| Pub | Comments | Location |
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| CHESTER | ||
| Oddfellows Arms | A nice pint of hand pulled John Smiths in this traditional local.
Last visited May 2004 |
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| Town Crier | No real ale in this pleasant enough pub across the road from the station.
Last visited April 2006 |
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| CREWE | ||
| Angel | An excellent pint of Oakwell Barnsley Bitter in this pleasant friendly basement bar hidden in a modern shopping precinct. The food looks good.
Last visited September 2007 |
Victoria Centre |
| Borough Arms | Wow. What a find! Outside, a plain unassuming street corner boozer; inside, very nicely refurbished three rooms plus a downstairs not visited. At the bar they've got six or more unusual real ales, an impressive array of imported draft beers (e.g. Leffe Blonde, Liefman's Kriek etc. etc.), and a good selection of imported bottles such as Westmalle Tripel and La Trappe Quadrupel. If all that isn't enough to make a beer drinker happy, they still use lined glasses so you get a full pint.
Last visited September 2007 |
Earle Street / Brierley Street |
| Crown Hotel | A selection of Robinson's brews on hand pump in this busy pub.
Last visited September 2007 |
Earle Street / Hill Street |
| ELLESMERE PORT | ||
| Cat | ||
| Foxfields Country Inn | ||
| Grace Arms Hotel | ||
| Gunners Public House | ||
| Horse and Jockey | ||
| Knot | ||
| Platinum Lounge | Station Road | |
| Prices Hotel | ||
| Station Hotel | A rather pleasant friendly pub with slightly quirky decor including wooden, tiled and even glass flooring, and a ceiling covered in road atlas pages in one area. No draught real ales, but a good range of decent bottled beers is available.
Last visited June 2006 |
Station Road |
| Sutton Way | ||
| Westminster Hotel | ||
| Wheatsheaf | ||
| Winghalf | ||
| GOYT'S MOSS | ||
| Cat & Fiddle | A pleasant comfortable looking lounge side and a
plain bar full of bikers in this pub
after which this route across the hills is named. A
disappointing lack of real ale.
Although often described as the highest pub in England I believe it's actually number two. See here for more details. |
On the Macclesfield to Buxton Road |
| MOULDSWORTH | ||
| Goshawk | This large muti-roomed country pub concentrates on the food market, but still serves a fine pint of real ale.
Last visited May 2004 |
by Mouldsworth Station |
| PARKGATE | ||
| Boat House | A nice fake wooden beamed pub serving hand pulled Cains and Tetley. Good food in the bar and restaurant, I'm told.
Last visited June 1999. |
The Parade / Boathouse Lane |
| Old Quay | A large family pub, pleasant and busy. Brewer's Fayre
food, Charlie Chalk for the kids. The large picture
windows offer a fine view across the Dee mudflats in the
rain! Only plastic beer.
Last visited June 1999. |
The Parade |
| Red Lion | A nice two-sided pub with an amazing collection of
cooking utensils, paraffin lamps etc. hanging from the
ceiling. A nice view of the Dee estuary from the front
window. Hand pulled Tetley, Walker and Ind Coope Burton.
Last visited June 1999. |
The Parade |
| Ship Hotel | This large pub has avery nice stone-walled interior.
The menu looks good. Jazz Sunday afternoon. Hand pulled
beers include Ruddles County, John Smiths, Theakston XB
and a guest.
Last visited June 1999. |
The Parade |
| STOCKTON HEATH | ||
| Mulberry Tree | The rather nice interior decor is an odd mixture of styles. A large open pub but with some seperate areas. Only plastic ale I'm afraid.
Last visited November 2006. |
Victoria Square |
| WARRINGTON | ||
| Barley Mow | A very old pub with a number of rooms with antique decor and tables outside as well. For some years this guide has complained about a lack of real ale, but in 2007 it's back, and I had a perfect pint of Cain's bitter.
