December 2025. Faversham.
Walking back from the Sun to Faversham Premier Inn on the eve of Mrs RM’s birthday I suddenly realised we’d taken a different route into town that afternoon and missed its most famous pub.
Would she be able to resist the lure of the Elephant on first sight.
No.
“We’re going in there“. I was happy to skip it, honest.
A year ago it was packed on Sunday folk afternoon, a bit quieter on Tuesday night but there still weren’t a lot of spare tables.
Such a shame about the photographic skills of your hero.
Luckily I can look at Untappd and tell you the Kent Pale, Dorking Porter,
and, most notably, the strong IPA from Rother Valley were all 4.5s.
But that’s just beer.
The Elephant is one of the great conversational pubs. Won’t someone buy it from the retiring landlord and save this gem for the nation ?
retiredmartin 
BRAPA is the undisputed king of pub photos, as far as I’m concerned. Sharp and invariably focussed on an interesting or amusing subject, with none of that diffused light that’s been creeping into yours, of late. (Sorry!)
I wasn’t aware that the Elephant is up for sale. Fingers crossed that the right buyer comes along, rather than some clown wanting to turn it into a Gin Bar.
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