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Pubs
Good news! There are some GREAT pubs nearby.

The Dovecote in Capel comes highly recommended by certain of our congregation as a proper English pub, with a warm welcome from Nicky and Shelley Page and a range of proper English beer. Nice food too!
01892 835966.

Feb 2009 - Awarded a special CAMRA achievement award for consistently high standards of beer and service: the pub has been included in every edition of the Good Beer Guide for the past 10 years.

The George and Dragon is a beautiful Kentish clapboard building, and offers Greene King beers and home made food. 01892 832521.
Update, 11 Oct 09: After a number of changes of landlord, this pub is now in the hands of an enterprising young couple who deserve to succeed. Recommended for well-kept beer and interesting and tasty food.

The Queen's Head in Five Oak Green is run by Paul and Allie and offers a range of lunches and bar snacks. 01892 832073.

Afternoon tea
The very best option (according to locals) is to take the 15-minute drive to Penshurst to the Fir Tree House, where cakes, jams and scones are all freshly homemade by the charming proprietress. Check opening times carefully.
01892 870382.

Shops
Five Oak Green Village Stores and Post Office is open 7 days a week and stocks a wide range of necessities, sold by friendly people. 01892 837286.

Barsleys Department Store in Paddock Wood has many local adherents.

Restaurants
The Poacher is just 1/2 mile north of All Saints' Tudeley. 01732 358934.

Turmeric Gold is an Indian restaurant and bar just 1/4 mile south of All Saints' towards Five Oak Green on the B2017. 01732 361772.

Venues
The Goldsmid Hall is a superb Arts and Crafts hall which is available for hire; like the windows at All Saints' it was the creation of the D'Avigdor-Goldsmid family. Beautifully modernised and extended in recent years, it also holds the stained glass window made by Rolf Harris for his BBC TV programme on Chagall.

The Hoppers has stood for 400 years set among the hop fields of Kent, in the village of Five Oak Green near Tonbridge. Originally it was a row of farm cottages, but is now comfortably furnished to provide a bolt-hole for use by churches and charities operating in East London. It is frequently used for youth groups, community projects and church retreats.

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