Old Kings Head, Broughton in Furness - pub details
Address: Church Street, Broughton-in-Furness, Cumbria, LA20 6HJ [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 951 1000 (ref 13980) - calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras
Foxfield (1.4 miles), Green Road (2.9 miles), Kirkby-in-furness (3.6 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Real ale
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> Current user rating: 6.4/10 (rated by 5 users)
other pubs nearby:
Black Cock Inn, Broughton-in-Furness (0.1 miles), Manor Arms, Broughton in Furness (0.1 miles), High Cross Inn, Broughton-in-Furness (0.2 miles), Prince of Wales, Foxfield (1.3 miles), Blacksmiths Arms, Broughton Mills (1.9 miles)
user reviews of Old Kings Head, Broughton in Furness
please note - reviews on this site are purely the opinion of site visitors, so don't take them too seriously.
| Very much a gastro pub - we stayed for one and realised it wasnt really what we were after. Keswick Gold gave us a chance to get a tick on the Inn Way to the Lake District. Visit blogged at http://bit.ly/2q9Asl4 Mappiman - 21 May 2017 20:02 |
| We decided to stay the night here as supposedly the Manor Arms was fully booked with a stag party. This is Broughton's version of Fawlty Towers. The rooms were ok, apart from light bulbs not working and shower heads not staying up. Breakfast is also fine. But the pub itself is hopelessly mis-managed. We watched the young barman struggling as somebody came in wanting a Strongbow. He decided it had run out and went to change it, only to discover that they had none left. At the same time, one of the 2 other customers in the pub wanted to pay his bill, whilst the phone started ringing. The young barman re-appeared without any Strongbow, but with a large fish on a plate for the other customer. He disappeared for a short while to get some knives and forks for fish consumption, before re-appearing to sort out the Strongbow problem. As the guy wanted to pay the bill watched on bemused and the phone continued to ring, another guy who we thought was the landlord wandered round looking completely disinterested and the landlady appeared to inform the barman that there were loads of glasses to be collected from the outside. She also informed the Strongbow customer that a coach party had consumed a whole keg of it earlier in the day - likely story. Most of the food items had run out - presumably the cider-swilling coach party had been hungry too. We watched a few people wander in looking for food and walking back out again. This didn't seem to worry the staff! Nevertheless, the ale range all from the Ulverston Brewery was good - Another Fine Mess, Laughing Gravy, Lonesome Pine & Flying Elephants. Good comedy value here. blue_scrumpy - 29 Jun 2015 21:39 |
| Large pub at the bottom of the village, with the emphasis split between dining and boozing. It consists of one long room that isn't without character- brasses and beams are in evidence throughout. There are a lot of leaflets aimed at tourists but most of the trade on my visit seemed to be local. A pleasant beer garden had a World Cup tent on my visit. Moorhouses Blonde witch and Copper Dragon IPA were available on my visit- a modest selection compared to the village's other pubs but Blonde Witch was in good form, and service was friendly, as were the locals. It's a perfectly decent pub and is worth a visit, but if you're short of time you may like to prioritise the Manor Arms up the road. Carlurmston - 4 Jul 2010 17:41 |
