After more than five months of closure, Shepherd Neame re-opened around 75% of its estate across Kent, London, and the South East this week.
Celebrating the re-opening of pubs at the Rose in June, Margate. Photographs: Shepherd Neame
The full list of pubs open is available at shepherdneame.co.uk/pubs-hotels-reopening-2021. The rest of the estate will reopen on 17th May.
Shepherd Neame’s brewery shop, in Court Street, Faversham, also reopened on Tuesday. It is open from 10.30am to 1pm then 1.30pm to 4.30pm, Tuesday to Saturday.
Shepherd Neame is following the same hygiene and social distancing measures introduced last summer to ensure a safe environment for team members and customers.
Pouring draught beer at the Spitfire, Kings Hill
Chief executive, Jonathan Neame, said: “After more than five months since our pubs were last open, and 260 days of closure since March last year, it was fantastic to finally open again.
“Our licensees and team members were incredibly excited about getting back to work, and were delighted by the number of customers who turned out to support them on Monday.
“I visited a number of our pubs, and people were so happy to once again be able to socialise and reconnect with friends and family at their local. Hopefully this is the start of a fantastic Great British summer!”
