The Old House

The Old House is a historic public house at Redwell Lane, Ightham Common, Kent TN15 9EE, in the United Kingdom. It is a Grade II listed building and is included on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors, recognised for the rare survival of a late 19th-century beerhouse interior. The building itself dates to the 17th century, and it was first licensed as a beerhouse in 1872; it did not obtain a full licence until 1953. The pub is deliberately traditional and has been described as stuck in a time-warp for the last 50 years, with no wish to escape. Beer is served by gravity from a tap room, and the selection changes constantly, ranging from well-known favourites such as London Pride, Youngs and Harveys to more unusual ales such as Fyne Ales Jarl, Dark Star Partridge and Bespoke 'Money for Old Rope'. The pub presents itself as one long, slow, relaxed beer festival where locals come to chat, catch up on news, make new friends and enjoy a quiet sociable pint. Beyond cask ale, The Old House offers a wide selection of gins and whiskies, including Kentish producers Anno and Greensand Ridge, Slingsby from Harrogate, Plymouth, Brokers, Sipsmith (London and V.J.O.P.), Tanqueray 10, The Botanist, Bloom, Portobello Road, Bulldog, Hendrick's, Wicked Wolf (Exmoor), Opihr, Brockman's and Williams Chase (Extra Dry and Elegant). It is also the home of the Ightham Branch of the SPBW (Society for the Preservation of Beers from the Wood), and the pub brands its own casks. The interior consists of two simply furnished rooms. The main bar on the left appears to be formed from two earlier rooms and has a Victorian counter; on the right is a smaller, very domestic room. Opening hours are limited and traditional: Monday and Tuesday 7pm–9pm, Wednesday 7pm–10pm (may close early if quiet), Thursday and Friday 7pm–11pm, Saturday 12 noon–3pm and 7pm–11pm, and Sunday 12 noon–3pm and 7pm–10:30pm. The pub maintains a simple official website at oldhouse.pub.

The Old House is a Grade II listed public house at Redwell Lane, Ightham Common, Kent TN15 9EE. The building dates to the 17th century. It was first licensed as a beerhouse in 1872 and did not obtain a full licence until 1953. It is on the Campaign for Real Ale's National Inventory of Historic Pub Interiors for the rare survival of a late 19th-century beerhouse interior. The interior, probably of late 19th-century date, consists of two simply furnished rooms. The main bar, on the left, appears to be formed from two earlier rooms and has a Victorian counter. On the right is a smaller, very domestic room. The pub has been described as stuck in a time-warp for the last 50 years, and has no wish to escape. It is the home of the Ightham Branch of the SPBW (Society for the Preservation of Beers from the Wood), and it brands its own casks. The pub serves beer by gravity from a tap room, with a constantly changing selection of ales, and also offers a wide range of gins and whiskies.

• 1953

  Obtained a full licence.

• 1872

  First licensed as a beerhouse.

A traditional, unspoilt real-ale pub and historic building, operating as a relaxed, slow beer festival for locals and beer enthusiasts.

• Cask ales (e.g., London Pride, Youngs, Harveys, Fyne Ales Jarl, Dark Star Partridge, Bespoke 'Money for Old Rope')

• Gins (e.g., Anno, Greensand Ridge, Slingsby, Plymouth, Brokers, Sipsmith, Tanqueray 10, The Botanist, Bloom, Portobello Road, Bulldog, Hendrick's, Wicked Wolf, Opihr, Brockman's, Williams Chase)

• Whiskies (rare and old)

1. 1The Old House official websiteoldhouse.pub
2. 2The Old House - Aboutoldhouse.pub
3. 3Wikidata: The Old Housewikidata.org
4. 4Wikipedia: The Old House, Ightham Commonen.wikipedia.org