insideKENT Magazine Restaurant Guide 2014 | Seite 40

THE COCK INN A warm welcome awaits when you visit The Cock Inn. An Elizabethan chocolate box rural style pub, just a short drive from the centre of Maidstone and four miles from the world famous Leeds Castle, the Cock Inn wins the hearts of all who visit. Exposed beams and inglenook ?replaces underline the charm of the pub which is thought to date from 1568, according to the date on the chimney breast found in the attic. At different times, three clairvoyants have identi?ed a ghost named George! almost 30 years. There are always at least three ales on draught. You’ll also ?nd at least one seasonal or speciality ale e.g. Bishops Finger, Late Red or Whitstable Bay. It's a regular stopping point for walkers and dogs taking in the nearby Greensand Way. Monthly quiz nights, gourmet club tasting evenings in winter months and a variety of traditional pub games help ensure the pub is always worth visiting. Country cooking with a twist is a speciality of the pub's 42- ?????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????)??????)?????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????)Q???M?????I?????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????)Q?????????????????????????????????????????)???????????()Q??? ????%??)!????I???) ??????5????????)9?5???????)5???)(???????????)???????????????????????()?????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????? 5I????? ??????????((??????((