The Magnet Freehouse, Stockport
I popped into The Magnet for a quick pint shortly after it opened in November 2009 and have been a regular visitor ever since. From the outset it was quite simply streets ahead of anything else in the...
View ArticleThe Barrels Ale House, Berwick-Upon-Tweed
View Larger Map The pub was surrounded by scaffolding and swathed in the sort of blue mesh fabric that responsible builders put up these days – fortunately whatever work was going on was confined to...
View ArticleThe Blake Hotel, Sheffield
View Larger Map The Blake is in the hilliest part of a hilly city, so new owner James Birkett may be putting his neck on the block in trying to attract a drinking crowd to this old Stones house on the...
View ArticleThe Pied Bull, Chester
The Pied Bull is an historic Chester city centre pub that has origins as far back as 1155 and is reputed to be the oldest licenced premises in Chester. The strengths of the pub lie in the wide...
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