Local Pub News
Medway CAMRA Pub of the Year 2025
The winner of Medway CAMRA Pub of the Year 2025 is The Prince of Ales, Rainham with the Who'd Ha Thought It in Rochester as runner up.
Good Beer Guide 2027
The voting for the 2027 Good Beer Guide is now open. Medway CAMRA members can vote for up to 12 pubs they think should appear in the GBG2027. The top pubs in the voting will then go forward to a vote for Medway Pub of the Year 2026
Local Pub News
Flippin' Frog micropub closed in July 2023 supposedly due to power supply issues. It has reopened as a steakhouse in March 2025.
The Flying Saucer pub in Hempstead has closed. The local community are looking to reopen it as a community pub if the owner decides to sell.
Real Ale Pubs in the Medway CAMRA area
Full details of all these pubs can be found at http://www.whatpub.com
BURHAM The Windmill
BROMPTON (Gillingham) The Cannon
CHATHAM Alexandra / General at Sea / The Prince of Wales / The Waggon at Hale / Thomas Waghorn
COOLING Horseshoe & Castle
FRINDSBURY Sans Pareil
GILLINGHAM Canterbury Tales / Past & Present / The Frog & Toad / Upper Gillingham Con Club / Will Adams
HALLING Homeward Bound
RAINHAM Macklands Arms / Prince of Ales / Rose / Rainham Arms/ The Angel/ Three Mariners
ROCHESTER 12 Degrees / Coopers Arms / Golden Lion / Man of Kent / The Crown / The Eagle Tavern / The Nags Head / The Two Brewers / Who'd Ha Thought It / Ye Arrow / Three Sheets to the Wind
STROOD 10:50 From Victoria / Steam Packet / Weston Arms
UPNOR King’s Arms / Tudor Rose
WAINSCOTT Crafty Fox
WIGMORE Queen’s Head
WOULDHAM Medway Inn