King & Tinker, Enfield  fancyapint.com rated pub, rated2 pints - click for an explanation of our ratings

location:

Enfield

address:

Whitewebbs Lane, EN2 9HJ

phone:

0871 258 7732*
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bus routes:

217, 317, W10 bus info

how to find it:

If you don't have a car, this one requires a bit of a walk. However, From Crews Hill station, exit onto Cattlegate Road, and then right onto Theobalds Park Road. Whitewebbs Lane will shortly be on your left and the pub is on the right after about half a mile. The W10 bus from Enfield Town also serves this area.

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picture of King and Tinker
Certainly one of the more out-of-the-way pubs featured on Fancyapint.com, the King and Tinker is an odd locals pub within earshot of the M25. Set in ample grounds, there was plenty of space for the car park (with no fewer than three Range Rovers present) a beer garden and a large children's play area. A greater part of the building dates back to the 16th century, with low beamed ceilings and a huge floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace evidence to this. Apart from a group of golfers enjoying a 19th hole drink, the clientele (with an age range of 8-80) all knew each other and with so many 'characters' in residence, you almost expected a fly-on-the-wall camera crew to pop out. Clearly a pub considerably out of the way for most people, if you happen to be visiting the northern reaches of Whitewebbs Park on a sunny day, the King and Tinker is (literally) the only place to be.

reviewed:
03/03/2010
reviewed by redcat

pub features:(click on an icon to see an explanation)

good beer served - click for explanationreal ales
TVs - click for explanationSky TV
beer garden or outdoor seating available - click for explanationbeer garden
child friendly or play area available - click for explanationoutside childrens play area, with bouncy castle
this pub has a real fire - click for explanationreal fire

second opinion:

posted by suze - Sunday 15th March, 2009, 1:12am
I was born in this pub in 1953 - we used to lie with our ears glued to the floor listening to the Public Bar Boys singing songs from the war. It always had loyal regular customers - Margaret and Peter Holloway were the landlords from then till 1962.
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