Not already a member?
Join our community and
- Rate & review pubs
- Upload pictures
- Add events
JOIN for free NOW
Chat about:
Beer of the Week (w/e 17th February 2019) with Spinko
on the Pub Forum
Image posted by Aqualung .
Submitted on Thursday, 2nd November 2017
With picture contributions to 1729 other pubs
View all this pub's pictures (11 more images)
Detail Pages
The New Inn, Canterbury Central, Canterbury
Canterbury
CT1 1NP
Served areas
Reviews of The New Inn (Average Rating: 8 of 10) see review guidelines
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Real Ale Ray left this review about The New Inn
A good traditional pub, which luckily enough was open on our Monday lunchtime visit. We were greeted by a friendly and bubbly landlady/owner who made us most welcome and we were soon included in the banter with the locals. The owner, Katrina, told us that she has drank in the pub from the days when she was a young student and quoted back then to the previous owners that if they ever sold the pub could she buy it, well here she is the new owner.
The pub did have a lot of nationals on handpump, where she explained that her regular ale drinkers choose what beers they want each week. Unfortunately for us, we missed out on two from the Old Dairy Brewery, which were on last week. Seven ales on pump, so we went for Oakham Helter Skelter and Skinners Big Knocker, which got some laughs from the locals.
On 13th November 2016
- rating: 8
[User has posted 2614 recommendations about 2614 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Aqualung . left this review about The New Inn
The New Inn is set in a terraced street and to me looked from the outside just like any of the other houses. It's been around for a while as it's listed as a Free House in my old Kent beer guide from over 20 years ago.
Inside it's a small wooden floored L shaped room with a long conservatory and a further small area off it at the rear. It looked like there was some sort of garden behind that.
I saw seven hand pumps of which two were unused (it was a Tuesday afternoon) so the five beers were Oakham JHB, Woodforde Wherry, Adnam's Ghost Ship & Cashmere IPA and Purity UBU. This seemed a bit mainstream but I suspect that was just the luck of the draw.
The old school governor was cheerful, friendly and enthusiastic about his beer. He insisted I try the Oakham JHB which had just come on so I did (£3.10) and it was fine as well as being a reasonable price compared to some Canterbury pubs. It was closing soon after I arrived but I had to move on anyway.
I really liked this back street pub.
On 17th October 2016
- rating: 8
[User has posted 2101 recommendations about 2096 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Just a quick pint, then I'm off left this review about The New Inn
Old-fashioned side-street local of the sort the has almost vanished in many parts of the country. Narrow terraced frontage, leading to two small rooms (that once housed a school apparently) and a conservatory to the rear. Suitably traditional furniture and decor. Usually has about seven real ales on handpump, but I was lucky to find a beer festival underway when I visited with 16 beers on stillage in the rear patio beer garden (including Gadds Rye Pale Ale and Hop Studio XP). Recommended.
On 24th August 2014
- rating: 8
[User has posted 5216 recommendations about 5216 pubs]
Pubs Galore is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.
- Official site of The New Inn - www.newinncanterbury.co.uk
Pub Details
Pub details supplied by members of this site to the best of their knowledge. Please check with pub directly before making a special trip.
- Accommodation : No last updated 12 October 2016 by Aqualung .
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 12 October 2016 by Aqualung .
- Beer Festivals : Yes last updated 12 October 2016 by Aqualung .
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 12 October 2016 by Aqualung .
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 12 October 2016 by Aqualung .
- Car Park : No last updated 12 October 2016 by Aqualung .
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 12 October 2016 by Aqualung .
- Darts : No last updated 12 October 2016 by Aqualung .
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 12 October 2016 by Aqualung .
- Function Room : No last updated 12 October 2016 by Aqualung .
- Hot Food : No last updated 12 October 2016 by Aqualung .
- Jukebox : Yes last updated 12 October 2016 by Aqualung .
- Karaoke : No last updated 12 October 2016 by Aqualung .
- Live Music : No last updated 12 October 2016 by Aqualung .
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 12 October 2016 by Aqualung .
- Micropub : No last updated 12 October 2016 by Aqualung .
- Pinball : No last updated 12 October 2016 by Aqualung .
- Pool Table : No last updated 12 October 2016 by Aqualung .
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 09 May 2014 by Dave McNally
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 12 October 2016 by Aqualung .
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 12 October 2016 by Aqualung .
