Whitstable, an hour and 15 minutes away from St Pancras International and home to 650 Airbnbs, is a hotspot for so-called DFLs - people coming ‘Down from London’. And it was on a visit from ...

On its shingled stretch of beach in Whitstable, it stands alone, with nothing but its own picnic benches for company. But in the wood-panelled interior, the pub heaves with punters sitting at the ...