The Bowl Inn
Location: Egg Hill Road, Charing, gb
Star Rating: 4 Stars
Property Type: Bed and breakfasts
About this Property
Charming 4-Star Accommodation in Charing
Tranquil Garden Setting: Escape the city hustle and unwind in our picturesque garden at The Bowl Inn.
Delightful In-Room Amenities: Enjoy a comfortable stay with flat-screen TVs, plush bedding, and complimentary chocolates or cookies in every room.
Convenient Location: Explore nearby attractions like Leeds Castle and Canterbury Cathedral, with easy access to Canterbury East Train Station.
Experience a relaxing retreat at The Bowl Inn. Book now for a memorable stay!
Important Information
Please inform the property in advance of how many children are included in the booking.
Policies
Check-in: 04:00 PM - 10:30 PM
Check-out: 11:00 AM
Amenities & Facilities
- Offsite parking discounted rates available
- Parking
- Restaurant
- Family rooms
- Pets allowed
- Non-smoking throughout
- Private check-in/check-out
- Invoice provided
- Free wired internet
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Offsite parking discounted rates available
- Internet access
- Japanese garden
Rooms Available
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Double Room
This double room has a patio, tea/coffee maker and private entrance. This room is pet friendly.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- TV
- Hair dryer
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Private entrance
- Hardwood or parquet floors
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Linen
- Outdoor furniture
- Outdoor dining area
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Chocolate or cookies
- Trash cans
- Shampoo
- Body soap
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Twin Room
This twin/double room features a tea/coffee maker and electric kettle. Please note pets cannot be accommodated in this room type.
Max Occupancy: 3 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- TV
- Hair dryer
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Linen
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Chocolate or cookies
- Trash cans
- Cots
- Shampoo
- Body soap
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Superior Double Room
This double room has a flat-screen TV, tea/coffee maker and electric kettle. Please note pets cannot be accommodated in this room type.
Max Occupancy: 3 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- TV
- Hair dryer
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Linen
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Chocolate or cookies
- Trash cans
- Cots
- Shampoo
- Body soap
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Double Room
This double room features a electric kettle and tea/coffee maker Please note pets cannot be accommodated in this room type.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- TV
- Hair dryer
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Linen
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Chocolate or cookies
- Trash cans
- Shampoo
- Body soap
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Double Room
This room is directly above the bar area, so some noise may occur. Please note pets cannot be accommodated in this room type.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- TV
- Hair dryer
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Linen
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Chocolate or cookies
- Trash cans
- Shampoo
- Body soap
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Family Suite
This suite features a private entrance, patio and electric kettle. This room is pet friendly.
Max Occupancy: 4 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- TV
- Hair dryer
- Refrigerator
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Private entrance
- Sofa
- Hardwood or parquet floors
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Coffee machine
- Linen
- Outdoor furniture
- Outdoor dining area
- Entire unit located on ground floor
- Toilet paper
- Sofa bed
- Bottle of water
- Chocolate or cookies
- Trash cans
- Cots
- Shampoo
- Body soap
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Queen Room with Balcony
Please note pets cannot be accommodated in this room type.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- TV
- Hair dryer
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Coffee machine
- Linen
- Outdoor furniture
- Outdoor dining area
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Chocolate or cookies
- Trash cans
- Shampoo
- Body soap
-
Queen Room with Balcony
Please note pets cannot be accommodated in this room type.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- TV
- Hair dryer
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Coffee machine
- Linen
- Outdoor furniture
- Outdoor dining area
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Chocolate or cookies
- Trash cans
- Shampoo
- Body soap
-
Queen Room with Balcony
Please note pets cannot be accommodated in this room type.
Max Occupancy: 2 (2 Adults)
- Coffee/tea maker
- TV
- Hair dryer
- Toilet
- Private bathroom
- Heating
- Electric kettle
- Wardrobe or closet
- Coffee machine
- Linen
- Outdoor furniture
- Outdoor dining area
- Upper floors accessible by stairs only
- Toilet paper
- Bottle of water
- Chocolate or cookies
- Trash cans
- Shampoo
- Body soap
Guest Reviews
- John (9/5): Lovely countryside location. - A true country gastro pub. The rooms are fresh and clean. Food on offer is exceptional. Very small room and bathroom and no aircon.
