Heverlee 0623
Heverlee 0623

About us

We offer a wide range of real cask ales, craft beers and lagers, a great wine list and an excellent gin and spirits bar.

The Top Lock is the local for live music, with regular events and band nights. There’s a weekly quiz and we’ll soon be opening our kitchen to offer genuine home-made food with weekly food offers.

Owned by Award Winning Chef Michael Ian Hales and his team, welcome both locals and visitors to the village of Wheelton. The stunning location of The Top Lock, located on the Leeds liverpool canal are pleased to offer the best in carefully sourced produce, expertly prepared and accompanied by a wonderful selection of wines and a great range of cask ales.

Tastefully furnished in country tweeds, leather with real stone and oak floors. We offer a warm welcome to walkers (with or without dogs), cyclists, horse riders or anyone who wishes to pop in for a drink or a bite to eat. We offer a ‘casual feel’ with informal drinking and dining areas.

Six carefully selected cask ales in constant circulation along with a great selection of larger and bottles.

Families are always welcome at The Top Lock and a great location to celebrate, we have a wonderful children’s menu. Not for getting our new Dogs Menu!

The Top Lock also caters for larger parties and occasions including weddings, birthdays and funerals.

Whatever you are looking for we guarantee you can find a professional and dedicated team on hand to create something special.

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Facilities

Beer gardenCar parkDogs allowedFamily friendlyFoodOutside areaReal aleReal fireSmoking area

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Reviews

4.3/5

Stephen Davey

2 months ago

We found the pub about four weeks ago and we have been twice for breakfast baps and coffee on a Sunday morning which are excellent a very friendly pub very dog-friendly staff are lovely.

Simon Tomlinson

2 months ago

Quirky canal side pub. One large room with plenty of tables. Extremely friendly welcome & service. Well kept Cask Ales & various other drinks. Pub games available. The food looked very hearty & was very competitive prices. Good one.

Kenneth Miller-crook

2 months ago

Excellent pub,good to see it back open. Lovely fire roaring away a perfect welcome on a cold winters day. Dogs are welcome so ideal for walkers on the canal with their pooches.

Alex Wall

4 months ago

Great, family friendly pub in a perfect location next to the canal. Really nice selection of ales and lager on draught, great atmosphere.

Malcolm Smith

5 months ago

Looking forward to the grand reopening I was somewhat disappointed (after passing an encouraging sign saying ‘ Large choice of cask ales’) to be offered either Theakstons old peculiar which only a very few people would choose or freezing cold Theakstons Summit which was so cold I’ve really little idea as to what it tasted like. The landlady was very friendly though but the place was full of dogs (yapping dogs at that) Suppose it’s fine if you’re a dog obsessed lager drinker. The decor looked exactly the same so I’m not sure what work has been done in the interim but decor aside they will have to offer a better choice of real ales than the mediocrity I witnessed. They’ve had enough time to prepare you’d have thought they would get it right. Lastly, please ask the owners of noisy yapping dogs politely to take the offending mutt outside. Someone else muttered “It’s like crufts in there” on the way to the car park so it’s not just me winging.

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Opening Times

Mon11:00 – 21:00
Tue11:00 – 21:00
Wed11:00 – 22:00
Thur11:00 – 23:00
Fri11:00 – 23:00
Sat11:00 – 23:00
Sun11:00 – 22:00
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Mon
Tue
Wed12:00 – 20:00
Thur12:00 – 20:00
Fri12:00 – 20:00
Sat12:00 – 08:00
Sun12:00 – 20:00
Heverlee 0623
Heverlee 0623