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The Old Kings Head


OS Map reference: Sheet 118 Stoke-on-Trent & Macclesfield area, ref SJ924718

Old Kings Head, Gurnett

CAMRA Most Improved Pub award (4/2009)

Address:

Byron Lane, Gurnett, Sutton, Macclesfield

Contact:

01625−423890

Host:

Marcus Lonyon

Introduction:

Pub since 1695. Marcus took over in summer 2008. Don't be surprised if he greets you with an insult! He's only joking - really! A Punch Taverns house.

Brews:

Excellent selection of brews including Thwaites bitter, Bombardier, Speckled Hen on cask, with Boddingtons on keg.

Food:

Good food lunch and evenings. Home cooked. Getting a name for their steak pies!

Finding it:

canal map

road map

Down steps at Gurnett (Sutton) aqueduct (between br.43 and br.44).
By road, it's along Leek Road out of Macclesfield, left at Byrons Lane traffic lights, on the left just before the aqueduct.