The long awaited Branch Social trip to Maidstone is happening on 5th July 2025. Maidstone is the main town in the Maidstone & Mid Kent (MMK) CAMRA Branch area and we will be visiting their current Pub and Cider Pub of the Year and other pubs. we previously visited their current Club of the Year in Marden earlier this year. Some timings for the outward journey are shown below.

Train Tunbridge Wells 10:39 dep.

Train Tonbridge 10:49 arr 11:17 dep to Paddock wood 11:23 arr.

Train Paddock wood 11:23 arr 11:33 dep to Maidstone Barracks 11:57 arr.

Walk (20 Mins) to The Flower Pot 96 Sandling Rd ME14 2RJ https://camra.org.uk/pubs/flower-pot-maidstone-172484.

Arriving at about 12.15 This Pub serves 5 changing beers and 1 regular beer. CAMRA members get a 10p a pint discount. The Flower Pot is a former MMK Pub of the Year on numerous occasions and a current Good Beer Guide Entry .

Walk 15 Mins to The Rifle Volunteers 28 Wyatt St MK14 1EU https://camra.org.uk/pubs/rifle-volunteers-maidstone-172498

This Pub serves 1 changing beer and 4 regular beers and is a former MMK Pub of the Year and a current Good Beer Guide Entry.

Walk 20 mins to The Cellars Alehouse Buckland Rd ME16 0DZ https://camra.org.uk/pubs/cellars-alehouse-maidstone-172614

This Pub serves 14 changing beers and 1 regular beer and offers CAMRA members a 5p on a half and 10p on a pint discount. The Cellars Alehouse is the current MMK Pub of the Year as well as the current Cider Pub of the Year and a current Good Beer Guide Entry.

Walk 5 mins to Maidstone West ME16 8RJ. Return trains run at 30 minute intervals at the same minutes past each hour Follow xx: or yy:

Train Maidstone West xx:00, yy:30 dep.

Train Paddock Wood xx:20, yy:50 arr xx:29, yy:59 dep.

Train Tonbridge xx:36, yy:06 arr xx:59, yy:31 dep.

Train Tunbridge Wells xx:08, yy:40 arr.

Food Stops and alternative bars.

On our way from The Flower Pot to the Rifle Volunteers we go past The Society Rooms (Wetherspoons) Week St ME14 1RF https://camra.org.uk/pubs/society-rooms-maidstone-172574

This pub is a current Good Beer Guide entry and could be a good place for a food stop. This Pub serves 5 changing beers and 3 regular beers and offers a discount on cask ales if you use CAMRA vouchers.

On our way from The Rifle Volunteers to The Cellars Alehouse we go past The Muggleton Inn (Wetherspoons) 8-9 High St ME14 1HJ https://camra.org.uk/pubs/muggleton-inn-maidstone-172492

This Pub serves 3 changing beers and 3 regular beers and could provide an alternative food stop and offers a discount on cask ales if you use CAMRA vouchers.

Slighty off our route from The Muggleton Inn to The Cellars Alehouse you can find Craft Brewed (Keg Bar) 9 Market Buildings ME14 1HP https://camra.org.uk/pubs/craft-brewed-maidstone-196375

This Pub serves 8 changing beers (Forever changing mix of membrane keg and keg) and 0 regular beers.

This event is open to all CAMRA members and their guests