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Malt Shovel, Barkby

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27 Main Street, Barkby, LE7 3QG (View on Google Map)
(0116) 269 2558
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This family-friendly village pub serves good value home-cooked food, and a range of beers from Thwaites' new 'Ribble Valley' brewery. The large bar-lounge was refurbished in attractive modern style in 2019, and in the front corner is a small snug 'The Jail' with some ancient fittings - this room is reserved for diners. At the back is a large attractive patio and garden area leading down to the Barkby Brook.

Historic Interest

Parts of the building are thought to date back at least 700 years, and Merton College, Oxford owned it from 1271 to 1963, when they sold it to the landlord. A family-owned free house for many years; sold in 2006 by the long-time owners to Scottish & Newcastle; then acquired by Thwaites of Blackburn in 2011. The Malt Shovel was one of the last pubs in the county to brew its own beer. The pub featured in an article in the Leicester Evening Mail in 1955, which described how Harry Oswin was still undertaking a brew every three weeks. The last brew was in December 1956.

Information for this venue is provided by the Leicester Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Charnwood District (B)
Last updated
Last surveyed
04/03/2023
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
Thwaites
Pub ID
LEI/10
Asset of Community Value
Opening Times Unavailable
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Current beers

This Pub serves no changing beers and 3 regular beers.

Regular and recently seen

Thwaites - Original TasteMatch Prediction

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Thwaites - Original
Thwaites - Original Session Bitter • 3.6%
Thwaites - Original
Thwaites - Original

This beer is served regularly at Malt Shovel, Barkby.

ABV 3.6%
Style Session Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Thwaites - Gold TasteMatch Prediction

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Thwaites - Gold
Thwaites - Gold Session Golden Ale • 4.1%
Thwaites - Gold
Thwaites - Gold

This beer is served regularly at Malt Shovel, Barkby.

ABV 4.1%
Style Session Golden Ale
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Thwaites - Amber TasteMatch Prediction

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Thwaites - Amber
Thwaites - Amber Premium Bitter • 4.4%
Thwaites - Amber
Thwaites - Amber

This beer is served regularly at Malt Shovel, Barkby.

ABV 4.4%
Style Premium Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

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Facilities
Sports TV Sports TV
Sky TV
Lunchtime Meals Lunchtime Meals
Evening Meals Evening Meals
Garden Garden
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Parking Parking
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Events Events
Music quiz first and third Thursday of every month at 8:30pm.
Function Room Function Room
Restaurant Restaurant
Smoking Smoking
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
Cask Marque Beer and Cellar Hygiene rating
Cask Marque: Beer and Cellar Hygiene rating 5 out of 5
Transport
Close to bus routes (100m)
centrebus: 100 (Irregular service, daytimes Mon-Sat)
Closest station (1950m)
Syston

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