Turnpike, Middlewich

20/10/2026

At Punch, we're proud to see young talent thrive across our pubs and support teams. From first jobs to leadership roles, remains one of the UK's greatest industries for developing skills, building confidence and creating rewarding careers.

That's why we're backing a hospitality-wide call to Government ahead of the Budget, championing the sector's ability to create jobs and opportunities for young people.

Hear Harry Bourne's story and why he's proud to support this message.

14/10/2026

⚽🍕 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE & A MIDWEEK FEED AT THE TURNPIKE! 🍕⚽

Lots of Champions League action tonight, so get your mates together and leave the cooking to us!

⚽ 5.45pm — LASK v Liverpool
⚽ 8pm — Man City v PSG

Food is served until 7pm, with plenty of reasons to turn up hungry:
🍴 3 starters for £15
🍔 2 mains for £14
🍕 Any pizza for just £8!

Catch Liverpool with your tea, then settle in for City v PSG. Your only difficult decision should be what to order… although agreeing with your mates on three starters could take until half-time! 😂

📍 The Turnpike, Middlewich

13/10/2026

💰 TRISH CAME FOR BINGO… AND LEFT £314 BETTER OFF! 💰

Another full house tonight at The Turnpike, and what a brilliant evening it was! Plenty of laughs, plenty of concentration and the usual suspense while everyone waited for that ONE number! 😂

Congratulations to our £80 line winner and to Trish, who took home a fantastic £314 for the final full house! 👏🥳

Meanwhile, our elusive number 12 is still refusing to cooperate. We nearly had it tonight, but the bonus pot lives to fight another Tuesday! 👀

🔥 NEXT WEEK’S BONUS POT: £80! 🔥

That’s an extra £80 up for grabs if you call the line or house on number 12 in the final cash game. Who’s going to be the one to finally catch it?

Thank you to everyone who keeps making our bingo nights such a cracking evening. Get your gang together and message us for a table next Tuesday — eyes down at 7.30pm! 💚

13/10/2026

🔴 UNITED FANS… WHAT ARE WE THINKING TONIGHT? 👀⚽

A confident win, a nervy 90 minutes, or another evening shouting advice at the telly? 😂

It’s Atletico Madrid v Man Utd in the Champions League, kicking off at 8pm, and we’ll have the action live at The Turnpike! 🍻

📺 The match will be shown in the BAR ONLY due to bingo in the main rooms — so make sure you head to the right bit of the pub!

Bring your mates, grab a drink and let’s see how this one plays out!

12/10/2026

🎰 FROM THE TURNPIKE TO VEGAS… WHO’S UP FOR THE CHALLENGE? ♠️♥️

Just ONE WEEK until our Redtooth Poker League begins!

We’re shuffling up for our first night on Monday 19th October at 7.30pm, and plenty of you have already put your names down. There’s still time to get registered — just ask behind the bar! 🙌

£5 buy-in, a weekly pot to play for and the chance to work your way through the league towards Las Vegas. First stop: The Turnpike. Who knows where those cards could take you? ✈️

Round up your mates and give yourselves something to look forward to on a Monday. A good poker face might help… especially if yours normally gives away absolutely everything! 😂

Sign up now and be there for the first deal! ♣️♦️

12/10/2026

⚠️ HALLOWEEN LINE-UP CHANGES ⚠️

Unfortunately, we’ve had to cancel our planned Zombie Country Night after one of the singers dislocated her hip. We’re absolutely gutted for her and wish her lots of love and a speedy recovery. ❤️

We know plenty of you were looking forward to the night, so we’ve made a few changes and put together a new Halloween line-up with something happening for children, families and grown-ups! 🎃

Here’s what’s now coming up at The Turnpike:

👻 SUNDAY 18TH OCTOBER
Jackie Latham’s Kids’ Halloween Party
1–3.30pm

🍕 TUESDAY 27TH OCTOBER
Kids’ Halloween Pizza Making
12.30pm

🕸️ FRIDAY 30TH OCTOBER
Halloween Party with DJs all night
From 8pm
Fancy dress, Halloween tunes and a full night of partying!

