One of England's oldest market towns. Home of Shepherd Neame since 1698. Nine pubs, a working creek, a thousand years of history — all within a half-hour walk.
Faversham was a market town when the Domesday Book was written, a Cinque Port in the Middle Ages, and a powder-mill capital in the seventeenth century. Today its medieval streets, Tudor houses and working creek are remarkably intact — and we've been brewing in the middle of it for 325 years.
The Faversham Brewery has stood on Court Street since 1698. Same well water, same hop fields, same town. Step inside on a tour and you'll smell three centuries of brewing.
Book a brewery tourThe Charter Market has run since 1086. Standard Quay is home to the country's last working fleet of Thames sailing barges. The Guildhall has overseen the town since 1574. It's all on foot, all in one afternoon.
Download town walk mapNine Shepherd Neame pubs sit within Faversham's medieval centre — each with its own corner of town, its own atmosphere, its own slice of the story. Here are three of our favourites.
On the High Street, 30 seconds from the Guildhall. Best for visitors who want the Charter Market on their doorstep and Faversham's independent shops next door.
Faversham from The Limes' doorRight on Faversham Creek with a waterside garden — the towpath to Standard Quay's sailing barges runs straight past the gate.
Faversham from The Albion's watersideA 16th-century coaching inn on Faversham's prettiest Tudor and Georgian street, minutes from the brewery. Eight bedrooms for an overnight stay.
Faversham from The Sun's doorstepTuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays on Court Street. Local producers, fish, veg, the bakery our chefs rate.
The country's last working fleet of Thames sailing barges, plus antique shops in the brick warehouses.
RSPB-managed wetlands two miles from the brewery — one of Kent's great birdwatching spots.
Faversham's biggest weekend — first weekend of September, music, morris men, and a town in full bloom.
The Faversham Society's museum — gunpowder, ships, kings and ales. The town's full story under one roof.
A 2.5-mile circular route stitching together nine of our pubs and the prettiest streets in town.