4.0/5

(1,716 reviews)

One of the country’s best-loved comedians, Norman Wisdom was born into an impoverished family and, at an early age, was sent to live in Deal. Aged 14, he took a succession of jobs in London, later bec

4.3/5

(1,179 reviews)

Dating back to 1728, the inn was built near the Toll Gate and was originally known as the Sign of the Gate. The first landlord was Richard Howard, who also collected the tolls and was a trained tallow

4.5/5

(119 reviews)

A traditional country pub with a welcoming atmosphere, beamed ceilings and wooden floors.

4.1/5

(3,622 reviews)

Richard Harris Barham was born in 1788, at 61 Burgate, across the road from this Wetherspoon pub. Using the pen name Thomas Ingoldsby, he wrote The Ingoldsby Legends which first appeared in 1840, in a periodical edited by Charles Dickens.

4.4/5

(888 reviews)

One of Canterbury's favourite Inns.