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.

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