Friends laugh and clink pints at the bar, with the harbour and boats through the windows behind

A proper pub on the harbour

Cask ale, a log fire and good plain cooking. The Kestrel Inn has poured pints on the quay for over a century — pull up a stool.

The front bar · Saturday, 3.15pm

A harbour pub, kept by one family since 1961

Four well-kept ales on the handpumps, a fire lit by four o'clock from October to April, and a kitchen that cooks what the boats bring in. Muddy boots, wet dogs and whole families are all welcome.

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Six corners of the pub, each with its own regulars

From the stools at the front bar to the picnic benches in the garden, there is a spot for a quiet half, a long lunch or a proper night of it.

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The chef plates grilled mackerel with sea herbs at the kitchen pass

Proper pub food, cooked from the quay up

Beer-battered fish from the morning's landing, pies made in the kitchen, a ploughman's with cheese from up the lane, and a Sunday roast worth booking for. The specials board changes with the boats.

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What's on, week in, week out

A quiz to lose, a session to sing along to and a roast worth getting up for. No tickets needed unless we say so.

Quiz teams huddle over answer sheets and pints

Tuesdays · 8pm

Tuesday quiz night

Teams of up to six, £2 a head, and a bar tab for the winners. The picture round is famously unfair.

Fiddle, guitar and accordion players at a folk session by the fire

Fridays · from 8.30pm

Friday folk session

Bring a fiddle, a squeezebox or just a voice. The corner by the fire fills up early.

A Sunday roast with Yorkshire puddings and a jug of gravy shared at the table

Sundays · 12 to 5pm

Sunday roast

Beef, pork or the vegetarian wellington, with all the trimmings and gravy by the jug. Do book.

A steak and ale pie with mash and greens beside a pint of dark ale

Thursdays · all day

Pie & a pint

Any pie from the board with a pint of house ale or a soft drink, for one easy price.

A walker and her dog on the coast path above the sea

Every day

Walkers & dogs

The coast path runs past the door. Boots on, dogs in, and a water bowl and biscuit at the bar.

Friends share supper at a long table on the terrace above the sea

Evenings, May to September

Suppers on the terrace

When the weather holds, the long tables go out above the harbour and supper runs until the light goes.

“We came in out of the rain for one pint and stayed until they rang the bell. Best fish and chips on the coast.”
Almira Pascoe · Walking the coast path, March
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The family who run the Kestrel Inn standing together at the front door with a basket of crab

Three generations behind the same bar

Our grandparents took the licence in 1961, and we still live upstairs. We pull the pints, cook the suppers and know which way the wind will turn. Book a table, plan a party or just come and say hello.

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Come in off the quay

Open every day from noon. Walk in for a pint, or book ahead for food at the weekend.

Opening hours

  • Monday – Thursday12pm – 11pm
  • Friday – Saturday12pm – midnight
  • Sunday12pm – 10.30pm

Food: lunch 12–3pm daily, evenings 6–9pm Mon–Sat, Sunday roast 12–5pm.

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