Beefeater Memories1974 – 2026
The Bull, the former Beefeater in Swanley, photographed in 2022
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The Bull, Swanley

The former The Bull Beefeater in Swanley.

Photo: JThomas, 24 June 2022 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source ↗

By the Beefeater Memories team at Does Your Duck Quack? · Published · Last checked · How we research

Last service: 10 September 2026

Now: No new operator has been announced for The Bull in Swanley. If you have news about The Bull’s building, please let us know.

Last checked: 8 October 2026

Next door: Premier Inn Swanley

The Premier Inn next door still advertises dinner for its guests. We haven't confirmed whether it's served in the old Beefeater building. Not open to the public. Checked 3 November 2026. Premier Inn dining information

The Bull was the Beefeater at London Road, Swanley, Kent, BR8 7QD.

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Local record

History of this pub

The final Beefeater was the third pub building to stand on this Swanley site. CAMRA records that succession and points to a local history tracing a Bull Inn at Birchwood Corner from at least 1794. The Beefeater-era building was a later purpose-built replacement beside a Premier Inn, so the long history belongs to the pub site rather than to one surviving structure. That distinction is kept clear here because the earlier buildings no longer stand.

Current status

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The final listing

Opening hours and facilities

Historical Beefeater hours and facilities.

Restaurant and bar hours

  • Mon-Sat 11.30am - 11pm
  • Sun 12pm - 10.30pm

Breakfast service

  • Weekdays 6:30am - 10:30am
  • Weekends
  • 7am - 11am

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Evidence

Sources

  1. Final Beefeater location page

    The Bull’s former Beefeater page supplies the Swanley address and the historical hours and facilities below.

    View source ↗ (beefeater.co.uk, site closed September 2026)
  2. Food Standards Agency record

    The official hygiene register identifies this address as The Bull Beefeater, classified as restaurant/cafe/canteen, and records the inspection published by Sevenoaks.

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  3. Licensed venue photograph

    JThomas's photograph, taken 24 June 2022, is reused under CC BY-SA 2.0.

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  4. CAMRA venue history

    CAMRA records the final Beefeater as the third pub building to occupy the Swanley site and links its earlier incarnations to the local pub history.

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  5. Swanley pub history

    The local pub history traces a Bull Inn at Birchwood Corner from at least 1794 and documents successive buildings on the site.

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