Comfortable Accommodations: The Bowl Inn in Charing offers family rooms with private bathrooms, balconies, and garden views. Each room includes a tea and coffee maker, hairdryer, and free toiletries.
Dining Experience: Guests can enjoy British cuisine at the traditional restaurant, offering lunch and dinner with vegetarian options. The bar provides a relaxing atmosphere for evening drinks.
Leisure Facilities: The property features a garden, restaurant, and bar. Free WiFi is available in public areas, ensuring connectivity for all guests.
Convenient Location: Located 78 km from London City Airport, the inn is near attractions such as Belmont House and Gardens (7 km) and Ashford International Train Station (15 km). Highly rated for its staff and breakfast.
Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.1 for a two-person trip.
“Everything was perfect - couldn’t fault it. Room was clean and comfortable. Breakfast was exceptional. Lovely to hear the owl hooting outside. Will definitely be back if need an overnight stay while visiting family.”
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Karen
United Kingdom
“Beautiful building with a lovely open fire and welcoming feel. Breakfast was amazing. Staff were lovely and the location was great. Our room was warm and cosy.”
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Justin
United Kingdom
“Perfect location with superb friendly staff and the food was simply amazing. Couldn’t recommend this place highly enough.”
Sheri
United Kingdom
“Friendly, welcoming, and accommodating staff. Friendly locals and beautiful surroundings”
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Louise
France
“Our second stay - service at dinner and breakfast quicker this time
Staff very friendly and made a big effort to get our pre-ordered breakfast out at 8 so we could leave at 8.20!
As before, great cooked breakfast options”
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Phil
United Kingdom
“The grounds of the pub were lovely.
Food in bar was good.
Breakfast was brilliant.
Comfortable room with loads of space.”
Daffid
United Kingdom
“Great big room with balcony. The coffee kept being topped up at breakfast.”
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David
United Kingdom
“Location was quite and peaceful. Good choice on breakfast menu”
Stuart
United Kingdom
“Staff were excellent, food very good & accommodation was comfortable.”
Michael
United Kingdom
“Beautiful country pub, classic homely and tastefully decorated bedroom which was so comfortable, bathroom was really nice , bath and separate shower. The bar and restaurant area was classic country style making the most of historic features in the...”
Managed by Sam McGregor & Peter Watts
Company review score: 9.7Based on 664 reviews from 1 property
1 managed property
Company information
The Bowl Inn is owned by Sam McGregor and Peter Watts, a father and daughter partnership. You will be greeted on the bar by Alice and the rest of the team.
Property information
The Bowl Inn is a 16th Century free house situated in the heart of the North Downs. Escape the beaten track and take in the charm of this beautiful country Inn overlooking the stunning Kent countryside. Enjoy sampling some of Kent's award winning local ales and continental lagers. We serve a traditional pub menu daily using the freshest locally sourced ingredients. Food is served Monday - Friday 12pm-3pm & 6pm-9pm, Saturday 12pm-9pm and Sunday 12pm-5pm.
We are a pet-friendly pub and welcome well behaved dogs in our bar and restaurant, as well as in two of our bed & breakfast rooms. These two rooms have lovely outdoor spaces for you and your four-legged friends to relax in.
Neighbourhood information
The Bowl Inn is ideally located to explore Kent. Close to Ashford, Canterbury, Dover and Folkstone making it the perfect base to see some of Kent's most historic attractions.
Language spoken
English
Property surroundings
Restaurants
1 restaurant on site
Restaurant
Cuisine
British
Open for
Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner
Ambiance
Traditional
Dietary options
Vegetarian
House rules
The Bowl Inn takes special requests - add in the next step!
Check-in
From 16:00 to 22:30
Check-out
Until 11:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Children and beds
Child policies
Children of any age are welcome.
Children 12 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.
To see correct prices and occupancy information, please add the number of children in your group and their ages to your search.
Cot and extra bed policies
0 - 1 year
Extra bed upon request
£20 per child, per night
Cot upon request
£20 per child, per night
2 - 11 years
Extra bed upon request
£20 per child, per night
Prices for cots and extra beds are not included in the total price, and will have to be paid for separately during your stay.
The number of extra beds and cots allowed is dependent on the option you choose. Please check your selected option for more information.
All cots and extra beds are subject to availability.
Age restriction
The minimum age for check-in is 18
Pets
Pets are allowed on request. Charges may be applicable.
Accepted payment methods
Cash
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
The fine print
Need-to-know information for guests at this property
Please inform the property in advance of how many children are included in the booking.
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