The Olde England in Northampton

Large selection of real ales, ciders and fruit wines. Folk night on a Thursday, book and literary clubs. Gaming groups and excellent people. 👌

Warm & friendly Brilliant range of ale.

Great welcoming pub, we visit regularly with our 2 yr old & 5 yr old, We take our 'pub bag' to keep them entertained whilst we enjoy the real ale :-)

I spend many a Saturday afternoon here with friends,a friendly and welcoming place.jonathan is efficient and polite,and helpful

A unique place. Private booths upstairs. Basement for live music.

What an amazing little pub. Fantastic atmosphere.

Dnd with friends best night ever.

Great old style pub with a happy atmosphere

A great very Olde pub with a great selection of ales. Not so great on the non alcoholic drinks but there are options

A very rare pub wiffe a very rare atmosphere. Olde England in name 'n Inn spirit. Olde songs n poetry n odes sang Inn the basements heart once a week with a love of history and shanty tales and love and fails. Ales and lagers and beautiful wines served at the entrance. All are catered for here. I wasxentranced. A throwback t' the 1600s to present day.

A quirky little pub on several floors. Good selection of real ales, ciders, and fruit wines. Lovely atmosphere.

Love the olde England. One of Northamptonshire true highlights. Nettle wine went down a charm on our quick pitstop this afternoon. Highly reccomended. Updated 2023: use or lose! Visit the olde England!

Cracking little oldie worldie pub serving good beer from a cask, friendly people, I went in on my own and got invited into the quiz!!

Cosy oldy worldy pub. Serves interesting beers and hosts a range of different events. Much bigger than it looks. This pub doesn't serve food.

Nice Little pub Little pub. Very friendly staff and a good choice of real ale.

Great old fashioned pub good apostrophe and great bar tender

Beautiful pub brimming with Character. Has a huge selection of beers and ciders. One of the best in Northampton. Regularly has events on such as folk and quiz nights. Just a lovely place to relax while having a drink with friends. You can play board games here too while immersing yourself in the wonderful history of Northampton

Lovely place. Chill little medieval pub. Get some mead and relax.

Such an adorably quaint little place. Couldn't be more friendly. Beautiful so unique. Currently no food served but you can grab takeout next door and eat it in the pub .. perfection

gave me five beers for free after i did a backflip!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As the name suggests, a good old English pub with real ales and reasonably priced. 👍

A friendly pub, bigger than you think, like the tardis lol 😆

Lovely pub, a few us were staying with a friend who took us there and the beer was spot on. And very reasonably priced

Well laid out real ale pub on 3 levels with a great range of ciders.

Best kept secret in Northampton for real ale enthusiasts!

Fantastic little pub, great atmosphere an friendly staff. A fantastic selection of cask ales from different breweries inc thier own. A must visit

I loved this place. Some od the best ciders I have ever had. Barman was brilliant too. I will soon be going back

I was in this pub last night with a few friends for a few beers after a bike ride and we enjoyed a few beers. We loved the choice of the real Ale and I enjoyed a very nice ale that was only £2.50 foa pint . I think we be going back there soon

Really lovely pub, very accommodating, and love the varieties of wines and mead

If you enjoy beer this is the place. It has a very unique ambience and it's a great experience to come here. Unrivalled choice of fine ales and ciders. If character pubs are your thing then this has to be top of the list in Northampton. Just don't tell everybody though because it's not that big...

Still a good traditional Ale house, i recommend, cheers.

A small but very friendly and welcoming pub with excellent real ales etc. I'd highly recommend this establishment.

Great beer and friendly staff. Very good beer and nice service. The atmosphere of the place is great, if you like old-fashioned decor

Had a lovely evening with friends;; lots of choices of drinks and friendly staff;; we will be back again love the variety of drinks options

What a blast from the past… Geralt would be proud. Unique beers on tap, and so close to star of India (see previous tripadvisor review) * planyournorthamptonnightout.com

It's a great pub full of character and characters! Folk music night - every Thursday night - at Olde England is very special.

First visit. My partner loves and appreciates real ale and was thrilled to straightaway accidentally hit on a beer he liked very much - couldn't possibly leave after one pint. I had half a cider and liked that very much, too. It's a small place and is on three floors. We went and investigated all of them and were very taken with the whole place. To me it was exactly what a hobbit pub would be like: warm lighting, everything made of wood, even the upstairs floor felt like it was underground and there was a lot of friendliness. I felt a need to write a review as there doesn't seem to have been one for two years.

Great choice of craft beers and ciders

Not what it used to be but still pleasant enough.

Hidden gem on Kettering Road, great staff and even greater beer..

Nice olde style pub good selection of pump ales lagers great must visit if you like olde style pubs

Great selection of drinks. Friendly staff. Great décor. Love it.

Home from home...relaxing and real

Love coming here to play board games and have a few drinks with friends. It's always nice and chill and the staff are always friendly 😊

Good little pub selling all sorts of ales.

