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About The New Inn
The New Inn is a grassroots music venue in Havelock Street, Canterbury with a standing capacity of approximately 80. Bring your own PA, mics and instruments.
The New Inn books Folk, Acoustic, Indie, Jazz acts. Both original music and covers are welcome. This listing is part of the Canterbury venue directory.
The New Inn is a small, intimate venue in a Victorian back-street terraced house on Havelock Street, a few minutes' walk from Canterbury Cathedral, St Augustine's Abbey and the bus station, with a standing capacity of around 80. The venue hosts occasional live music and DJs across folk, acoustic, indie and more, and runs beer festivals on the Whitsun and August bank holiday weekends in the pub and its attractive garden. A multi-award-winning real ale pub — local CAMRA Pub of the Year in 2017, 2018 and 2022 and a Good Beer Guide regular — with seven changing beers, a cosy wood burner and a hand-stencilled wooden floor in the main bar. Open until 11.30pm Monday to Thursday and Sunday, midnight Friday and Saturday. Located at 19 Havelock Street, Canterbury CT1 1NP.
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BYO all equipment — PA, mics, and instruments. For venues with gear provided, see the Canterbury venue directory.
The New Inn books Folk, Acoustic, Indie, Jazz. Both original music and covers are welcome. Browse artist profiles by genre on GigXchange.
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The New Inn has a standing capacity of approximately 80, classed as a small venue. See all Canterbury venues for size comparisons.
Open mic information is not currently listed for The New Inn. Browse the Canterbury Open Mic Finder for nearby open mics.
19 Havelock Street, Havelock Street, Canterbury, CT1 1NP. See the map below for directions. Browse more Canterbury venues nearby.
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