Join us for the ultimate Bank Holiday send-off as we celebrate the last long weekend of the summer in style.
Whether you’re catching up with friends, rounding up the family, or just making the most of the extra day off, there’s no better place to be. Sip on 2 for £12 Aperol Spritz, explore our great selection of beers and wines, and soak up the atmosphere all weekend long.
If the sun’s shining, even better – it’s the perfect excuse to grab a drink and settle in. Good vibes, great drinks, and plenty of reasons to stay for one more…
The Golden Arrow is a fantastic community pub located in the port town of Folkestone, Kent. Here we welcome locals and visitors alike, providing all with a great range of drinks and regular entertainment.
The pub has stood proudly on the Golden Valley estate in Folkestone since the late 1960’s, just a 10-minute walk from the increasingly popular Folkestone coastal area! Named after the infamous British Rail boat train; the pub saw its first pint pulled in 1968. The pub underwent a name change to the Jester in 1994 but reverted to the Golden Arrow in 2009.
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Our bar is bursting with all your favourite drinks. From world lagers and tasty spirits to wines, cocktails, and everything in between… yep, even Buzzballs!
Swing by for a speedy cocktail with your bestie, a chilled-out pint at the bar, or go big for celebrations and game days. Whatever you’re craving, we’ve got something that’ll make your tastebuds do a little happy dance every time.
THE PREMIER LEAGUE IS BACK ⚽️🏆
We are the home of football for the Premier League 26/27 🏆
Last season we saw Arsenal take the trophy home and north London was truly red, can they do it again this season?
Arsenal open up the season with the first match against Coventry on Friday 21st Aug kicking off at 8pm.
What a great first week of the season lined up with
Hull v Man UTD on Sat 22nd at 12:30pm
Newcastle v Liverpool on Sun 23rd Aug at 4:30pm
And many more exciting matches ⚽️
Don’t forget the kitchen is open every day from 12pm until 9pm so grab some food while you are here watching the games.
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15 hours ago
Community Shield is tomorrow 🤩⚽️
At 3pm Arsenal v Man City in this year’s community shield match. Which champion will win? Come down to find out. ⚽️🏆
We will have a bouncy castle 🏰 for the children from 1pm tomorrow, isn’t that exciting? We will also have our games outside for them to enjoy as well.
Kitchen will be open so grab a bite to eat while you enjoy the match 🍕🍟🍗
Full commentary and 6 big screens to watch from, you won’t miss a second of the match.
See you there 🤩⚽️
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17 hours ago
On Sat 29th August, Ethan will be raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support by hosting a darts marathon here at the Golden Arrow.
Starting from 12:30pm Ethan's darts team will be taking on a darts marathon, starting at 100,000 points and throwing darts until they get down to zero points, we will have 2 dart boards so everyone can have a throw. It will be everyone vs the Golden Arrow darts team so do your bit by throwing just a few darts and help beat the team and Ethan's time of 10 hours to zero points.
We will have a raffle and lots of fun activities for everyone to join in with as well as the darts. So why not come help us raise some money for an amazing Charity.
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1 day ago
You all had so much fun watching the eclipse, with homemade projectors made from beer mats, straws and cereal boxes we made the most of it with no special glasses. ☀️🕶️🌒🌑🌘
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1 day ago
THE COMMUNITY SHIELD IS NEARLY HERE ⚽ only 2 days to go
Sunday16th August at 3pm Arsenal will face Man City
Live here on all 6 of our screens with full commentary throughout the pub you won't miss a second of the action.
Got the children with you? not a problem, bring them alone. We will have a bouncy castle and plenty of outside activities to keep then entertained from 1pm 🏰🎾
The kitchen will be open from 12pm until 9pm so why not have some food while you are here and of course you can't forget the beer to wash it down 🍺 with 13 draft lines you will be spoilt for choice 🍋🟩🫐🍒🥝🍍🍹🍺🥂
See you all there. 🤩
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1 day ago
We don't have a bulk buy of glasses ... as you can imagine all traders gobbled up stocks which ment we couldn't bulk buy 😕
However! ... we do have an amazing viewing point 😀 so come along, bring your viewing contraption or glasses and join us in watching the solar eclipse.
This won't happen again until 2081 ... im not sure I'll live until 100 🤣
3 days ago
Charity Darts Marathon day 🎯
Saturday 29th August from 12:30pm
Come down and help Ethan raise money for Macmillan Cancer Support, we will have a raffle and plenty of other activities for you all to join in on as well.
There will be two dart boards, the Golden Arrows dart team vs everyone else, a good little friendly competition to get from 100,000 points to zero.
The kitchen will be open from 12pm until 9pm so grab a bite to eat while you are here.
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5 days ago
THE COMMUNITY SHIELD IS NEARLY HERE ⚽
Sunday16th August at 3pm Arsenal will face Man City
Live here on all 6 of our screens with full commentary throughout the pub you won't miss a second of the action.
Got the children with you? not a problem, bring them alone. We will have a bouncy castle and plenty of outside activities to keep then entertained. 🏰🎾
The kitchen will be open from 12pm until 9pm so why not have some food while you are here and of course you can't forget the beer to wash it down 🍺 with 13 draft lines you will be spoilt for choice 🍋🟩🫐🍒🥝🍍🍹🍺🥂
See you all there. 🤩
#placetobe #bestpubintown #LocalPubVibes #kentpub #bestpubs #greatdrinks #welcoming #localpub #sandgate #sandgatecommunity #cherition #goldenarrowfolkestone #friendlyᥫᩣシ #football #footballfans #footballfans #FootieFans #communityshield2026
6 days ago
It’s that time of year again when football kicks off again. ⚽️🥅
Are you excited? Because we definitely are! ⚽️
There will be music inside and out all day except while the footie is on and we will have lots of activities and games for the little ones so bring them along too 🤩
Sunday 16th August Arsenal v Man City 3pm KO
With 6 TVs to watch it on you won’t miss any of the action ⚽️
Don’t forget we have an astonishing 13 draft lines for you to choose from, we have fruity ciders, plenty of larger, IPA and Stout so there is definitely something for everyone 🍺🍍🍒🥝🍋🟩🫐 we also have a wide variety of sprits and cocktails available 🥃🍸🍹
Kitchen will be open from12pm until 9pm so grab a bite to eat, why not try our arrow messy fries or the southern fried chicken strips with our homemade southern gravy 🤤
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10 days ago
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