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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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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
[User has posted 5965 recommendations about 5931 pubs]

Old Boots left this review about The King's Ditch

A single downstairs room micro with an upstairs sitting room. The pub is famous for its ciders of which 16 were available today, it has been a CAMRA national cider pub of the year finalist and has umpteen local cider awards. However as a beer drinker I was more interested in which of the four beers I should have, two were local and two originated in the West Country. Bench seating round the walls at Britannia tables and separate chairs of uncertain origin. Ordering is at a small corner counter and the beer is drawn on gravity in the back chilled room, you can view it being drawn on a CCTV screen. It uses ex-beer festival lined glasses which is nice in view of this weeks trading standards report on short measures but has a bit of a clique of regulars. Odd place but definitely worth visiting.

On 26^th May 2024 - no rating submitted
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Bucking Fastard left this review about The King's Ditch

A wonderful micro and a must visit when in Tamworth.A former shop ,two large tables sit in the two window bays while there are wall fitted bench seating elsewhere and a mix of stools ,upturned barrels and comfy chairs to sit in.COVID regulations are well observed and two person booths are created along the bench seating with ceiling to floor clear perspex but this does not inhibit in any way the high quality banter and beer chat that flows so easily in the friendly surroundings.Be prepared to join in with the locals and you will quickly find yourself at home.
The guv'nor has a dry sense of humour and the barman was a font of knowledge about all things ale and pubs.With the front door propped open and the upstairs windows open it felt safe to be inside.Anybody pitching up when all the downstairs space is taken are directed upstairs where there are a few more tables,but then called down when space appears.There was a regular turn around in customers on my trip although some,including us,had settled down for a session.
Table service was from a selection of 4 ales (Muirhouses Tick Tock Boom,Small World Twin Falls and Fixed Wheel King Kelly and Through & Off ) Ale conditioning was superb.
There is also a long and impressive list of 16 ciders and perrys,this micro has in the past been a finalist in the CAMRA National Cider awards .
It's quite close to the Sir Robert Peel so makes a good double header but IMHO this is the better bet for real ale and friendly chat.There is even a very good curry house virtually across the road.
Everything a micro should be ,top marks from me.

On 15^th August 2020 - rating: 10
[User has posted 2936 recommendations about 2936 pubs]

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