Traditional Inn with Comfortable Rooms, Above Quality Menu served with Local Produce. Countryside Setting Conveniently located between two Nature reserves. Near Local Wedding Venues Cooling Castle Barn, The Knowle in Higham and The Little Hermitage in Gravesend Road, Higham Enviably located in the heart of the Hoo Peninsula, in the historic village of Cooling, The Horseshoe and Castle is a Traditional Country Inn with luxury rooms set between two nature reserves in the Dickens Countryside of Cooling, Near Rochester in Kent. The Horseshoe and Castle have five bedrooms offering a comfortable stay with TV's and Coffee/Tea Facilities. An open fire place invites you into the restaurant and a Log Burner is located in the Bar. A Full A' la Carte menu to choose from using all home cooked local ingredients also offering Seafood Specialities. The Horseshoe and Castle has over the years received good reviews from Kent Life magazine as a fond favourite and an exemplary mention from an article by Janet Street Porter taking a well-earned restbite after one of many walks to be enjoyed including part of the Saxon Shore Way and R.S.P.B Nature Reserve. The Horseshoe and Castle is a dog friendly Free House where dogs are welcome throughout the premise excluding the restaurant area. There is one double room out of five which can accommodate a small sized dog. Restaurant opening times: Monday 12:00-14:30 and 18:00-21:00 Tuesday 12:00-14:30 and 18:00-21:00 Wednesday 12:00-14:30 and 18:00-21:00 Thursday 12:00-14:30 and 18:00-21:00 Friday 12:00-21:00 Saturday 12:00-21:00 Sunday 12:00-16:00 Bar opening times: Monday 11:30-23:30 Tuesday 11:30-23:30 Wednesday 11:30-23:30 Thursday 11:30-23:30 Friday 11:30-00:00 Saturday 11:30-00:00 Sunday 11:30-22:30