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The Three Locks, Milton Keynes
Stoke Hammond
Postal town: Milton Keynes
MK17 9DD
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Reviews of The Three Locks (Average Rating: 6½ of 10) see review guidelines
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The Three Locks
The big selling point for this pub it its canalside location. You can guess how many locks are nearby!
Despite the sun having gone down and it being chilly outside, we chose one of the tables on the towpath to watch a barge go through the locks, with the youngsters navigating the boat seemingly breaking all canal rules!
Inside, the barman was friendly and there were plenty of people dining. Unbelievably this pub is in the latest Good Beer Guide, when London Pride is the only beer. Equally, there was no real cider. A strange inclusion considering it was the weakest offering we saw throughout our day in Buckinghamshire.
On 5th October 2021
- rating: 4
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Gill Smith left this review about The Three Locks
Called in while visiting Buckinghamshire's 2019 Good Beer Guide pubs around the Milton Keynes area. Delightful setting on the locks and able to sit outside and watch the narrowboats working their way up or down while enjoying a beer. Six handpumps but only 2 available yesterday, but we enjoyed both the Hornes Triple Goat Pale Ale and the 3 Brewers Ruby ales.
On 18th November 2018
- rating: 7
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Bucking Fastard left this review about The Three Locks
ORIGINAL REVIEW Sept 2011
Converted a few years ago to a gastro pub,the interior design has been sympathetic to this lockside building and the internal timbers have been exposed and painted in best Farrow and Ball.
The restaurant is branded as the Grand Union but the pub seems to have retained it's original name.However there are few salty sea dogs ,or even old boatmen in the pub nowadays.
There is a long wooden clad bar running along most of the rear wall with two sizeable banquettes opposite the bar and a few pieces of genuine antique furniture doubling as tables and chairs to either side of the bar.There is a fireplace and a Chesterfield sofa to boot.I felt perfectly comfortable popping in just to drink and there are great views of the lock operations at this well known flight.
There is a dining area at one end of the building up a stair or two, beyond which is an open kitchen with two chefs hard at work.
Six handpumps but only three serving on my trip ,and the guest St Austell Tribute was fine if a little over chilled,but reasonably priced at £3.10.Although I didn't eat ,a lot of other punters were and a glance at the menu showed mains priced from £9 to around £13,which seemed par for the course in this sort of upmarket establishment.
Sometimes a gastro makeover can destroy a pubs ambiance,I was glad that this is not the case at The Three Locks and I will pop in again ,at the very least to grab a beer, while working through the Soulbury Three.
UPDATE
The Grand Union branding has disappeared and it feels like there has been a change of ownership with the interior walls now painted a classy shade of blue.Still the same formula with a focus on food,but a much better range of ale with a free house type of choice including Locales which translated into Concrete Cow Cock & Bull,White Park White Gold,Doom Bar and Vale GMT (very good nick) plus a real cider on my visit.Friendly welcome and tasters were offered,If I could I would push this pub up to 7.5.
On 25th November 2015
- rating: 7
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Pub Details
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- Beer Festivals : Yes - May bank holiday - last updated 18 November 2018 by Gill Smith
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 16 May 2012 by hondo .
- Car Park : Yes last updated 25 November 2015 by Bucking Fastard
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 25 November 2015 by Bucking Fastard
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 18 November 2018 by Gill Smith
- Function Room : Yes last updated 18 November 2018 by Gill Smith
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 16 May 2012 by hondo .
- Live Music : Yes - Fridays - last updated 15 February 2017 by Bucking Fastard
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 25 November 2015 by Bucking Fastard
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 16 May 2012 by hondo .
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 25 November 2015 by Bucking Fastard
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 18 November 2018 by Gill Smith
