The Farm House
Elizabethan gastropub with a garden
About this hotel
The Farm House leans into its Elizabethan-house setting, with stripped floors, banquettes and a garden that make it feel closer to a destination gastropub than a standard race-weekend hotel. A minute's walk from High Street, it puts food at the centre of the stay rather than treating the restaurant as an afterthought, and free Wi-Fi covers the practical side. Five Pointed Star sits a minute's walk away too, giving a second option if the on-site menu doesn't cover every evening of a longer stay. There's no listed parking or pool here, so this is a pick for fans who value the character of the building and the quality of the food over hotel amenities, using it as a characterful stopover within the wider Brands Hatch cluster of towns rather than the practical, amenity-heavy base some travelers need.
- Gastropub
- Garden
- Free Wi-Fi
Our take
This suits fans who care about food and setting as much as the racing itself, and who don't need a pool, spa or included parking to enjoy a race weekend. It's a poor fit for anyone prioritizing proximity to Brands Hatch or family amenities, since neither is the focus here. Book it for the gastropub character.
- ✓Book a table at the on-site gastropub for at least one evening, since the food is a genuine draw here, not an afterthought.
- ✓Confirm parking arrangements directly before arrival, since none is listed and this sits in a built-up High Street area.
- ✓Sit in the garden if the weather allows, since it's one of the few genuine outdoor spaces in this stretch of the cluster.
Why we love it
- Elizabethan-house character
- Garden seating on site
- Modern European gastropub menu
- Free Wi-Fi throughout
Why guests love itWe came for one night mostly for the food and the Elizabethan-house setting genuinely surprised us, stripped floors and all, tucked just a minute from High Street. Sitting in the garden with a drink after checking in felt like more of an evening out than a standard hotel stopover ever does. There is no parking listed, so we found a spot nearby, which took longer than expected. It is not a full race-weekend base, but as a one-night stop with real character, it delivered.