🎃 SATURDAY 31ST OCTOBER
Kids’ Halloween Party with DJ Taxi Mike
10am–12pm

🎤 KARAOKE OF HORRORS WITH ROLY
From 8pm
Dress up, choose your song and sing like your life depends on it! Just be warned—some performances may be more frightening than the costumes. 😂

The Zombie Country Night may be cancelled, but Halloween certainly isn’t! We’ve got a full programme of spooky fun waiting for you at The Turnpike.

Tag your friends, share the updated line-up and start planning those costumes! 🧙‍♀️🧛‍♂️

12/10/2026

ONE PUB. SEVEN DAYS. ABSOLUTELY LOADS GOING ON! 🍻

If your week is currently looking a little empty, don’t worry—we’ve got it covered at The Turnpike! 👇

🎶 MONDAY – Free Jukebox from 6pm
Your songs, your choices and absolutely no charge. Just don’t blame us when someone puts the same song on for the third time! 😂

🎱 TUESDAY – Bingo with Clare from 7.30pm
Get those dabbers ready for another great night of cash bingo!
At 8pm, Atlético Madrid take on Man Utd, with the match shown in the bar only.

🏆 WEDNESDAY – Champions League Night
⚽ 5.45pm – LASK v Liverpool
⚽ 8pm – Man City v PSG
Two matches, plenty of drama and nine indoor screens to catch the action!

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 THURSDAY – Home Education Group from 1–3pm
Come along, meet other home-educating families and give the children the chance to socialise and make new friends.
🎱 Plus, both pool tables are FREE to play on all day!

🍷 FRIDAY – W**e Down Friday
Buy two large glasses of w**e and we’ll give you the rest of the bottle FREE. Now that’s how Fridays should work!
We also have a private party taking place from 6pm.

⚽ SATURDAY
12.30pm – Everton v Chelsea
5.30pm – Newcastle v Villa
🎤 8pm – Karaoke
Football by day and questionable singing by night. Perfect! 😂

🍽️ SUNDAY
Roasts served from 12–5pm
🎃 Jackie Latham’s Halloween Party from 1–3.30pm—message Jackie to book
⚽ 2pm – Leeds v Man Utd, shown in the bar only
⚽ 4.30pm – Forest v Arsenal
🧠 6.30pm – Quiz with Barry Ruffle

There’s always something happening at The Turnpike. Round up your family, tag your mates and come and join us! 💚

11/10/2026

🚨 BIG GAME. BIG AFTERNOON. GET IN EARLY! 🚨

Liverpool take on Man City at 4.30pm today, and it’s looking like a busy afternoon at The Turnpike! ⚽🍻

Whether you’re backing the Reds, cheering on City or just coming along to enjoy everyone else getting worked up, get your football crew together and join us for the action! 😂

Don’t leave it until kick-off to wander in and hope your favourite spot is waiting for you — come down early and settle in.

Hungry? Sunday roasts are served 12–5pm! Choose beef, pork or chicken, or tackle our trio of meats before the teams tackle each other! 🍽️

11/10/2026

😍 SUNDAYS WERE MADE FOR ROAST DINNERS! 😍

A good meal, your favourite people and a relaxed afternoon down the pub… sounds like a Sunday well spent to us! 🍽️❤️

Join us at The Turnpike today for your choice of beef, pork or chicken. Or, for everyone who reads a menu and immediately wants what somebody else has ordered, go for our trio and enjoy ALL THREE! 😂🙌

Whether it’s a family lunch, a catch-up with friends or simply an excuse to escape the kitchen, there’s a Sunday roast with your name on it.

⏰ Served 12–5pm today
📍 The Turnpike, Middlewich

Tag your Sunday lunch partner and get your plans sorted! 👇

10/10/2026

⚽ TWO MATCHES. ONE LOCAL. PLENTY OF BANTER. 🍻

We’re kicking off today’s football at 12.30pm with Arsenal v Leeds — the perfect excuse to get out of the house and into The Turnpike!

Then at 5.30pm, it’s time for THE MAIN EVENT: MAN UTD v SPURS! 🔥

United fans, Spurs fans and everyone who’s just coming to wind their mates up — get yourselves down! 😂 Whether you’re cheering every tackle or watching through your fingers, we’ll be following the action together.

