The Market Inn in Swale - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

hard to review this pub as i was refused entry by security at the door on orders of the landlord, seems that it was at capacity due to the local hop festival, i will try again. never been thrown out of a pub before going in before.

Went here today. As part of the hop festival. Was turned away at the door, because I had an assistance dog. Doesn't say anywhere that you're not allowed dogs. No signs. Nothing! He is an assistance dog for my partner who has severe autism, and ADHD. Yet, because new owner. Dogs not allowed. Madness, considering they have a massive back yard. Definitely avoid if you're a dog owner, and/or lover. Will definitely not be going back. Was suppose to be the best place to frequent during hop festival. Obviously the worst. 1 star is too much. Shame I can't 0 star.

Nice pub, good beer and a lovely garden

Great pub with large garden. Good pub for live music.

Lovely place to go with family and friends

This summer, I've walked the Kent and East Sussex coast so have been to a fair number of boozers. Hands down, one of the best pints I found in Kent. As a northerner, I'm really fussy about my beer but this place was great! Awesome prices too and lovely friendly barmaid who's worked there 14 years (says a lot about a place) ! Met some very friendly locals in here too. Loved this pub, it's brilliant and would love to return for one of the music nights.

Great pub in the centre of town, really good sized garden.

A very nice pub with very friendly staff, had a very enjoyable afternoon in there 👍

I've been coming here for over 11 years, and it's a pub...a proper community-driven old style pub, awesome landlords, with a great music stage and huge beer garden. During the Faversham Hop Festival this place has one of the best stages and best acts in town and is hugely popular!

Great landlord and landlady great pub highly recommended

A simple drinker's pub, good at what they do. Blessed with a lovely function room and garden they put on music events and are available for community functions.

Friendly staff,clean ,good service

Lovely atmosphere, Friendly staff and fast service.

Good drinks with a nice family atmosphere

Good selection of drinks with a very prompt service .A great pub to see live music with a superb atmosphere .

Great music from Project F tonight! Please get them back again soon.

Brilliant. Fantastic place. Great live music.

Friendly pub. Great place for live music - I was at their monthly blues jam, which I can thoroughly recommend. Good beer and not expensive.

Dropped by on the off chance and thoroughly enjoyed a Friday night here. The locals are very friendly and the pub usually has live music which brings in quite a crowd. Large beer garden at the rear and covered area with plenty of tables and seating. This area does double as a smoking zone and there were quite a few smokers there on Friday night.

Im The Market Inn habe ich das Hopfestival 2022 sehr genossen. Tolle Bands 👍👍👍

Great pub lovely people good Ale. Beer garden is big good room for kids to run around. A band stage as well.

Hop festival weekend 🤪 Ok I'm fully aware on how difficult this event is to manage and keep the hundreds who pass through your door happy. Entered through the front ( Saturday 3rd 2022 ) around late afternoon. Main bar impossibly too busy to navigate for a drink, that's fine as I'm local to the pub I know there's a bar at the rear. 45 minutes later I eventually got my TWO pints I'm not going up again to wait!!! Now this is not a moan or trying to diminish the efforts that ALL the staff at the garden bar were clearly putting in. A better system is required. A free for all at the bar just doesn't work and just causes unnecessary conflict between punters and your staff. You may a have to sacrifice a bigger amount of garden area to make buying drinks a better experience for everyone.. I understand that you outlay a huge amount of money for staff, bands and security. All I'm saying is look into solutions to a clear a problem that clearly could be handled better. Still got 5⭐️ as the pub is always brilliant around hop festival weekend, and the choice of bands are fantastic. The Moles are my particular favourite. Big Orange Head would be a very good addition next year 👌🏻 👏🏻 👍🏻

Absolutely one of the best pubs in Faversham. The staff are fantastic and the beer is kept well. Hop Festival Friday is an absolute must

Been drinking in this pub for over 40 years now. and it's still got a great atmosphere about it I. E good landlord and landlady also great mates to drink with. Tony. B

Best pub in Faversham. Landlady, landlord and staff best bar none

Lovely pub great people very friendly all the time x

I have to say that pubs that have a tradition and a genuine love for live music are few and far between these days but as soon as you walk in and see the stage area you know that this is one of them if not one of the finest. Local people or those familiar with the Hop Festival will know what I'm talking about, it's a large pub with a large outdoor area and is a must visit location during the festival. It's a delight to play in or watch a band, friendly staff and a good selection of drinks, what's not to like?

Great place to spend an evening and a Sunday afternoon

Lovely friendly staff and locals, inside looked freshly decorated . Lovely large garden.We went to watch a live band which didn't disappoint.

Went to the Market Inn in Shepherd Neame Faversham to see a band! Rang in the morning to confirm the details and was given a wrong start time and directions from the station by a clueless member of staff! Arrived at about nine thirty and had already missed the first session - bought a pint and a half for nearly eight quid and found the venue to be half full of gobby middle aged women who should know better! Doubt if I'll be back there! Richard Wood.

Large friendly pub, quiet when we visited buy can be busy with live music on others. Prices wern't too bad either.

Excellent atmosphere with quality, reasonably priced drinks

Nice traditional style pub. Friendly staff and an excellent selection of drinks

A very friendly local pub with locals and people from around the area,live music 🎶 at Weekends and special days like boxing day 😀

Great pub with good entertainment.