- Jan (10/5): - Staff were exceptional. The room was comfortable and clean. The food was delicious and there was plenty of choice
- Sabine (9/5): -
- Kevin (5/5): Over all we enjoyed our stay - The breakfast excellent The evening meal very poor had to be returned very poor standard.sticky tables throughout
- Kaysen (9/5): -
- Paul (9/5): -
- Marion (10/5): - Das Frühstück war sehr gut, auf unseren Wunsch hin "traditional english breakfast" vom Feinsten. Die Gastgeber waren sehr freundlich und hilfsbereit. Es war für die Jahreszeit (Mai) sehr kalt, und die Heizung funktionierte einwandfrei. Die Lage ist ländlich, mit dem Mietwagen gut zu erreichen und sehr ruhig - Das Haus bietet auch Dinner an, nach einem langen Tag in Canterbury wunderbar. Wir fühlten uns sehr gut aufgehoben und können eine große Empfehlung aussprechen.
- Anthony (9/5): A nice plan to eat, drink and stay! - All good including the food. Nothing
- Catherine (9/5): One night stay en route to Eurotunnel - slept well and ate a good breakfast. - Clean & comfortable. Very pleasant & accomodating staff.
- laurent (9/5): - La gentillesse et l'efficacité du personnel. Le breakfast excellent. Lits confortables. L'emplacement. Rien
- Kaysen (9/5): -
- Tim (10/5): Amazing stay - Staff were smashing. Food, drink, location all top notch.. Went for a lovely walk in the morning and had a superb breakfast. What a lovely place TV was bit crap
- Diane (9/5): -
- Catharina (9/5): - Mooie plek, we kwamen aan op zaterdagavond en hadden niet gereserveerd voor het restaurant, hoewel het heel erg druk was, kregen we nog een tafeltje en konden we lekker eten. Ontbijt is top, aanrader!
- Lynn (10/5): Great stay while walking the pilgrims way - Exceptional staff, beautiful room and great food Nothing
- Philip (9/5): Excellent stop off for channel tunnel with good quality everything - Dinner and Breakfast were excellent, Room was very good as expected Nothing we didnt like
- Estelle (10/5): -
- Thorntonj (9/5): - The staff were brilliant, especially 'dave' lol Food fabulous, service second to none Nothing not to like
- John (10/5): - Fantastic food and great staff Comfortable room. Nothing
- stevens (10/5): Lovely stay, such thoughtful staff. Really enjoyed our stay and already planning to return! - Stated on booking that it was boyfriend's 40th birthday. Was a banner and note in the room. Dessert at dinner, and birthday wishes at breakfast again the next day by another member of staff. Really touched us how thoughtful everyone was
- luca (8/5): - Traditional country inn with atmosphere and good food
- Erik (9/5): -
- Philip (7/5): Potential stopover on way to the Eurotunnel - Very pleasant location close to the Eurotunnel, nice pub. Room was rather small
- Blackburn (9/5): Enjoy our stay - All very good, staff very friendly OK
- Stephanie (8/5): -
- Robin (10/5): Excellent - Evening meal and breakfast excellent, location and character charming. Location of power sockets and consequently Lack of sockets for use with modern electronic equipment
- Kerstin (10/5): Absolute Rückkehr-Adresse! - Ein sehr liebevoll ausgestattetes Haus. Auch der Außenbereich sieht sehr einladend aus. Das Pizzahaus im Gartenteil ist super! Offenes und sehr einladendes Personal, Du fühlst Dich sehr willkommen.
- James (9/5): Great food and service - Excellent food Bed creaky when movement woke up a few times
- Tom (10/5): -
- Paul (10/5): -
- Jan (9/5): -
- Andy (9/5): Great old character pub with friendly staff - The food and location and the friendly staff were amazing Room was a little cold on initial arrival
- Ian (10/5): -
- Michael (9/5): Arrived tired, settled in quickly, ate well, slept well and breakfasted well. - Room comfortable and warm, and even had 2 small chairs (many places don't do this to our annoyance even when they know 2 people are staying). Evening meal very enjoyable. Breakfast excellent. Only 2 suggestions: 1) another shelf in the bathroom - its amazing how much we take with us to put in the bathroom; 2) a less noisy door for the ensuite bathroom. These are both small details only and don't spoil anything.
