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The Royal Oak

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Wednesday, 12 December 2007

If you are looking for a pub that says this is old England then you can do no better than the Royal Oak pub between Dover and Folkestone.  The night we visited the pub is was surprisingly busy and standing room only was the order of the day. Approaching the pub at night from the direction of Folkestone does take a little guess work and memory if you have passed the place in the day.  The building, though well lit, sits beneath the horizon and hills so there is little silhouette to warn you that you have arrived.  There were few cars in the car park which was very surprising considering the number of people that crowded the bar. Awaiting Image  On entering the bar you are surprised at how small it is considering the size of the building and car park, it is what you would expect of an old English inn though do not be too disappointed there is an extension to the back of the pub that absorbs much of the crowed.  The barman was a cheerful chap and the beer, pints of bitter all round, were extremely good.  Normally at this point we would tell you who the brewery was and the types of beer served and our thoughts on the price but we did not have time to make notes. We had only been in the bar a matter of minuets before Digger was approached by a man who thought he recognised Digger.  There was a few moments where each worked out where they had worked when both men realised that it was over forty years ago they met when Digger was a Soldier and the other man a Messenger Boy on the GPO..  Much of the conversation related to Digger’s father who was a Mechanic on the GPO and gave the Messenger Boys what for when they tampered with their motorbikes. Your Ad Here  Even though much of our time was taken up with events that happened forty years ago what we did notice were the number of people who were eating, the lavish portions of what looked like a mixed grill that everyone appeared to have selected and the speed of service.  Though the service and presentation were fairly basic, no pretty girls in short black skirts and white frilly aprons the food looked and smelt delightful and we all realised that we would be going home to baked beans on toast. When we have time in 2008 we are going to return to the Royal Oak for a meal.  The Royal Oak is not a theme pub, the Old English atmosphere is real, the pub was warm and friendly as were the people and staff, I do not recall any music, thank god, and I imagine little has changed in this pub for several hundred years other than there was no sawdust on the floor. The Royal oak is situated nearly midway between Folkestone and Dover on the New Dover Road near what was the Blue Channel Caravan Site.  Most visitors to the pub chose to arrive and depart by taxi which made good sense if you were going to enjoy a drink.  The postcode for those with Satnav is CT18 7HY and the telephone number  01303 244787.  If you go there for a drink or meal remember to tell the landlord where you saw this.                 Comments Add New Search wf - wow gold     | 202.134.116.xxx | 2008-04-10 03:12:53 wow gold WOW GOLD WOW gold Wow GoLd Reply | Quote 0   0 cc - ccc   | 125.109.49.xxx | 2008-04-30 06:27:44 nike shoes jordan shoes prada shoes Reply | Quote 0   0 Write comment Name: Email:  do not notifynotify Website: Title: UBBCode:         -color-aquablackbluefuchsiagraygreenlimemaroonnavyolivepurpleredsilvertealwhiteyellow -size-tinysmallmediumlargehuge     Please input the anti-spam code that you can read in the image. Powered by !JoomlaComment 3.12 Copyright (C) 2007 Alain Georgette / Copyright (C) 2006 Frantisek Hliva. All rights reserved.

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