Beefeater Memories1974 – 2026
The Woolpack pub on Hothfield Common in 2010
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The Woolpack, Hothfield

The former The Woolpack Beefeater in Hothfield.

Photo: Chris Whippet, 21 September 2010 · 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 Woolpack in Hothfield. If you have news about The Woolpack’s building, please let us know.

Last checked: 8 October 2026

Next door: Premier Inn Ashford North

The former Beefeater building is being marketed for sale by Christie & Co (property listing, seen 3 November 2026).

The Woolpack was the Beefeater at Maidstone Road, Hothfield Common, Hothfield, Nr Ashford, Kent, TN26 1AP.

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Beefeater restaurantPhoto: Chris Morgan, Beefeater restaurant, CC BY-SA 2.0. Converted to WebP; uncropped.
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The WoolpackPhoto: David Anstiss, The Woolpack, CC BY-SA 2.0. Converted to WebP; uncropped.

Local record

History of this pub

The Woolpack on the Maidstone Road at Hothfield Common was a genuinely old inn, listed Grade II in 1980. Historic England describes a 16th-century or earlier timber-framed building, refaced in red brick in the 18th century, with a tiled roof and an ornamental rainwater head at each end of the front. CAMRA described it as a Beefeater restaurant attached to the village inn, with a Premier Inn alongside, before it closed on 10 September 2026.

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

Facilities recorded

  • Outdoor dining

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Nearest reopened former Beefeater: White Hart in Guestling, 22.1 miles away. The archive uses Hothfield as this page's nearest named town.

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Evidence

Sources

  1. Final Beefeater location page

    The Woolpack’s former Beefeater page supplies the Hothfield 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 Woolpack Beefeater, classified as pub/bar/nightclub, and records the inspection published by Ashford.

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  3. Licensed venue photograph

    Chris Whippet's photograph, taken 21 September 2010, is reused under CC BY-SA 2.0.

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  4. Historic England list entry 1071338

    Grade II listing of the former Woolpack Inn (Woolpack Beefeater), Maidstone Road: C16 or earlier timber frame refaced in C18.

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  5. CAMRA Kent

    Describes the Beefeater attached to the village inn with Premier Inn, closing 10 September.

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