The Boat & Bean

31/08/2026

Team BBQ 🙌🎉

31/08/2026

A huge thank you to the lovely Sarah Jayne for her amazing entertainment yesterday 🥰

30/08/2026

And we’re off! What an opening for our carnival day 🥰

Thank you Old School Samba

29/08/2026

**COME AND ENJOY BOAT & BEAN THIS WEEKEND – AND HELP US HEAD INTO AUTUMN!**

We’ve got a busy weekend ahead at Boat & Bean, and TODAY is the day to come and enjoy our full Brunch Menu!

TODAY – Brunch 10am–3pm
From Bacon and Cumberland sausage baps to Boatman’s Benedict, smashed avocado, poached eggs, pancakes and more – come down, grab a table and enjoy brunch by the river.

TOMORROW – get your brunch in early!
We’ll be serving brunch until midday, for a limited time before we switch over to the BBQ for our Rum & Reggae event.

Our Bar Menu will also be available today and until mid-day tomorrow too, including our Boat & Bean Ploughman’s – choose two of Ham, Salami, Cheddar, Brie or Stilton, served with all the lovely Ploughman’s extras.

Then it’s BBQ, rum cocktails, music and a proper end-of-summer celebration! 🌴🥥🎶

❤️ AND WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT AS SUMMER COMES TO AN END…

We absolutely love seeing Boat & Bean buzzing in the sunshine, but as the days get shorter and the weather begins to turn, supporting small independent businesses like ours through the quieter months really does make a difference.

We want to be here to welcome you back next summer – so please don’t forget about us when the sunshine disappears!🍷

Our evening menu is the same Bar Menu you know and love, available from 6pm– so come down for a glass of w**e, something to eat and a cosy evening by the river.

And we’d genuinely love your ideas…

🔥 How can we make Boat & Bean somewhere you’d want to spend a winter evening?

🕯️ Candles and cosy lighting?
🍷 W**e evenings?
🎶 Acoustic nights?
🧀 Cheese and sharing boards?
☕ Winter coffees and hot chocolates?
🔥 Blankets, heaters and a really cosy riverside feel?

**Come in, sit with us, have a chat and tell us what would bring you back through autumn and winter.**

Boat & Bean has become about so much more than coffee and food – it’s the people who come through our doors who make it what it is. 💙

So come and make the most of one of our last big summer weekends with us.

Eat. Drink. Relax. By the River.

27/08/2026

**AND AS THE SUN STARTS TO SET… WE’RE SWITCHING THE VIBE!** 🎶🌅

Our End of Summer Party isn’t stopping when the afternoon fun finishes!

From 6pm, we’ll be settling into those gorgeous riverside sunset vibes as the brilliant Kelly Bourne joins us for a live acoustic set.

After an afternoon of samba, reggae, limbo, hula hooping, rum cocktails and plenty of fun, grab yourself a drink, find a spot by the river and get ready for an evening of great tunes, singalongs and, of course, a bit of dancing!** 💃🕺

Kelly will be singing us right through sunset as we give what has been a FABULOUS summer break one final proper send-off! ☀️

🎤 **Kelly Bourne – Live Acoustic**
🕕 **From 6pm**
🌅 **Sunday 30th August**
📍 **Boat & Bean Riverside Café Bar**

Come for the afternoon… stay for the sunset

[Take a look at Kelly Bourne Music] https://www.facebook.com/kellybournemusic

25/08/2026

🥁🌴 WE ARE SO EXCITED FOR THIS ONE! 🌴🥁

Our Rum & Reggae End of Summer Holiday Party is almost here, and we couldn't think of a better way to kick things off than with the brilliant Old School Samba Band!

They'll be getting the party started THIS SUNDAY from 2PM, bringing the beats, energy and carnival atmosphere to the riverside from the very beginning.

Make sure you get here early — you really don't want to miss them!

Want a little taste of what's coming? 👇
Watch them in action here - Old School Samba Band in action

Then we'll keep the party going all afternoon and into sunset with Rum & Reggae with the Sarah Jayne Project and a more traditional evening with Kelly Bourne, plus Rum & Reggae cocktails, hula hooping, limbo, face painting and plenty of family fun. 🌴🍹🥥

📅 Sunday 30th August
🥁 Old School Samba Band: 2–3pm
📍 Boat & Bean Riverside Café Bar, Wateringbury

Come early, grab a drink, find your spot by the river and get ready to SAMBA! 🥁🌴☀️

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25/08/2026

🌴🥥 JUST 5 DAYS TO GO! 🥥🌴

The countdown is officially ON to our BIG End of Summer Holiday Rum & Reggae Party at Boat & Bean! ☀️🎶🍹

And if you've ever been to one of our events with the fabulous Sarah Jayne Project, you'll know she doesn't just come along to sing… 😂

Here's Sarah in action at our last event! 👀👇

This time she's taking charge of some serious Caribbean-style competition...

