Maule Collective
Taproom and cocktail bar
The taproom of Northampton's Maule Brewing Company, opposite the Guildhall since 2018, pouring its own craft beers alongside cocktails and espresso martinis.
📍 4 Derngate, Northampton NN1 1UB
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Shipmans
Pub and cocktail bar
A small historic pub on the Drapery that now leans into theatrical cocktails, cocktail masterclasses and film nights.
📍 12 Drapery, Northampton NN1 2HG
The Malt Shovel Tavern
Real ale pub
A classic alehouse opposite the Carlsberg brewery, with a real fire, a rear garden, beer festivals and a long-standing reputation for real ale.
📍 121 Bridge Street, Northampton NN1 1QF
The Lamplighter
Freehouse
An award-winning freehouse on a street corner in the Mounts, with beers from across Europe and six real ales.
📍 66 Overstone Road, Northampton
The Black Prince
Pub
A pub on the edge of the centre with a horseshoe bar serving up to eight beers and six ciders, a surprisingly large beer garden and live music.
📍 15 Abington Square, Northampton NN1 4AE
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Start with Maule Collective, Shipmans, The Malt Shovel Tavern, The Lamplighter and The Black Prince. Our full list has 5 bars.
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Who wrote this guide
This guide is written by the team at M.AD Agency. We run Cocktail Week, the ten-day cocktail festival held town by town across the UK and Ireland. Since 2022 we have taken it to more than 20 towns and cities and worked with hundreds of bars. We love Northampton's bars, so we put this guide together from our own research and trusted local press.
No bar paid to be included and nobody can buy a place. We check the guide regularly as bars open, change and close.
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