Car Crashes Into Restaurant In Faversham On Bank Holiday Monday

A car has crashed into a restaurant in Faversham on Monday 4th May, just 15 minutes before it opened for the Bank Holiday lunchtime service.

The car rolled onto its side following a collision, before hitting the front of the building, destroying a window, door and brickwork to The Cow Shed at The Ship Inn just after midday.

The owners say it is “very lucky” that the collision occurred before customers who had booked tables for lunch were due to arrive.

The venue had been open since 10am but, fortunately, the staff or locals inside were not hurt. The owners are now waiting for structural engineers to assess the damage to the Grade II-listed site.

The owners are hopeful they will be able to open the restaurant this week – but the building is in a bad condition.

Owner Charlotte said the impact destroyed a door and a window – and dislodged brickwork. A six-metre section of the wall has now been removed, with scaffolding erected inside and out. Until engineers assess the damage and confirm whether the building is safe, all upcoming events have had to be cancelled, including the New Model Mexican Mondays which was supposed to launch on the Bank Holiday.

She said “We do normally have a fully-booked quiz every Tuesday night, so we’ve already let down all of our customers who were booked in for today and tomorrow. It’s a very family-oriented business; we all look out for each other.Faversham came through and the community pulled together.”