🌺 Hula Hooping
🌴 Limbo – how low can YOU go?!
😂 Plenty of laughs, music and general Sarah Jayne mayhem!

And that's just part of what's happening on Sunday 30th August...

🥁 2–3pm – Old School Samba kicking off our afternoon with carnival rhythms
🎤 3.30–6pm – Sarah Jayne Project with live music, competitions, face painting & family fun
🌅 From 6pm – Kelly Bourne singing us through to sunset by the river

🍹 Rum cocktails served in real coconuts
🌴 Caribbean vibes
🎶 Live music
☀️ Riverside summer fun & BBQ

So dig out those Caribbean shirts, tropical dresses, flower garlands and outrageous summer outfits and come and help us give the summer holidays the send-off they deserve!

📅 Sunday 30th August
⏰ From 2pm
📍 Boat & Bean Riverside Café Bar, Wateringbury

5 DAYS TO GO… WHO'S READY?! 🌴🥥🍹🎶☀️

23/08/2026

🚧 A LITTLE HEADS-UP FOR TODAY, BOAT & BE***RS! 🚧

The **railway crossing is CLOSED today for works**, but **Boat & Bean is OPEN right through until 8pm!**

**Why not make the journey part of your Sunday?**

Take a lovely riverside walk from Teston or Yalding along the River Medway footpaths

🐾 Bring the dog for a Sunday stroll
🚲 Cycle down to see us
🛶 Or, even better, **arrive by boat!**

Brunch is being served until 2.30pm, so there's plenty of time for a long, lazy start to your Sunday.

And we're here until 8pm, so settle in by the river this afternoon for a Spritz or two, an ice-cold Cruzcampo, a Hawkstone IPA or a beautifully chilled glass of Chapel Down. 🍹🍺🥂

**COMING BY CAR?**

Pop ME18 5ED into your Sat Nav and add to approach us via Hunt Street and down Bow Hill.

⚠️ This is the ONLY way in by car today while the railway crossing is closed.

So don't let the closure stop you — come by foot, bike, boat or take the scenic route by car and join us for a Sunday by the river.

📍 **Boat & Bean Riverside Café, Wateringbury**
🍳 Brunch until 3pm
🍽️ Bar Menu from midday
🍹 Drinks by the river until 8pm
🐾 Dogs very welcome

See you by the river!

03/08/2026

🌴☀️ BOAT & BEAN'S END OF SUMMER HOLIDAY PARTY! ☀️🌴
Sunday 30th August | From 2:00pm

Let's give the summer holidays the send-off they deserve... Rum, Reggae, sunshine and riverside vibes! 🍹🎶🌊

Join us at Boat & Bean for an afternoon packed with live music, family fun and Caribbean spirit as we celebrate an incredible summer together!

🎶 What's On?
🥁 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Old School Samba Band
Get into the carnival spirit with the infectious rhythms of live samba drumming to kick-start the party!

🎤 3:30pm – 6:00pm
Sarah Jayne
Bringing the energy as only Sarah can! Expect fantastic music, plenty of laughs, a Limbo Competition, Face Painting, and lots of family fun.

🌅 From 6:30pm
Live Music with Kelly Bourne
Relax into the evening as Kelly sings us through sunset with the perfect soundtrack to round off a wonderful day by the river.

🌴 Dress to Impress!
Dig out your brightest Caribbean shirts, flower leis, tropical dresses, sunglasses, straw hats... and yes... bring your coconuts! 🥥😂

🍹 Enjoy our selection of Rum Cocktails, ice-cold drinks, BBQ and our beautiful riverside setting while soaking up the atmosphere.

Whether you've been with us all summer or it's your first visit, we'd love you to come along and celebrate the end of a fantastic summer with the whole Boat & Bean family.

📍 Boat & Bean Riverside Café, Wateringbury
📅 Sunday 30th August
🕑 From 2:00pm until sunset

Bring your family, bring your friends, and let's make one last unforgettable summer memory together! 🌴☀️🍹🎶