- michelle (10/5): -
- Barry (10/5): -
- Ron (10/5): Couldn't have been better. We stayed for 2 nights. Hosted a dinner for 11 people. - Extremely attentive staff. A 'can do' attitude. Everything well organised. Very clean. Cosy. Nothing
- Richard (10/5): All as expected - Excellent Nothing to say
- Jamie (10/5): A hidden gem well worth the drive down done lovely country lanes - The atmosphere and food were excellent as were the staff Nothing
- Tracey (9/5): Staff were really friendly and helpful, we dined both nights in the restaurant, food was great, breakfast choices were g - Lovely pub area and open fire and large comfortable dining room Access was via a single track road
- Stuart (9/5): -
- MICHAEL (7/5): -
- Carl (10/5): Awesome trip, wonderful people, good food and beer and a fire place. - Location, history and staff
- Vicky (10/5): -
- Andrew (9/5): I will return! - Quiet, well maintained, modern bathroom, Spacious, comfortable bed. PG Tips tea in room? Yorkshire please next time😊
- James (8/5): Excellent but annoyed with room allocation process (not brothers fault) - Breakfast was well presented and ingredients good quality 2 issues Our room for which I paid in advance cost £175 per night was handed to my brother Andrew on his arrival When we arrived later I was asked if I was Andrew … We were obviously then shown to his room which I believe was £150 per night. The first 2 mornings we were woken with what we assumed were noisy neighbours and invasive bass notes from music played too loud at 7:30. I later discovered that we don’t have adjacent neighbours to the left and further exploration led me to deduce that the music was coming from below ie the restaurant. I mentioned this to bar staff on Sunday night and thankfully Monday and Tuesday mornings we had better sleep
- Andy (10/5): Excellent stay - Friendly staff clean room breakfast very good would recommend Nothing
- Lewis (10/5): Gemma made everything excellent for us. - Gemm made our stay all the more better.
- Katharina (8/5): -
- Michael (8/5): sehr ruhiger abgelegener super netter Pub mit Biergarten und Pizza am Freitag - Zimmer: klein und fein, alles da was man braucht Frühstück: aussergewöhnlich lecker Abendessen: typisch englisch /
- David (10/5): Nice place to stop of at - Had a good evening meal , and a quality full breakfast , great old pub The room had a toilet with a pump that Kept coming on. For a short pump every 1/2 hour all night long,
- Lesley (8/5): -
- Antoinette (8/5): -
- Gareth (10/5): Welcoming countryside pub with good food and accommodation. - Conveniently located in the countryside but not far from the motorway. Nice walks with great views. Very friendly and welcoming staff, lovely room with own terrace. Delicious dinner in cozy surroundings. Good breakfast with plenty of choice.
- Iain Asher (10/5): Absolutley fabulous! - The welcome was fantastic, as was the evening meal and breakfast the next day.
- Philippe (9/5): - Réveillons du nouvel an orchestre ambiance dîner festif bière anglaise dans une belle campagne avec des chambres pour 3 jours bien confort Un bon séjour et Londres en train est à 60 mn parfait pour y passer la journée
- Blake-Janssen (10/5): -
- Luan (9/5): Short enjoyable weekend break - Very cosy and comfortable venue. Good food and friendly, helpful staff. Definitely a place that we will return to. No issues.
- Tony (7/5): Would definitely recommend. - Great location very quiet after the pub closed.
- Philip (8/5): Great pet-friendly accommodation, warm and welcoming pub, gorgeous location - Spacious dog-friendly cottage with very nice decor and amenities. Highly recommended
- Lynette (8/5): Great breakfast and place for overnight stay. - Lovely old out with open fire, friendly staff & locals, bed comfy and very clean with complimentary water, tea, coffee and hand/shower gels . Also has great breakfast options really enjoyed the full English. Room bit tired , carpet frayed little storage. Needs blackout curtains or blind as facia lights on front of pub comes through into room.. Pub is not near anything a local taxi was £20 to go 4 miles up the road and this was the cheapest.
- Nicola (8/5): - Lovely pub with very helpful staff. Beautiful location.
- Sue (10/5): Perfect in every way - Everything was perfect - couldn’t fault it. Room was clean and comfortable. Breakfast was exceptional. Lovely to hear the owl hooting outside. Will definitely be back if need an overnight stay while visiting family. Could fault anything
- Karen (9/5): - Beautiful building with a lovely open fire and welcoming feel. Breakfast was amazing. Staff were lovely and the location was great. Our room was warm and cosy. Wobbly toilet seat, wardrobe very narrow, slight grime in between runners on shower doors.
- Justin (10/5): Wonderful short break in great surroundings - Perfect location with superb friendly staff and the food was simply amazing. Couldn’t recommend this place highly enough.