Excellent staff and a wide selection of beers and cyder

Great fruit wines, real fires, and a quirky atmosphere.

Really old fashioned pub. No music, great range of draught beers, poetry readings in the cellar. Upstairs room overlooks the edge of the racecourse, so there are plenty of comings and goings. Real fire in the winter too. Slightly decrepit... Just as a real pub should be.

Different and on so many different levels just keep climbing the bloody stairs..oh the stairs

I went for the Thursday evening folk club, which meets in the basement, which is nowhere near as claustrophobic as it sounds, but well-lit and warm with tables, built in padded benches and traditional pub stools. They have a good selection of real ales and ciders,a real still Perry to die for AND mead. The atmosphere is friendly and it's rapidly becoming my 'local'.

Great pub with a lovely vibe xx

Lovly pub, warmly welcomed and had lovly chats. I will defo visit again

Best pub in Northampton if you want to chat or play a game

Single bar in the ground floor makes it a challenge when ordering some drinks. Reduced seating area and lamps that would compete with the eddystone lighthouse in brightness makes it feel somewhat lacking in atmosphere.

Place has gone down hill from where it used to be (previously 4* rated and a great little pub). Service is now slow and bordering on rude/can't be bothered. Despite showing a good range of ciders to be told you can only have Aspall draft with no reason. Walking out to go to a better pub where they're happy to serve you and have a selection that's not for display only (Black Prince)

So, we thought we would make a surprise visit to the Olde England, to see if the quality had improved. On our visit, we tried 3 different beers, all were really disappointing, & they did not seem to have been kept wellWe are CAMRA members, but just don`t understand why this pub continues to be in the good beer guide. They do sell beer yes, but they no longer seem to keep it wellSo, that`s it, we don`t plan returningA tip for everyone who reads this: ask for a "taster" for every single beer you have, & if the quality isn`t good enough then don`t buy one

Hard to find a traditional pub with so much character these days. Varied ales, engimatic friendly staff. Great ambience, locals and visitors. My favourite pub in Northampton so far

A great little ale bar. Nice range & well priced.The last time I went they were an upstairs only business, but I think they were going to expand downstairs as well. Also very grateful to them as they gave my daughter a job when she was at Northampton Uni.

Now I have to start by saying that generally the staff I see at The Olde England are great and pleasant.But tonight was an exception. I'm not much of an aficionado when Congress to beer having only working on our run real ale pubs for 15+years on and off and only one a couple of CAMRA Awards and Cask Marque listings. So barely able to recognise a good point!!!Well apparently this is the case.On being served a point of Directors Ale, one of my favourites, I retired to my seat for the quiz.After a few minutes it became obvious that the point was not at its best, trading quite tart and not being able to see through the glass I returned to the bar to tell the barman and see if it can be replaced.I was then told it wouldn't be replaced as Directors is always cloudy!! Now only having drank several hundred points of good Directors ale in my lifetime I know emphatically that this want true. But the barman was insistent.As such I then had to buy 2 pints, minimum spend on card bring £5.No apology, no customer service, no recognition of any issue!!!Simply the worst customer service I've had in quite a while.I now understand why the place is getting quieter and quieter if this is the response people get.What a shame for a pub that used to be at the pinnacle of watering holes for Ales in Northampton to me in such a dip.

The owners have done a great job with the bar just inside the door

A good welcome. A friendly place with board games to play upstairs, a quiz night Wednesday nice selection of ales and cider

Doesn't look much from outside. But has good craft beer and sitting place. We had a great time at a colleague's leaving do.

Dog friendly .Good selection of beers. Regulars and guest ales.

Love this place. Lots of beer and cider choices. They also do fruit wines.

This pub isn't as olde as it looks but attracts a very friendly talkative bunch of locals (and dog), along with the barman. They don't offer food anymore, but have a good selection of around 8 to 10 well-kept real ales on hand pump as well as many flavoured ciders and at least one traditional cider. Many of the beers are local. The interior is quite dark, and on three levels; I think it could get crowded on a Friday or Saturday evening.

Wonderful pub with an equally wonderful vibe

There are very few pubs Like this one that still look and feel like a pub used to. This pub is choc full of character and not a plastic pub or chain pub. Quaint, welcoming and warm. The choice of beers and ciders are huge and great quality.

Great real ales and a lovely atmosphere in this cosy pub

Quirky town boozer serving traditional craft beers and cider.

My favourite pub in Northampton, loads of ales, the place has an old timey vibe and they're happy to have people play board games

I’ve been drinking here for some years and this pub is somewhat of a second home to me. The staff are all wonderful, the beer is delicious and the food is very well priced.

