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Kings Lock, Middlewich

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Opens at 12:00pm
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1 Booth Lane, Middlewich, CW10 0JJ (View on Google Map)
(01606) 836894
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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, full bar menu from Thursday to Sunday.

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
10/05/2025
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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Tuesday
3:00pm - 10:00pm
Wednesday
3:00pm - 11:00pm
Thursday
3:00pm - 11:00pm
Friday
Noon - 11:00pm
Saturday
10:00am - 11:00pm
Sunday
10:00am - 10:00pm
Monday
3:00pm - 10:00pm
Tuesday
3:00pm - 8:00pm
Wednesday
3:00pm - 8:00pm
Thursday
3:00pm - 8:00pm
Friday
Noon - 8:00pm
Saturday
10:00am - 8:00pm
Sunday
10:00am - 8:00pm
Monday
3:00pm - 8:00pm

Current beers

This Pub serves 4 changing beers and 0 regular beers.

Regular and recently seen
Ossett - Silver King
Ossett - Silver King Session Golden Ale • 4.3% Spotted 7 times
Ossett - Silver King
Ossett - Silver King

Session Golden Ale

ABV: 4.3%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: Yes
Spotted 7 times recently. Last spotted 5 days ago
Ossett - White Rat
Ossett - White Rat Session Golden Ale • 4% Spotted 7 times
Ossett - White Rat
Ossett - White Rat

Session Golden Ale

ABV: 4%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
Spotted 7 times recently. Last spotted 1 week ago
Ossett - Butterley
Ossett - Butterley Session Pale Ale • 3.4% Spotted 4 times
Ossett - Butterley
Ossett - Butterley

Session Pale Ale

ABV: 3.4%
Vegan: No
Gluten Free: No
Spotted 4 times recently. Last spotted 5 days ago
Changing

Changing beers typically include: Beartown , Four Priests , Tatton

Source: Regional

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Facilities
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Friday to Sunday
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Thursday to Sunday
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
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
Real Fire Real Fire
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
Real Ale Real Ale
LocAle LocAle
Cheshire mainly
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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