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The Kent Beer Festival: a Brief History
The first Kent Beer Festival was held in 1975 in Dane John Gardens, Canterbury. When it outgrew the site in 1987 it moved to Merton Farm, a few miles south of the city, where it has been held ever since.
It is one of the biggest and longest-running beer festivals in Britain, regularly featuring over 120 cask ales and ciders, including representatives from every Kent brewery.
The Champion Beer of Kent is decided annually at the KBF — the 2005 winner was Whitstable Brewery Oyster Stout.
Although the KBF takes place within the Canterbury, Herne Bay & Whitstable branch area, it is run independently. For more information, see the KBF's own website.
Public transport in East Kent
Bus timetables, routes and fares:
Stagecoach In East Kent Ltd
website: www.stagecoachbus.com/eastkent
tel: 0870 2433711
address: Bus Station, St. Georges Lane, Canterbury CT1 2SY
Train services:
Southeastern trains
website: www.setrains.co.uk/setrains
Train timetables and journey planner:
National Rail
website: www.nationalrail.co.uk
tel: 08457 48 49 50
textphone: 0845 60 50 600
Journey planner combining buses and trains:
Traveline
www.travelinesoutheast.org.uk
tel: 0870 608 2 608
General information :
Kent Public Transport Information
website: www.kentpublictransport.info