Tite and Locke Micropub, Lancaster

The Tite and Locke micropub is on Lancaster Station, a short walk from the castle. It’s named after two people. William Tite, the station architect. Joseph Locke, the principal engineer building the Lancaster & Carlisle Railway. It’s in the Good Beer Guide.

It opened in 2022 in an old, unused station building. Four rooms were combined to create the pub. One contains the bar. The others are called the First-Class, Second-Class and Third-Class lounges. In the bar, there’s a screen showing the train times.

There’s an outdoor seating area with access to the platforms. It’s under the station roof; you won’t get wet in the rain. Sitting outside, you can watch the trains pass through the station and hear all the station announcements. The toilets are also outside on the platform. Exit the pub via the third-class lounge and turn right.

The beer store is visible from the Third-Class lounge. Through its windows, you can see all the barrels on the stillage. It’s kept cool by fans.

The outside of the pub is mostly local gritstone. The inside of the pub is mostly open brickwork. There are no carpets on the floor, just stone flags. The bar has a fake log fire and two very large tables with bench seating. There’s lots of standing room. While we were there, unobtrusive rock music was playing in the background.

It’s used by people waiting for their train and by people who have completed their train journey. While we were there, several people came into the pub dragging their pet suitcases along. It’s also used by the people living around the station; apparently, there are no local pubs. When catching a train, take care: the beer is excellent; you could easily miss your train.

If you are travelling with a train ticket that allows a break in your journey, the pub would make an excellent refreshment stop (though there is no substantial food available).

The pub has a good variety of real ales on hand-pull and a large selection of craft-keg beers. When I bought my pint, the barman asked if I preferred a jug or a straight glass (jugs are evil and should be banned).

I had quite a few pints of the Lancaster Breweries Amber Ale. Under 4%, costing £4.95, a tad expensive. An excellent pint. My wife’s wine was on the expensive side.

Food is limited to bar snacks. Fiddler’s Crisps and Pork Scratching, Woofchester’s dog treats.

This is a pub we will definitely return to.