outdoor area to the rear just beyond the single unisex WC. The bar itself can be found in the rear left corner. Handpulls can be found against a white tiled wall, whilst ciders were being fetched from a cellar/cold room. Boards above the bar list spirits, wines, soft drinks and snacks, in addition to the beers and ciders.
4 cask ales were on - Kent Cascade, Rudgate Valkyrie, Verdant Penpol & Goacher's Imperial Stout. Ciders were Pennypot Apple, Rhubarb, Mango & Strawberry & Biddenden's Biddies 5, Kentish Kiss & Biddies Berries. Henderson's Spiced Cider was also available as a mulled option. Craft beers were Time & Tide Fridge King & Spratwaffler, Gadd's Black Pearl & Beavertown Neck Oil.
There are a few pictures on the walls and a skylight was a further notable feature. What looked like a DJ booth could be found in the window to the left-hand side. Although, that wouldn't appear to fit into the micropub ethos. Music was playing during our visit, but was being drown out by conversation in what was a fairly packed room.
Other than the beer selection, what set this pub apart was the friendly nature of the customers. We could probably have stood or sat anywhere in the pub and would have been very quickly engaged in conversation. We enjoyed a couple of drinks here in excellent company and received a good recommendation for a curry house (Spice Lounge) to head to before one last Faversham pub.
Well worth a visit.
On 11th January 2025
- rating: 9
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Ian Mapp left this review about Furlongs
Rather odd seating arrangement - with very high bench seating along both sides. You feel like you are up before the jury on entry. The reason? So those seating can look in the eyes of those standing.
For a micro, we also liked the fact that proper hand pulls were available and not just gravity fed barrels that other Kent micros were keen on.
A hugely eclectic clientele covering what I would think are most of the social grading system.
On 18th May 2022
- rating: 6
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. Wittenden left this review about Furlongs
Admirably described by the esteemed scribes below, this is a simple East Kent Micro enhanced by the elaborate roof light which harks back to the building's former role as a fish shop.Out back is a partially paved garden,though I was glad to escape the sun on my brief Sunday afternoon visit.An interesting selection of cask beers,together with wines and gins from Kent were on offer. Muggy Porter, from Northdowns, a newish brewery in Thanet,was on good form.
On 1st July 2019
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Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about Furlongs
Narrow micro-pub with single-sided bench tables to left and right of the central passageway. The general alehouse appearance is enlivened by various pictures (some fixtures, others for sale). Also has a basic rear garden with a few tables. Six real ales on offer from the handpumps on the notional bar-back, but there were more on a stillage opposite the compact counter when I visited during the annual Hop Festival. I went for the Four Candles Citra Session Pale (£3.20, and in splendid form) but the other offerings were equally interesting.
On 8th September 2018
- rating: 7
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Real Ale Ray left this review about Furlongs
Some good photos from Rex, so that saves me some waffling on, describing the interior. We popped in here on a Saturday Evening and all the seats were taken, so did a bit of vertical drinking. Five ales and one cider on our visit, I went for the Gadd's West Coast IPA and I was also badgered in to buying a half of the Saltaire Onyx Black IPA, by the very persuasive barman. The Victorian style glass roof light was a good idea, as it created a lot more natural light internally. The other drinkers on our visit tended to keep themselves to themselves, so no interaction there, letting down the original micro pub ethos.
On 16th June 2017
- rating: 7
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Rex Rattus left this review about Furlongs
This is a newly opened micropub, about which there's little to add to ETA's review. Essentially it's small (as a micropub has to be) but perfectly formed. My companion and I had pints of Canterbury Ales Manderina Barbara, but they also had on three other ales, plus a draft cider, which can be seen in the uploaded photo. This is actually quite good by micropub standards. As I recall pints were in the region of £3.20 or so.
The only real minus for me was the absence of any traditional furnishings. Indeed there were no furnishings at which drinkers could face each other; it's all side by side here. Nonetheless, this place is definitely worth a punt if you're in Faversham.
On 13th October 2015
- rating: 7
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E TA left this review about Furlongs
This former small high street fishmonger’s opened as a micro in December 2014. It consists of a single small room, decorated and furnished in untreated wood, Spartan wooden seating arrangements, with no luxuries apart from WiFi. It is dog-friendly. There is no Shepherd and Neame on offer, which makes it a rare gem in Faversham. There were 4 ales on handpumps, alongside a selection of Kentish wine. I had a pint of Canterbury Ales’s Merchant, a mild stout which was in absolutely perfect condition, a beautiful pint even to one who doesn’t normally drink stout. The barman was knowledgeable and friendly, but sadly I got cornered by CAMRA’s Duty Bore so had to drink more Merchant to transcend the experience. A truly excellent pub, which offers a CAMRA discount, to which I shall certainly return.
On 30th September 2015
- rating: 9
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