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PUB LIST PUBLIC HOUSES Paul Skelton

Earliest 1750

Sportsman

Still open

123 Sandwich Road

Cliffsend

01843 852547

Sportsman Sportsman sign

Above photos by Paul Skelton, 4 July, 2012.

 

Dating back to 1750, the pub used to be a halfway house for stagecoaches travelling between Ramsgate and Sandwich. Smugglers are believed to have used its cellar, connected to the area extensive network of tunnels, to bring in contraband from France. Locals report strange noises and items being moved, possibly by the ghosts of sailors and pirates who met a bloody end at the pub.

 

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