The Leather Bottle, 54-56 The Street, Cobham, Gravesend, DA12 3BZ

Welcome to The Leather Bottle Cobham, a pub known to many as Charles Dickens' Favourite Ale House in Cobham.

Built in 1629 and featured in “The Pickwick Papers”


Today our 17th century building gives a relaxed modern atmosphere. We pride ourselves in offering freshly prepared and locally sourced dishes and change our menu seasonally.




We have a beautiful private lounge, restaurant and bar serving freshly prepared cocktails that are made from scratch by our lovely team and a wide range of tasty dishes. 
We also have one of the most stunning and biggest gardens around with an outside bar, covered marquee and weekly Saturday BBQ’s during the warmer months, visit our “What's On” page to find out when we have our next big event.


Feel free to download our menus from the site and peruse the meals you can enjoy when you visit, including our (*) Gluten Free meals.


We look forward to seeing you very soon


Keri & TLB Team



Find Us

What's On

Kerchingo
11 Aug - 11 Aug Tue - Tue
Kerchingo 7:30 PM - 10:30 PMAll Day

Card Bingo – Every 2nd Tuesday of the month from 7.30 pm! πŸŽ‰ Not your average bingo… this one comes with a twist! Laughs, surprises, and big chances to win. πŸ’° 100% of the pot up for grabs every game 🎲 Five Β£1 games to get things going πŸ”₯ Β£5 finale game with a grand jackpot prize A fun-filled night guaranteed β€” bring your mates and your lucky numbers and have a bit of fun

Michael Seraphim
14 Aug - 14 Aug Fri - Fri
Michael Seraphim 5 PM - 8 PMAll Day

Here at The Leather Bottle Cobham we are absolutely delighted to welcome back the wonderfully entertaining Michael Seraphim, for an awesome session of rhythmic Reggae, Soul, Pop and Dance Classics πŸŽΌπŸŽ€πŸ•ΊπŸ»πŸ’ƒπŸ»πŸŽ·πŸŽΉπŸ˜Žβ˜€οΈ Join us for a warm early summer evening of freshly prepared food, wines, beers and delicious cocktails, with a great party atmosphere and brilliant LIVE music in our beautiful beer garden Make sure you bring your best dancing shoes !!! πŸ½οΈπŸΈπŸΉπŸ·πŸΎπŸ‘ πŸ‘ŸπŸ₯³πŸŽΌπŸŽ€πŸŽ·πŸ˜Žβ˜€οΈπŸŒ³

Top Guns
29 Aug - 29 Aug Sat - Sat
Top Guns 2 PM - 5 PMAll Day

The awesome TOP GUNS ARE BACK!!! πŸŽ‰ LIVE here at The Leather Bottle Cobham for the Bank Holiday weekend…this is one not to be missed guys!! πŸ‘ πŸ‘žπŸΈπŸŒ―πŸΉπŸ’ƒπŸ»πŸ•ΊπŸ»πŸ₯πŸŽΈπŸŽΌπŸŽ€πŸ»πŸΎ Don't you wish you could go back to the days when you could watch women welding in spandex, shutter shades and lace gloves were cool and shoulder pads were all the rage.....?? Then join us Saturday 29th August from 2pm for an epic afternoon of 80’s classics! A FEW EXAMPLES FROM OUR SET LIST…. Africa (Toto) Alone (Heart) Beat It (Michael Jackson) (Simply) The Best (Tina Turner) Call me (Blondie) Crazy Crazy Nights (kiss) Danger Zone (Kenny Loggins) Don't Stop Believin (Journey) Don't you want me baby (Human League) Dude looks like a lady (Aerosmith) Eye Of The Tiger (Survivor) Fame (Irene Cara) The Final Count Down (Europe) Flashdance (Irene Cara) Footloose (Kenny Loggins) Gold (Spandau Ballet) Heaven (Bryan Adams) Heaven Is A Place On Earth (Berlinda Carlisle) Here I Go Again (Whitesnake) Hit Me With Your Best Shot (Pat Benatar) Hold The Line (Toto) If I Could Turn Back Time (Cher) Jump (Van Halen) Livin' On A Praver (Bon Jovi) Gold (Spandau Ballet) Heaven (Bryan Adams) Heaven Is A Place On Earth (Berlinda Carlisle) Here I Go Again (Whitesnake) Hit Me With Your Best Shot (Pat Benatar) Hold The Line (Toto) If I Could Turn Back Time (Cher) Jump (Van Halen) Livin' On A Prayer (Bon Jovi) More Than A Feeling (Boston) The One And Only (Chesney Hawkes) The Power Of Love (Huey Lewis And The News) Rio (Duram Duran) Since You've Been Gone (Rainbow) Sommer Of 69 (Bryan Adams) We Built This City (Starship) You Give Love A Bad Name (Bon Jovi) TOP GUNS are a fresh, energetic and authentic 5 piece 80's rock pop band that will entertain and keep you up dancing all afternoon long. TOP GUNS ARE NOT TO BE MISSED!!

