The Blue Boys, Kipping's Cross, Nr. Pembury.
© P.E. Blanche

When I first saw this pub on the Tonbridge to Hastings Road, the thought went through my mind that this was a very queer name. However, as unusual as it is, it is based on historical fact.

It seems that while travelling this road, George IV had to stop here to have two of his horses shod. The two postillions on his coach were clothed in royal blue and this is how the pub derived its present name. Now a "Free House", the pub was once owned by the Page and Overton's brewery. The actual sign has not changed in years which is nice to see.