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Inside The Admiral’s Arm: The tiny micropub named CAMRA’s best pub in Kent.
The Admiral's Arm in Queenborough was recently awarded the title of the best pub in Kent by CAMRA.
Rachel and Chris Collier are the proud owners of The Admiral's Arm.
The Admiral's Arm in Queenborough has only been operating for three
years but has already made quite a name for itself.
The small micropub has recently been awarded the title of the best pub
in Kent after it was named one of CAMRA's pubs of the year.
Pubs in the competition are selected by CAMRA volunteers and judged on
their atmosphere, decor, welcome, service, community focus and the
quality of the beer.
We paid a visit to the Queenborough institution to find out how much
work goes into pouring and serving the perfect pint.
The Admiral's Arm is located on an unassuming Queenborough side street
in a small wooden building that's had many uses over the years.
Before Rachel and Chris Collier took it over in 2016, it had been used
as a packaging site for postal orders however as soon as they acquired
the lease, they never looked back.
Rachael said: "We opened in October 2016. We had both worked around pubs
before, although it had never been our main job. We'd always wanted to
give it a try."
The Admiral's Arm is the couple's first pub, previously Rachel had
worked for Kent County Council while Chris drove lorries.
Their website proudly states they are a micropub, which they define as
"a small freehouse which listens to its customers, mainly serves cask
ales, promotes conversation, shuns all forms of electronic entertainment
and dabbles in traditional pub snacks."
According to Rachel, the appeal of going independent was the freedom
they would have to create the identity of their pub.
She said: "We didn't want to be tied to a brewery, we decided to make it
a micro pub so we could turn it into something we like."
The interior of the Admiral's Arm.
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