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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Don’t apologise !
I love Simon’s photos. Mrs RM’s photos are far better than mine, despite her being adamant we’ve got the same phones.
A bad artist blames his tools and all that etc.
“Diffused light”. I wondered what the term was.
The Elephant has been on the market most of the year, I think. I don’t think there’s a rush to sell, but it is a challenge to sell a wet-led pub in a town like Faversham.
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When we were in town we were told the price is exorbitant. More wish selling than anything. That’s the local gossip anyway.
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£600,000 sounds about right. Sunnyside is cheaper though.
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So I take it Mrs RM woke up on her birthday to find you’d got her a very unexpected last minute present?
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Her present was my not making her walk around Sheerness.
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You made here stay in Sheerness?????
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I’m not that bad !
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I could never walk past the Elephant either. A top ten pub.
Dick
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I know what you mean Dick.
I tried it once, but my knees buckled, and before I knew it I was yogic flying into the pub.
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Love the orange font of the elephant 😀 Glad you didn’t forget about it.
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