Tag the mate you’re bringing and tell us your score prediction. Bragging rights are up for grabs! 👇

10/10/2026

📣 A little update from The Turnpike

Unfortunately, due to technical difficulties, we’re unable to serve food today.

We’re sorry to anyone who was planning to join us for a meal, and we appreciate your understanding. 💚

Thank you for bearing with us, and apologies for the inconvenience.

07/10/2026

Britain’s pubs are worth up to £30 billion in wellbeing value to communities across the UK. But rising costs and high taxes are putting pressure on pubs that bring people together.

This Week of Action, join the campaign today and tell your MP to keep pubs open and pints affordable.

https://www.longlivethelocal.pub/letter 🍍

25/09/2026

Actress Daisy Edgar-Jones filmed 🎥 a promo for her new film, Sense and Sensibility in our Canonbury pub, The Marquess Tavern for Vogue 🥰

The team at Vogue were searching for a shooting location that oozes class, was timeless and in-keeping with the theme of the movie... so where else were they going to film?! 😏

Take a look at the promo - Daisy is in character as Elinor Dashwood throughout!

Sense and Sensibility hits cinemas TODAY! 🎬Why not pop into The Marquess Tavern to wash down your popcorn! 🍿🍷

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22/09/2026

We're on board, are you?

Join thousands backing Britain's pubs and breweries.

www.longlivethelocal.pub ❤️🍺

21/09/2026

This pub is a gem! 💎

The Wig & Mitre in Lincoln's Cathedral Quarter has reopened following a £100k investment. ⛪

Anne-Marie and Paul Balcomb have taken on the 14th century pub... "We’re thrilled to take control of such an iconic pub and can’t wait to meet all of our wonderful guests" ❤️

📷 Courtesy of Tory McTernan

17/09/2026

Welcome to The Buck Inn 🦌

New Management Partner Adrian McShane-Chapman has taken over the Thornton-le-Dale pub following a whopping £490k investment 🤑

🗨️ “I arrived in the UK 22 years ago from Australia, armed with just a backpack and no real plan... I’ve dipped in and out of hospitality over that time but the fire inside me to run my own pub burned bright.” - Adrian

If you're in Yorkshire, pay Adrian and his team a visit and check out this stunning pub for yourselves. 🤩

15/09/2026

Rory takes the keys to the refurbished Cross Keys pub in Nottingham! 🗝️

Our new Management Partner Rory Calladine has taken the reins at the popular city centre pub following a £100,000 investment.

🗨️"I was instantly drawn to the pub and as soon I discovered it was available in a partnership with Punch, I jumped at the chance." 🍍

Regular guests at The Cross Keys will instantly notice the pub’s traditional feel and special characteristics have been retained throughout but that a complete refresh has taken place. 💫

11/09/2026

We have reopened the Keyworth Tavern following a quarter-of-a-million refurbishment 🔥

The Keyworth pub in Nottingham, run by our Management Partner John Francis, had been closed for 5 weeks while we tore out the bar, stripped the pub back and replaced everything with new, modern furnishings. 🤩

Great work by everyone involved in the transformation 🥂

03/09/2026

We're quite fond of it too, Prime Minister! The Dog House

28/08/2026

Our Publican Beth at The Beeswing Inn 2013 has raised circa £250K for charity 😍 so if you're in the area this weekend, pop in and enjoy the music, food and drink!

Well done Beth!! 🥳

The Beeswing in East Cowton is hosting its 13th ‘Glastonbury’ festival to raise money for end of life care at a nearby hospital.

27/08/2026

Newly married couple Gareth and Jamie Furness have take the over The Bay Horse Inn in Pickering. 🔔

The pub has received a £400,000 investment and Gareth says it has been very well received by locals. 😃

“We are seeing more locals returning to the pub, faces that haven't been seen here for many years and we are seeing them on a regular basis... The refurb has really put The Bay Horse Inn back on the map and firmly at the heart of the Pickering community.” ❤️

Well done to everyone involved in this brilliant transformation 👏