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The Dukes Head has changed hands as of December 2018. Now welcoming families in for reasonably price Sunday we open at 12:00 (noon) and close at 22:30.

Hours

Bar Opening Hours

Monday to Saturday we open at 12:00 (noon) and stay open until 23:00. Lunch Hours

Monday to Sunday lunch is served from 12:00 (noon) until 14:30. Evening Meals

Closed on Mondays. Tuesdays to Saturdays evening meals are served from 18:00 to 20:30. Sunday evening meals are served from 18:00 to 20:00.

31/10/2026

Today’s the day!! Lots going on so don’t miss out 👻🎃🎶⚽️

Food served 12-6pm

27/10/2026

For some of your regulars, you're the only conversation they'll have today.

Not the only pint. The only conversation.

You know exactly who they are. The fella who's in at opening for a half and the crossword, and asks you for a six-letter river even though he's already got it. The woman who has one glass of white every Tuesday, same seat, same time, and tells you about the grandkids in Australia she hasn't seen for three years. The bloke who lost his wife and started coming in at five, because five o'clock is when the house gets too quiet.

You start pouring before they reach the bar. You keep a tankard on the hook for one of them. You know which one wants the racing on, and which one wants to be left alone with the paper but still likes a “hello” as you walk past.

They'll never leave you a review. They don't follow your page. They spend the same few quid every visit, and they don't show up anywhere in your numbers.

But you notice when one of them hasn't been in for a few days. You ask around. You ring someone who knows them. Sometimes you're the one who goes round and knocks on the door.

And when the day comes that one of them doesn't come back, nobody sits on that stool for weeks. You shut for an hour so the team can go to the funeral. You put on the wake, and you don't charge what you should. Their tankard stays on the hook.

Nobody teaches you that bit. It's not in any training course, any area manager's checklist or any P&L. But every landlord reading this knows exactly what we are talking about.

So on the days you're knackered, behind on the bills and wondering why you still do this, think about them. To some people you're not a business. You're the reason they put a coat on and leave the house.

That's not a sideline to running a pub. That's the job.

26/10/2026

Come and spend Halloween with us 👻🎃🎶

Food served Saturday and Sunday 12-6pm

25/10/2026

Our Xmas menu is out now🎄🧑‍🎄

Please call 01233732210 to book!

Serving from 1st-24th December Monday-Friday 12-2.30pm and 6-9pm
Saturdays 12-9pm

13/10/2026

12/10/2026

Halloween at The Dukes Head 👻🎃💀

Live singer 3-6pm
Halloween disco from 7pm
Food served 12-6pm

12/10/2026

This Saturday 1 of our faves are back ❤️🎶🎤

03/10/2026

Don’t miss out today 🎤🎸🎶☀️

Address

The Street, Hamstreet
Ashford
TN262

Telephone

+441233732210

Website

https://www.thedukesheadhamstreet.co.uk/

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