As Mr and I were in the area, we popped in here last Sat early evening (16th Feb) to check out the new ground floor bar. We have previously visited on a few occasions before, enjoying the ales, the quirkiness of the whole layout, and meeting with friends for a board game or 2.The new ground floor bar certainly takes up some space, and after reading the notice on the pumps that more ales were available upstairs, that floors hatch was closed.So we had a pint each at the new ground floor bar, and when Mr was at half pint and I was at 1/4 pint, we went outside for a couple of minutes for a vape. When we got back our drinks had been taken away, and it took much shouting from us (and the other customers at the bar) to try and get the attention of the guy who was about to whisk our beers away from the back to the great sinkhole in the sky, with no help from the barman with the ponytail who was serving at the time.. In all, the Ale was ok, no issues there. Service tho, that leads me to give a 3 star review. Will check it out one more time in a month or 2 when I am next in the area.

Unique pub, extremely traditional with even a board games/reading old style lounge upstairs on from the upstairs bar. Also very accommodating to all. Equally unique ciders and ales on tap also.

Local pub with plenty of choice

Amazing quirky little pub, great food and Amazing drinks.

Staff very freindly but the food terrible 9 pounds for sunday lunch which was inedable very dry chicken over cooked roast potatoes to the point of rock hard shame to ruin a good afternoon had to go home to cook

Staff so friendly even if Johnathan the barman can't tell a joke.

Lovely selection of real ales and lagers on tap spread over 3 floors.

Nice place. Super eclectic and has a great range of regulars, both flat and sparkling. Their range of beer, cider and mead is most excellent.

Great selection of real ales. A pleasant but quiet atmosphere. A place to get away from the bustle of town centre shopping.

Great laid back old style pub. Very well priced with drinks far better than simply lager. Pub staff are excellent and the customers are fantastic. Attended a games night there which was awesome. They host other evenings too. Brilliant place

Really an amazing pub with a small setup. Very good place for a self time with a drink and jolly staff. I loved being there..cheaper rates for pints..

Very unusual pub only sells beers and cider all unusual drinks priced reasonable great atmoshere no music TV etc

Went to this pub to try the real ales. Very poor quality of beer tonight, and I will never returnIf this is an accurate reflection of the norm at this pub, it is very hard to understand why this is in the good beer guideNot a major issue for me as I won`t ever return, and I work in a company of 800 people and will let people know via the work intranetIncredibly poor beer tonight, and hopefully this review will prevent some other serious beer drinkers from having such a bad experience

We are Camra members, and 4 of us visited the Olde England tonight. Oh dear!!!The first pint we tried was almost flat (clearly near the end of the barrel), and the second pint (a stout) tasted disgusting and I refused to drink it. The barman said "oh yes, its very vinegary"!!!!!The 4 of us walked out, and in truth we will never return again. We will also let Camra know of the quality of beer this eveningThis is a real shame, because when the owner used to be present this was a good pub. It isn`t now, and frankly there are enough decent real ales in Northampton to not have to drink at places where the beer is poor. As I say, the 4 of us won`t ever return

A pub with a real difference and true local character. A fantastic range of ales and a the most social pub in the town.

I love this pub for many reasons. It does old country try wines and has a great range, many flavoured ciders such as Strawberry and a new one on me, a light cider with a hint of ginger which is delicious. The wooden beams and wood tables gives the feel of a homely pub in the middle of the shires. It's definitely a pub with a style that is in its own and I really love this about the Old England. Character in abundance and you can also bring games to play. Ooh yes it host folk nights and Poetry and that really is not to missed. You will fall in love with the place!

Nice little pub with fantastic selection of real ales on tap. Some with very comedic names that are worth trying.

Having enjoyed it so much three years ago we made a point of staying an extra night in Northampton to go to the Folk Club (Thursdays), taking with us a friend who lives in Northampton but had never been there. The folk session was excellent, better, if anything, than on our previous visit. Unfortunately, the beer in the downstairs bar left a bit to be desired on this occasion and a number of people were commuting to the upstairs one. Almost certainly an unfortunate one-off but enough to lose a point. Won't stop us going again though.

Nice selection of beers, ales and stouts. Good service too.

Quaint place, can chat and drink.

This is a great quirky pub- loved the atmosphere and decor. Definitely worth a visit or two if you haven’t been already.

Fantastic place for good ale, pub games and a very social atmosphere!

I've walked past I don't know how many times and finally went in. There's two bars - one up (tiny) and one down in the basement (also tiny). The wait staff are friendly and helpful. Decor is very Olde England - there's a suit of armour and basses adorning the beams. Good ale and a lot quieter than the Picturedome across the road! Definitely recommend for a quiet beer. I'll be going back!

Had a coffee here, an unique pub, a must visit in Northampton.

Nice cosy atmosphere whatever time of year

The best pub in Northamptonshire. Amazing selection of anything your heart desires, including mead! As well as brilliant decor throughout the pub. More for great chats and board games rather than your football watching, and lager and fights.

Quirky establishment, medieval themed in part. Good selection of real ales and cider. Very popular with the bearded folk of Northampton. There is a folk night on Thursdays where local musicians play traditional folk music on the basement floor.

Very quirky but charming. A lot of the fare was "off" but we all got something we liked.

What a great place to visit Amazing range of beers and ciders Lovely staff Quirky atmosphere and decorations Games to play!!! Worth supporting in Northampton