A popular Kent restaurant has just been added to the Michelin Guide, joining 24 others in the county on the coveted list.

Boys Hall, in Willesborough, Ashford opened in September last year and has now been recognised by the notorious food critics.

Bosses from the guide said: “Built in 1616 for the Boys family, this charming old house has been sympathetically converted into a hotel with eye-catching features at every turn - plus three acres of gardens and land.

“The restaurant sits in an extension to the main house and serves local Kent produce, with Romney Marsh lamb a firm favourite.

“Great wines, also from Kent, are available to pair with your food and, should you wish to grab a drink before dining, the grounds also house a pub with a terrace.”

The venue is run by husband and wife team Bradley and Kristie Lomas.

Dishes on offer include whole grilled seabream, pork T-bone and crispy polenta.

The couple began renovating the grade II-listed manor in 2019 after snapping it up for £1.5 million, quitting their hospitality jobs in London.

There are nine bedrooms in the hotel and a more casual pub alongside the up-market restaurant.

Kent features regularly in the Michelin Guide.

The businesses included are:

The Kentish Hare, Bidborough

Tallow, Southborough

Thackeray’s, Tunbridge Wells

The Poet at Matfield, Matfield

The Old Bank, Westerham

Bowley’s at The Plough, Trottiscliffe

The Stile Bridge, Marden

The Small Holding, Kilndown

West House, Biddenden

Swan Wine Kitchen, Tenterden

Read’s, Faversham

Whitstable Oyster Company, Whitstable

The Duck, Pett Bottom

The Goods Shed, Canterbury

Quince, Westgate-on-Sea

Bottega Caruso, Margate

Sargasso, Margate

Angela’s, Margate

Wyatt & Jones, Broadstairs

The Sportsman in Seasalter, The Fordwich Arms and The Bridge Arms near Canterbury, The Hyde and Fox in Hythe and Stark in Broadstairs have all been awarded a coveted Michelin Star.