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Kings Lock, Middlewich

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1 Booth Lane, Middlewich, CW10 0JJ (View on Google Map)
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Canal side pub, by the Kings Lock, number 71 on the Trent and Mersey Canal. Access is via a narrow road bridge over the canal. The Kings Lock today takes full advantage of being alongside a busy stretch of canal. The Cheshire Ring is a narrowboat route, popular with tourists, and there is mooring to the north and south of the pub. The Kings Lock has always played a big part in the town's annual festival hosting music and Morris dancing. The pub now hosts its own regular events, such as an Oktoberfest and a cider festival, and has regular live music both in the bar and the beer garden marquee. Local real ale breweries are supported and the pub was the launch venue for nearby Four Priests Brewery's first brew. Homemade cakes and tray-bakes are available throughout the week.

Historic Interest

A few meters north of the pub is the junction with the Wardle Canal, Britain's shortest canal at 47 metres long. Named after the lock, The King's Lock is thought to be the only pub with this name. It is a "stack pub", built on two levels. The upper level, at one time, had just the tiniest of bar rooms and a very small dining room but has now been opened out allowing for more seating. In the early 1990s a new bar counter was built to resemble the shape of a narrowboat. The lower level, accessed at the rear of the building, was originally intended to provide stabling, and other facilities, for boatmen and their families. It now takes the form of a spirits bar serving the garden and marquee. Behind the pub's garden is a short length of canal which was built for industrial purposes but now leads to a boatyard, complete with slipway for the launching of new and repaired boats. Once an Ind Coope pub, the Kings Lock has had had a variety of independent and pubco owners over the years.

Information for this venue is provided by the South Cheshire Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Cheshire East (B)
Last updated
Last surveyed
01/02/2025
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
NORTHERN BREWER LIMITED
Pub ID
CHS/882
Asset of Community Value
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Monday
3:00pm - 10:00pm
Tuesday
3:00pm - 10:00pm
Wednesday
3:00pm - 11:00pm
Thursday
3:00pm - 11:00pm
Friday
Noon - 11:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 11:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 10:00pm
Monday
No Service
Tuesday
No Service
Wednesday
No Service
Thursday
3:00pm - 9:00pm
Friday
Noon - 9:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 9:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 9:00pm
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Current beers

This Pub serves 4 changing beers and 0 regular beers.

Regular and recently seen

Merlin - Dark Magic TasteMatch Prediction

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Merlin - Dark Magic
Merlin - Dark Magic Strong Mild • 4.8% Spotted 4 times
Merlin - Dark Magic
Merlin - Dark Magic

Spotted 4 times recently. Last spotted 1 day ago at Kings Lock, Middlewich.

ABV 4.8%
Style Strong Mild
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Merlin - Gold TasteMatch Prediction

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Merlin - Gold
Merlin - Gold Session Pale Ale • 3.8% Spotted 12 times
Merlin - Gold
Merlin - Gold

Spotted 12 times recently. Last spotted 1 day ago at Kings Lock, Middlewich.

ABV 3.8%
Style Session Pale Ale
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

JW Lees - Boddingtons Bitter TasteMatch Prediction

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JW Lees - Boddingtons Bitter
JW Lees - Boddingtons Bitter Session Bitter • 4% Spotted 10 times
JW Lees - Boddingtons Bitter
JW Lees - Boddingtons Bitter

Spotted 10 times recently. Last spotted 3 hours ago at Kings Lock, Middlewich.

ABV 4%
Style Session Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Fyne Ales - Jarl TasteMatch Prediction

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Fyne Ales - Jarl
Fyne Ales - Jarl Session Golden Ale • 3.8% Spotted twice
Fyne Ales - Jarl
SIBA Indie Beer Sold Here
Fyne Ales - Jarl

Spotted twice recently. Last spotted 6 days ago at Kings Lock, Middlewich.

ABV 3.8%
Style Session Golden Ale
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Wincle - Sir Philip TasteMatch Prediction

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Wincle - Sir Philip
Wincle - Sir Philip Session Bitter • 4.2% Spotted twice
Wincle - Sir Philip
SIBA Indie Beer Sold Here
Wincle - Sir Philip

Spotted twice recently. Last spotted 6 days ago at Kings Lock, Middlewich.

ABV 4.2%
Style Session Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No
Changing

Changing beers typically include: Beartown , Four Priests , Tatton

The venue's range of changing beers regularly includes the following rare beer styles: Mild, Porter, Stout. Normally one dark beer

Source: Regional

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Facilities
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Live Music Live Music
Periodic events in both pub and marquee
Garden Garden
Canalside seating and separate beer garden with marquee
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Mobility Access Statement Mobility Access Statement
Step free access, no accessible toilet
Parking Parking
On right hand side of pub
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Events Events
Quiz: Thursday nights; Chess: Wednesday night; periodic themed events and festivals
Games Games
Chess and board games
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
LocAle LocAle
Cheshire mainly
Quiet Quiet
Member Discount Scheme Member Discount Scheme
Transport
Close to bus routes
D&G: 37, 42
Directions
cross the canal off A533, Booth Lane.

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