September Soul
05 Sep - 05 Sep Sat - Sat
September Soul 2 PM - 8 PMAll Day

Our sensational Soul Day is BACK for 2026!!! πŸŽ‰πŸ™ŒπŸ½πŸΈπŸΉπŸ½οΈπŸŽ§πŸŽΌπŸ’ƒπŸ»πŸ•ΊπŸ» Banging tracks from the brilliant Mr D along with delicious BBQ Food πŸŽ§πŸŽΌπŸ—πŸ”πŸŒ­ PLU stunning cocktails from Curiosity’s Bar πŸΈπŸΈπŸΉπŸΉπŸ§‰πŸ§‰ Additional outside bar will also be in place ready! 🍾πŸ₯‚πŸ·πŸΊπŸ» Gates open at Midday, event from 2pm, feel free to bring additional picnic seating as tables go FAST! Plus of course those happy late summer vibes and your best dancing shoes πŸ‘Ÿ πŸ˜Žβ˜€οΈπŸ•ΊπŸ»πŸ’ƒπŸ»πŸŽ‰πŸ™ŒπŸ½

Kerchingo
08 Sep - 08 Sep Tue - Tue
Kerchingo 7:30 PM - 10:30 PMAll Day

Card Bingo – Every 2nd Tuesday of the month from 7.30 pm! πŸŽ‰ Not your average bingo… this one comes with a twist! Laughs, surprises, and big chances to win. πŸ’° 100% of the pot up for grabs every game 🎲 Five Β£1 games to get things going πŸ”₯ Β£5 finale game with a grand jackpot prize A fun-filled night guaranteed β€” bring your mates and your lucky numbers and have a bit of fun

Kerchingo
13 Oct - 13 Oct Tue - Tue
Kerchingo 7:30 PM - 9:30 PMAll Day

πŸŽ‰ Card Bingo – Every 2nd Tuesday of the month from 7.30 pm! πŸŽ‰ Not your average bingo… this one comes with a twist! Laughs, surprises, and big chances to win. πŸ’° 100% of the pot up for grabs every game 🎲 Five Β£1 games to get things going πŸ”₯ Β£5 finale game with a grand jackpot prize A fun-filled night guaranteed β€” bring your mates and your lucky numbers and have a bit of fun

Jayne Snow Live
30 Oct - 30 Oct Fri - Fri
Jayne Snow Live 8 PM - 10 PMAll Day

Join us for a cracking evening of LIVE MUSIC from the brilliant Jayne Snow, singer, songwriter and guitarist, performing original tracks and covers all the way from the 1950’s to the present day πŸŽ€πŸŽΌπŸŽΈπŸŽ‰ We will also be serving delicious dishes from our seasonal menu so please pop us a call to book a table should you wish to eat prior to or during the entertainment πŸ½οΈπŸ˜‹ 01474 814327 πŸ“ž Look forward to welcoming you all Team TLB πŸŽΈπŸŽΌπŸŽ€πŸ»πŸΎπŸ˜‹πŸ½οΈπŸŽ‰πŸΉπŸ’ƒπŸ»πŸ•ΊπŸ»

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Opening hours

Mon - Tue: 12:00 - 21:00
Wed: 12:00 - 22:00
Thu: 12:00 - 23:00
Fri: 12:00 - 23:01
Sat: 12:00 - 23:00
Sun: 12:00 - 20:00

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The Leather Bottle, 54-56 The Street, Cobham, Gravesend,, Kent, DA12 3BZ

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