Secret Drinker reviews Shepherd Neame pub, The Dove at Dargate, near Faversham

Disease in Dargate kept me out of The Dove a few weeks ago so I thought it only fair to give this secluded Shepherd Neame hostelry a second chance.

This rural pub, nestled away on the charmingly-named Plumpudding Lane, looked a decent find, but there was a sign in the window explaining it was closed as Soph and Will had finally succumbed to Covid.

The last time I visited the curtains were drawn and there was a sign in the window apologising for an enforced closure due to Covid
The last time I visited the curtains were drawn and there was a sign in the window apologising for an enforced closure due to Covid
There is a large, shale-covered, car par at one side of the pub – turn right for a beautifully shady pub garden
There is a large, shale-covered, car par at one side of