Malt Shovel Tavern, Northampton

Pub Name::Malt Shovel Tavern

Town::Northampton

Opening Hours
Mon-Thurs: 11.30-3, 5-11

Fri & Sat: 11.30-11

Sun: 12-10.30

Home cooked food Mon-Sat 12-2 and Sunday Lunch 12.30-2.30

General Description


The Malt Shovel has be described "a discerning connoisseur's drinking paradise..." and is an award-winning freehouse filled with lots of interesting breweriana much of it from the Phipp's and N.B.C. breweries, noted not only for its beverages but for its absence of such acoutriments as fruit machines, pool tables and widescreen televisions and regular music nights (blues, every Wednesday) too

There has been a pub on this site since 1640, the present pub being rebuilt by the Northampton Brewing Co. in 1914 — the original being demolished in order to widen the street

Darts can be played and the pub has Ladies' and Mens' teams

Food served Monday to Saturday lunchtimes (12-2)

Brewery tap for Great Oakley


 * Northants CAMRA Pub of the Year 2000 and 2003 and 2009
 * Runner-up Northants CAMRA Pub of the Year 2011

Beers and Beverages
Five regular and up to eight guest Real Ales. Four Belgian beers on draught plus a fine selection of Belgian bottled beers and soft drinks. English country wines and a top shelf bending under the weight of forty malt whiskies


 * Fuller's London Pride 4.1%
 * 5 regular LocAle Real Ales:
 * Frog Island Natterjack 4.8%
 * Great Oakley Wot's Occurring 3.9%
 * Great Oakley Harpers 4.3%
 * Great Oakley Gobble 4.5%
 * Oakham's Bishops Farewell
 * Up to 8 guest ales including LocAle
 * Belgian beers — 4 on draught plus bottled
 * Thatcher's Farmhouse Cider 6.6%

Events

 * Live blues music (every Wednesday)
 * Quiz night (first Thursday of the month)
 * Music quiz (third Monday of the month)
 * Malt Shovel Curry Club (third Tuesday of each month)
 * Two Beer Festivals per year

Other Features

 * Quiet room
 * Outdoor drinking area
 * Lunch meals
 * Disabled access
 * Darts
 * Real Cider (see above)
 * Parking (see below)
 * Smoking area

Getting There
Address: 121 Bridge Street, Northampton NN1 1QF

Telephone: 01604 234 212

Email: via pub web site (link below)

Location Map

(Alight at Bridge Street or Cattle Market Street) 12, 14, 14A, 15, 33, 33A, 36, 86, X4, X7

Many other services stop at Greyfriars bus station &mdash; approx. &frac34; mile walk or take one of the bus services listed above

Parking: Large off-road car park opposite (Morrison's supermarket) FREE