(Beware of the collapsing tables outside.) Last visited July 2007. |
Golden Square |
| Bar Tempo (Times Square) | This modern-styled plastic pub is rather well done.
Last visited July 2005. |
Horsemarket Street |
| Bluebell | A large pub with traditional decor and the usual shelves of bric-a-brac. A small selection of guest ales in good condition.
Anyone over 6ft tall should take care in the gents! Last visited July 2007. |
Horsemarket Street |
| Brickmakers Arms | This plain two-sided boozer has lots of boxing pictures on the walls. The bitter is keg Tetley's. After a period closed and tinned up, I'm told it re-opened, but the latest report I have (Early 2007) says they've closed again.
Last visited July 2004. |
Lythgoes Lane |
| Bull's Head | A multi-roomed pub with a antique-style interior, serving real ales including Cains and Bombardier when I visited. There's a function room at the back, and beyond is a bowling green and outdoor darts!
Last visited July 2003. |
Manchester Road |
| Friar's Court | One large high-ceilinged room with a balcony seating area at one end, deserted early Saturday evening but probably busy later on. LSTV plus lots of small ones. No real ale.
Last visited July 2007. |
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| Hop Pole | A plain friendly one-room pub with a pool table.
Last visited July 2005. |
Scotland Road |
| King and Queen | Nice antique-style interior in this busy pub serving a fine pint of Bombardier. Bowling green and beer garden at the back.
Last visited July 2004. |
King Edward Street / Connaught Avenue |
| Lord Rodney | Nice, mostly fake I think, antique decor in this large ale house knocked through into one room. I had a fine pint of Landlord.
Last visited July 2004. |
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| Lower Angel | A quiet plain traditional two bar boozer, looking a little dark and worn. Totally dead when we visited.
Last visited July 2002. |
Buttermarket Street |
| Marquis of Granby | No real ale in this multi-roomed pub with an olde worlde interior, looking a little tatty in places.
Last visited July 2003. |
Manchester Road |
| Old Town House | The real ale was unfortunately off in this up-market restaurant/bar which has a pleasant beer garden at the front.
Last visited July 2003. |
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| Original Wire | There's some fine original woodwork and mosaic floor in this very traditional multiroomed pub. When I visited on a Saturday afternoon it was very quiet. Sadly none of the eight hand pumps were operational.
Last visited July 2004. |
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| Patten Arms Hotel | There is a nice wood-panelled lounge bar in the hotel. After some years of looking a little threadbare in places it has been nicely refurbished. No real ale.
Last visited July 2007. |
Parker Street / Museum Street |
| Prince of Wales | A plain dingy tatty friendly boozer.
Last visited July 2002. |
Scotland Road |
| Ring O Bells | Pleasant antique decor in this multi-roomed pub with a nice beer garden out the back. Hand pulled Tetley plus two guest beers.
Last visited July 2004. |
Manchester Road / Padgate Lane |
| Wetherspoons | A large standard Wetherspoons, with modern styling, and some nice tables on the patio. Famous as the only branch of Wetherspoons where I've ordered a Coke, but this is not a reflection on their real ales.
Last visited July 2007. |
Barbauld Street |
| White Hart | Very nice decor, wood panelling and a stone floor, in this large multi-roomed pub. There are also some function rooms upstairs. Hand pulled ales including one from the local Coach House brewery.
Last visited July 2007. |
Sankey Street / Golborne Street |
| Yates' | A typical Yates', what more can I say?
You know you're getting old when you ask the barmaid for Aussie White and she's never even heard of it! Last visited July 2006. |
Scotland Road |
| WINSFORD | ||
| Brighton Belle Inn | A nice, totally fake I think, antique interior with wooden beams and rough plaster and bare brick walls. The food, typical pub fare (steak, gammon, fish and chips etc.) is pretty good, and quickly served. Burtonwood and a guest on hand pump.
Last visited July 2002. |
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