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The King's Ditch, Tamworth

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51 Lower Gungate
Tamworth
B79 7AS

Phone: 07989805828

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Tamworth Central

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Blue Scrumpy left this review about The King's Ditch

The King's Ditch was my favourite pub in Tamworth, the last time we visited the town in March 2015. It's still a very good micropub but has since possibly been usurped by some newer arrivals. 14 of us arrived here and filled the ground floor room, as our first stop on a tour of Tamworth's pubs and bars. There was one guy already present in a wheelchair. When we walked past later on in the evening, I'm sure he was still there. Another couple of locals did arrive and managed to find some seating in between us all. There is some overspill seating upstairs, if needed.

The landlord seemed like a friendly and knowledgeable chap and he stocks a good range of ales and ciders. 3 cask ales were Leatherbritches Berry Dangerous, Shiny Disco Balls & Tollgate Ivanhoe. Ciders were Lilley's Mango Cider & Bee Sting Perry, Snail's Bank Rhubarb Cider, Gwynt y Ddraig Happy Daze, Farmer Jim's Sweet, Dudda's Tun Bone Dry, Three Cats Dry & Mr Whitehead's Devil's Device.

Hops hanging from the ceiling create a nice drinking environment. I don't recall any music. It is conversation which rules here. I note that the CAMRA website suggests that it is table service only but our group all got served at the bar.

Still one of Tamworth's best pubs and well worth a visit when visiting this excellent town for drinkers.

On 7^th June 2026 - rating: 8
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Quinno _ left this review about The King's Ditch

Remains unchanged from my visit six years previously and I really like it here. There is some extra seating upstairs – cut-off from the atmosphere somewhat – we were forced to take due to the popularity downstairs. Better ale quality here than the Tap for my money, with mine weighing-in at NBSS 3.5 and 4. There were also plenty of ciders available. Overshadowed somewhat by the aforementioned Tap but I would certainly make sure you get a pint in here if you are visiting the town. 8.5

March 2020
If only all micropubs were like this! It's styled as a proper pub but just really small. A single room with undressed brick walls, very green dried hops, lots of brewery mirrors, light and bright and comfortable. A friendly bunch inside and I got chatting easily enough, including with the owners. Four ales on, served from a cold room; Shiny Wrench (NBSS 3), Hawkshead Windermere Pale, Kinver Crystal and Kinver Seren, a cask lager I can’t recall (4), alongside 14 ciders. A fairly unique touch were the booklets at the tables telling you their full range (loads of cider, bottles, fruit wines and local butcher sourced pub snacks) with a bit of honest story about the pub and some local history. Also belatedly noticed the TV screen with a live CCTV feed to the cold room, so you can observe the action unfolding. Really enjoyed my stop here and would make sure I called in again if in town. Rated 8.5

On 2^nd May 2026 - rating: 9
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Strongers . left this review about The King's Ditch

The King’s Ditch is a single room wood floored micro with padded bench seating around the walls and a small counter in the left rear corner. Lots of Hops were hanging from the ceiling and I could see my car sat in the car park opposite next to the Globe Inn where I was staying. The beers are in a back room that is surveyed on a lone TV screen on the back wall. Unfortunately I was sat under the screen so couldn’t see the back room action, which was the only thing going on as the five or so locals all sat in silence staring into space. This is why I mentioned my car, because I sat staring at it for the duration of my stay in the awkward silence. A micro without a host is little more than a room with beer, the beer in question being Shiny Brewing’s 4 Wood, Beowulf’s Zwodder, 3Ps Brewery’s Ave A Minute and Pentrich’s Vanity Haunts Me. There is also a very long list of ciders, in fact I was the only one on the ale going for a decent pint of 4 Wood. The doors are only open from 16:00 until 19:00 in the week, but are less restricted at the weekend. The service was very polite, but maybe just after opening on a Wednesday afternoon isn’t the most joyous time to visit.

On 17^th September 2024 - rating: 6
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