Reopened on 5th November 2023 after a £150,000 revamp. The pub had sat empty since October 2020 after struggling to stay afloat through the first lockdown. Shepherd Neame put it up for sale and it was bought outright by Kim and Robert Garrett who have previously run several pubs. It serves pizzas, traditional pub grub and a Sunday carvery.

A 16th century inn in the centre of the village with a large beer garden and the focal point of the village community. Originally built as a the gamekeeper's lodge part of the 'Manor of Hatch' it became an ale house in 1723 and was purchased by Shepherd Neame in 1893 and closed in 2020.