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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Lola's Bar
Cafe bar
The cafe bar at Royal & Derngate, right by the theatres, with signature cocktails, Spanish tapas and bottomless brunch.
📍 19-21 Guildhall Rd, Northampton NN1 1DP
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
Corkers Champagne & Cocktail Bar
Champagne and cocktail bar
A piano lounge on Wellingborough Road known for its Champagnes and fresh fruit cocktails, attached to an Indian restaurant and serving sharing platters.
📍 361-363 Wellingborough Rd, Northampton NN1 4ER
The Smoke Pit
Barbecue restaurant and bar
A barbecue restaurant in The Ridings whose cocktail list runs to its own creations, such as the Flaming Mo and Cereal Milk.
📍 11A The Ridings, Northampton NN1 2AQ
Zapato Lounge
Cafe bar
A Lounges cafe bar in the Grosvenor Shopping Centre with mismatched furniture, tapas boards and cocktails.
📍 Grosvenor Shopping Centre, Northampton NN1 2EB
King Billy Music Bar
Live music bar
A live music bar on Commercial Street, just off Bridge Street, open late.
📍 2 Commercial St, Northampton NN1 1PJ
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Your questions
What are the best bars for groups in Northampton?
Start with Maule Collective, Lola's Bar, Shipmans, Corkers Champagne & Cocktail Bar and The Smoke Pit. Our full list has 7 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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