- Brian (9/5): - Narrow road to the pub
- Desiree (6/5): Sorry maar we hadden er na alle positieve reviews meer van verwacht!! - Sfeervol Vochtige handdoeken, schimmel in badkamer, erg gehorig en luidruchtige gasten, apparaat in badkamer maakte herrie elke keer als een gast in het hotel water gebruikte! Verder was de fish&chips ondermaats; klef en zompige vis, zonder smaak!
- Rory (10/5): -
- Margot (10/5): -
- Louise (7/5): Cosy bed and breakfast in the countryside - Lovely rooms, nicely decorated with complimentary tea, coffee biscuits and water Great breakfast - everything you could want in cooked breakfast options! Staff friendly and helpful Slow service at dinner and breakfast Macerator pump in the shower room was noisy and came on during the night Single beds comfortable but a little creaky
- Sheri (10/5): - Friendly, welcoming, and accommodating staff. Friendly locals and beautiful surroundings The cellar fan all night
- Louise (8/5): Very helpful staff in pretty country pub - Our second stay - service at dinner and breakfast quicker this time Staff very friendly and made a big effort to get our pre-ordered breakfast out at 8 so we could leave at 8.20! As before, great cooked breakfast options Breakfast doesn't start until 8am! Potentially problematic for anyone with an early crossing at Folkestone and not really 4 star hotel level As stated above, staff did their best to enable us to eat on the dot of 8 but it was still stressful to have to eat in 20 minutes. Woken up by the macerator in the toilet/shower room and had to turn it off
- phil (9/5): Great place to stay and value for money - The grounds of the pub were lovely. Food in bar was good. Breakfast was brilliant. Comfortable room with loads of space. Nothing
- Steven (10/5): -
- Ronald (10/5): -
- a (8/5): -
- Lesley (8/5): -
- Gerard (8/5): -
- Jolanda (9/5): - Comfortabele kamer Slecht internet
- Kateřina (10/5): -
- Günter (10/5): Prima, wie immer - Nach unserem dritten Kurzaufenthalt hier können wir inzwischen sagen: Prima wie immer
- Hans (9/5): Boven verwachting goed verblijf en restaurant - De ligging en een goed restaurant Niets
- Lee (9/5): -
- Daffid (10/5): Great place to relax - Great big room with balcony. The coffee kept being topped up at breakfast. My food was cold at dinner time, massive spiders web in the bathroom, you could hear the music coming from the pub, from breakfast to closing time. The shower tray flooded so we had to pull the hair catcher out.
- James (10/5): -
- erik (8/5): - Mooie locatie, eten en drinken Kamer beetje basic
- shirene (8/5): -
- David (10/5): Good location to explore Kent from and return to in the evening to a good atmosphere and friendly st - Location was quite and peaceful. Good choice on breakfast menu
- Emma (9/5): -
- Naoto (10/5): -
- stuart (8/5): - Staff were excellent, food very good & accommodation was comfortable.
- Charlotte (10/5): - Beautiful hotel and inn, charming pub, amazing food. Cozy rooms with great beds, clean and beautifully decorated. Great kind staff!
- malcolm (10/5): We really enjoyed staying there and would quite happily book again on another occaision - The evening meal was great value for money and well cooked, the breakfast was really good as well.
- Tina (10/5): Very enjoyable. Will stay again - Evening meal and breakfast both lovely
- Jorgen (8/5): -
- Sandra (8/5): -
- Patricia (9/5): - Quiet peaceful retreat. Service & the breakfast was excellent
- Linda (9/5): - E' stato un soggiorno (due notti) molto piacevole! Colazione top, varia e buona, così come la cena. L'ambiente è bello e caratteristico, c'è anche un giardino dove si può mangiare, tempo permettendo. Tutto il personale veramente carino e gentile, sempre sorridente. La camera pulita e graziosa, troppo piccola ma con letto comodo, bagno grande, nuovo con doccia ampia e ottima pressione. La posizione è decentrata ma suggestiva, immersa nella campagna inglese; ottima se si vogliono girare i bellissimi dintorni facendo tappa serale. Consigliato. Unico neo: camera mooolto piccola, aperte le valigie non c'era più spazio per camminare (non credo fosse di 25mq come indicato su booking).
- Sally (8/5): comfortable - lovely old building No internet
- Rob (7/5): Goed verblijf voor de doorreis - Rustig gelegen. Mooie authentieke inrichting. In t weekend wordt er heerlijke (houtgestookte) pizza geserveerd . Na een ruime week een lekkere afwisseling van de Engelse keuken. Leuke ruime pub met vriendelijk personeel Helaas was de diepvries defect gegaan waardoor bepaalde etenswaren niet voorradig waren. Dat was overmacht.
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