Milton Ale Shades

The Milton Ale Shades is a traditional locals' street-corner pub on East Milton Road in the Milton area of Gravesend, listed on CAMRA's WhatPub, Yelp and trade directories. It is a no-frills community boozer offering a limited range of keg drinks such as John Smith's, Stella, Fosters, Strongbow and Guinness rather than real ale, plus pub games including two dartboards, a jukebox and a fruit machine, with sports on TV.

A Kent Online 'Secret Drinker' review described it as far more inviting inside than its plain exterior suggests, with friendly, close-knit regulars and a 'salt of the earth' communal feel, though it is geared toward locals more than passing visitors.