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Published on 25-10-2021

Unicorn, Canterbury

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Opens at 12:00pm
61 St Dunstan's Street, Canterbury, CT2 8BS (View on Google Map)
(01227) 463187
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Comfortable 1604 pub near the historic Westgate, with an attractive suntrap garden. Bar billiards is played and a famous quiz, is held weekly on Sunday evening. There are three changing beers, often from Kent microbreweries. Beer updates are posted on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Food is good value, with a '2 meals for £12.50' special offer on selected days. Sporting events (not Sky) are televised unobtrusively. Good range of bottled beers, mainly from Kernel and Hopdaemon. The garden bar is open in good weather.

Information for this venue is provided by the Canterbury Herne Bay & Whitstable Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Canterbury District (B)
Last updated
27/11/2023
Last surveyed
08/02/2019
Pub ID
CAN/4215
Asset of Community Value

A pub since 1664 and was owned by Flint & Sons Brewery of St Dunstans, Canterbury taken over by Alfred Leney & Co in 1924 and then to Fremlins in 1926. It has timbering on the first floor added in the 20th century.

Vestibule entrance has two doors but the two front rooms are now knocked-together. The interior has suggestions of 1930s and postwar modernisation. The central bar counter has an attractive sloping front with projecting ribs and appears to date from c1930. There is panelling all round in a similar style to the counter, but in the left-hand side the panelling is topped by a delicately-carved cornice-shelf: this part also has genuine old beams. The bench seating in the front parts also have some age and may date from the same remodelling. Fairly non-descript bar back.

At the rear left is a small area with a bar billiards table and has panelling on the walls some of which loks old (but may be from elsewhere?). At the rear right behind an old brick fireplace is a small room with a dado of post war panelling.

A pub since 1664 and was owned by Flint & Sons Brewery of St Dunstans, Canterbury taken over by Alfred Leney & Co in 1924 and then to Fremlins in 1926. It has timbering on the first floor added in the 20th century.

Vestibule entrance has two doors but the two front rooms are now knocked-together. The interior has suggestions of 1930s and postwar modernisation. The central bar counter has an attractive sloping front with projecting ribs and appears to date from c1930. There is panelling all round in a similar style to the counter, but in the left-hand side the panelling is topped by a delicately-carved cornice-shelf: this part also has genuine old beams. The bench seating in the front parts also have some age and may date from the same remodelling. Fairly non-descript bar back.

At the rear left is a small area with a bar billiards table and has panelling on the walls some of which loks old (but may be from elsewhere?). At the rear right behind an old brick fireplace is a small room with a dado of post war panelling.

General information about historic pub interiors
Monday
Noon - 11:00pm
Tuesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 11:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 11:00pm
Friday
Noon - Midnight
Saturday
Noon - Midnight
Sunday
Noon - 11:00pm
Monday
Noon - 2:00pm & 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Tuesday
Noon - 2:00pm & 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 2:00pm & 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 2:00pm & 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Friday
Noon - 3:00pm & 5:00pm - 9:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 8:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 3:00pm

Current beers

This Pub serves 3 changing beers and 0 regular beers.

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Facilities
Sports TV Sports TV
Not Sky
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Live Music Live Music
Garden Garden
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
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Games Games
Bar billiards
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Wi Fi Wi Fi
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Transport
Close to bus routes (200m)
Stagecoach: 21, Triangle, Uni1, Uni2
Nearby Station (200m)
Canterbury West

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