We had an overnight stay in Faversham to see The Chillbillies who were playing at The Market Tavern. The staff were lovely, there was a brilliant atmosphere and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. It's a traditional old pub that has a separate stage with a small dance floor, everyone was super friendly and the drinks were very reasonably priced. We'll definitely be returning to hear more great live music, highly recommended!

This what I describe as a traditional pub. It's very clean, with a good verity of ale's and lagers. Plenty of seating inside as well as a very large garden with seating. All in in all a very friendly pub and the staff very welcoming and helpful. Highly recommend.

Nice cosy pub .good beer selection . Caters for deaf @ blind groups . Nice decor .lovely garden. Polite staff. Will visit again .

Great place, great music, big garden.

Nice place good beer and lovely garden

Fab afternoon of fun, friends, music and dancing! My favourite Faversham pub by a mile.

Very nice local. Friendly people good Shep's beer

I have popped in this Lovely Pub a few times now, and each time I have been made very welcome. The last time was on a Thursday and we sat in the lovely big Garden and the Ukulele Band were practicing so entertainment included . Give it a Try Again Lovely Pub and Good Beer.

Very welcoming. Great atmosphere

Management are awful. Shouted at us in front of our kids(6 6 2.) For running about a large empty beer garden. Oh, and they touched a chair that "he now had to wash". If they don't like children in their pub then they should of said so before taking our money. Bit odd. Needless to say, will never enter possibly the worst run pub in kent. How rude.

Nice atmosphere on the weekends. Live music was fun and lively.

Brilliant pub for live music and Friday night fun

Loved live band, Hullabaloo. Nice pub.

great venue live music keep it up

Great locals pub but better known for its live music on Sunday afternoons. In the summer there is a huge garden for children to belt around in while you relax.

Deceptively large pub with a huge back garden for the summer

Keep live music Alive... Seen some great local bands here on a Friday night.. Helpful and friendly staff

Quiet local. Very clean and tidy.

Such a lovely place run by a friendly caring land lady and land Lord...always made to feel welcome.😊😊

Thw Market Inn is the best pub in Faversham for entertainment. The acuostics are very good. And the staff are friendly.

A good honest pub, great landlords and they allow us to play ukulele there... What's not to like? 😁

Lovely back garden with stage for events. Live music also in pub. Welcoming atmostphere. Opposite Faversham wreck (park). Well worth a visit.

Tried to go in during Faversham Hop Festival to hear the bands playing, and to have a drink or 2, turned away as we had bottles of alcohol we had brought to take home. Told cant come in with alcohol. A few minutes later a couole of guys walked in carrying pints bought elsewhere. Not impressed!!

Great bands but not enough staff serving for the large number of people attending the hop festival. Spent all night queuing x

We was invited to Market Inn today to see my Friends White Pepper set play and celebrate Tony's birthday We walked through Faversham hop and beer fest and bought some Cider to take home On arrival at just after midday there was a very jobsworth doorwoman who wanted to search our bag and made it clear we could not come in with said Cider Claiming that's it's against pub licence laws to bring your own drink/ alcohol in Which is rubbish law is you are not allowed to drink your own drink/ alcohol on pub premises I explained we weren't going to drink it as we are sensible people ( over 60 not young lager louts ) Then asked if there was anywhere we could safely leave it To be told leave it outside or dump it We were very upset to miss our friends playing and help celebrate a birthday We had intended to stay there for the duration and buy drinks and food So went back to festival and Spent our money there Phoenix tavern Railway and Sun hotel were more than happy for our business and to listen to music at there venues whilst our cider stayed in our bag This has made us feel we will not use Market Inn again Other friends have told us they had exactly the same trouble.

A new experience for us at the hop fest. Great venue. 😁

Brilliant afternoon. Great Ska band. Fantastic atmosphere

Played Bat & Trap in large garden

Great music this afternoon, in a great pub!

Pleasant evening good beer very good act enjoyable night

Open Mike night, good entertainment.

Lovely big pub. Cheap drinks (and one if not the only with a pool table and dart board in faversham). Nice atmosphere and live music a lot. Friday pub night may have found a new location

Good music, friendly staff and in the summer a very good size beer garden!!!!

Nice large pub. Great for regular live music.

Very friendly pub 4 darts @bands..

Nice atmosphere, friendly landlord

Was like God's waiting room and beer wasn't great

Great night , friendly crowd , great blues venue 🎶🎸🎷👍🎶

One of the best pubs in faversham

Friendly staff.plenty of choice

If you like your live bands this is the place to be in kent..

Great fun during the hop festival.

Best music pub in the area, great, very friendly barstaff. Huge well kept garden

Nice venue nice staff nice beer

The best music venue in Faversham.

I have used this pub for 41 years now i love it good beer friendly staff.

Excellent Shepherd Name pub very traditional and great live music scene.

Friendly bar staff, garden, and excellent live music.

Nice pub and live music was great. I was here for my nephew's birthday party but lucky enough there was also a live band that kept the adults entertained while the children Run Riot in the garden which to my surprise was reasonably large.

Spanking superb pub and they have free Wi-Fi

Probably the best place in Faversham for live music Thanks sue and Dave and the hard working bar staff.

This is a great place to come for live music,they do not serve food but there is a fish and chip shop opposite,large garden plenty of seating.they also play Bat and trap here.

Beer not great but sometimes live bands so worth popping in

Friday nights it's music night with great bands like the trip. Unfortunately it's a Shep's pub so the beer prices aren't so keen.

Piss poor beer and worst Chinese to boot Very poor