{"id":768803,"date":"2026-09-12T23:52:18","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T23:52:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/768803\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T23:52:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T23:52:18","slug":"the-royal-oak-in-charing-goes-on-the-market-after-decade-closed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/768803\/","title":{"rendered":"The Royal Oak in Charing goes on the market after decade closed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A run-down village pub with holes in the ceiling and an overgrown garden has gone on the market after sitting empty for more than a decade.<\/p>\n<p>The Royal Oak in Charing High Street last served pints in 2014 and is now up for sale for offers in excess of \u00a3350,000.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rthmb\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\" http:=\"\" viewbox=\"0 0 901 642\" alt=\"The Royal Oak, Charing, is on the market for &#xA3;350,000. Picture: Rightmove\" data-root=\"\/_media\/img\/\" data-path=\"HGAEFGYGF7W7OD8HH8YN.jpg\" data-ar=\"1.40\"\/>The Royal Oak, Charing, is on the market for \u00a3350,000. Picture: Rightmove<\/p>\n<p>The pub is described as a \u201clocal landmark\u201d by estate agents Family Homes.<\/p>\n<p>The listing says: \u201cSet in the heart of the picturesque village of Charing, on the vibrant High Street, The Royal Oak Public House presents a rare and exciting opportunity for investors and developers alike.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis substantial, detached property boasts a commanding presence in a sought-after Kent location.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCurrently vacant and requiring a full refurbishment, The Royal Oak offers a blank canvas for a visionary transformation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Along with the pub, there are six rooms \u201cideal for an Airbnb\u201d and what the estate agents describe as a \u201cnightclub room\u201d upstairs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t miss this opportunity to breathe new life into a local landmark and capitalise on a high-demand area with considerable funding support,\u201d the listing adds.<\/p>\n<p>The Royal Oak was last sold at auction in 2024, but was not reopened and is now back on the market.<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, plans to turn it into a Costa Coffee branch were met with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kentonline.co.uk\/ashford\/news\/last-orders-for-final-village-95404\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">huge opposition from locals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rthmb\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\" http:=\"\" viewbox=\"0 0 1006 674\" alt=\"The Royal Oak, Charing, has been closed since about 2014. Picture: Rightmove\" data-root=\"\/_media\/img\/\" data-path=\"8KU5CIKZULD18UJKAMNM.jpg\" data-ar=\"1.49\"\/>The Royal Oak, Charing, has been closed since about 2014. Picture: Rightmove<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"rthmb\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=\" http:=\"\" viewbox=\"0 0 1011 669\" alt=\"The overgrown garden at The Royal Oak, Charing. Picture: Rightmove\" data-root=\"\/_media\/img\/\" data-path=\"0CHB60PQEXH444MU030J.jpg\" data-ar=\"1.51\"\/>The overgrown garden at The Royal Oak, Charing. Picture: Rightmove<\/p>\n<p>The pub first opened in about 1878. It lost \u2018Royal\u2019 from the title in around 2006 and was operated as The Oak up to its closure, but has been listed for sale with its original name.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A run-down village pub with holes in the ceiling and an overgrown garden has gone on the market&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":768804,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[3859,84,980,59,191,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-768803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-ashford","tag-business","tag-canterbury","tag-gb","tag-kent","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768803","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=768803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/768803\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/768804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=768803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=768803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=768803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}