Pubs in Chorley

St. George's Club

Trinity Road, Chorley PR7 2DW

Private member club with two real ales. Two snooker tables in games room plus separate function room and lounge.

Latch

55 Chapel Street, Chorley PR7 1BW

A bar with a split personality - cake and coffee during the day and wine/cocktail bar in the evening. Music by DJ with occasional live acts. Quiz night Tuesday. Strictly over 21 with smart dress code on Friday and Saturday evenings.

Bob Inn

24 Market Place, Chorley PR7 1DA

A tiny bar housed in a market stall, this is certainly the smallest pub in the branch area. Outside seating is available and drinkers often spill over into the market area. This is a pub where conversation and banter is an important part of the experience. An adjacent unit now forms a lounge area separate from the main bar. With 3 ever changing cask beers sourced from smaller breweries and at least two ciders there is something for every taste. Unusually for a micropub there is a full range of drinks including spirits. No food, but you are welcome to bring your own. 20p a pint discount for CAMRA members.

East Ward Conservative Club

Stump Lane, Chorley PR6 0AT

Masons Arms

98 Harpers Lane, Chorley PR6 0HU

Tastefully modernised multi-room pub on the outskirts of town just a mile walk north from the centre. The tap room has a bank of six hand pumps with normally six changing ales available at any one time. Beers are sourced mainly from north west micros but beers from further afield are available from time to time. There should normally be a dark beer available although the preference is likely to be towards the lighter end of the spectrum and below 4.5% ABV. There is a small lounge to the right of the entrance with a few seats and a wood burning stove. The large rear bar has an impressive counter (no pumps) made from railway sleepers topped with a lovely oak top. There are two more wood-burners in this room, within large stone hearths. The floors are mainly flagged and with the light paintwork and lack of clutter, the feel is very modern, while still retaining the traditional multi-room layout. Pie and peas and filled rolls are usually available and pizzas served 5-9 pm daily. The Masons Arms was awarded the Local CAMRA Most Improved Pub of the Year for 2018.

Shepherds' Hall Ale House

67 Chapel Street, Chorley PR7 1BS

Chorley's first micropub, this friendly and welcoming bar next door to the bus station opened at the beginning of August 2014 and was refurbished in January 2020 giving an upmarket feel to the alehouse. Up to five cask ales are served, mainly from micro breweries from across the country, although a LocAle or two should normally be expected. To ensure a good range of ales each pump serves a distinct style of beer and a printed menu is produced showing what is coming up on each pump in the immediate future. Third of a pint beer paddles are available. Two real ciders are also served, normally one traditional, the other being fruit-flavoured and with six craft beers on keg (often including one from the nearby Rivington Brewery and others from further afield including beers from Europe), two Budvar Czech lagers and a range of wine and spirits there's something to suit all tastes. Awarded the local CAMRA Pub of the Year 2016 and Cider Pub of the Year 2017.

Bootleggers

21 Bolton Street, Chorley PR7 3AA

This is one of Chorley's first micropubs, having opened in August 2016 and is a welcome additional to the real ale scene in the town. Spread over three distinct levels, there is a small drinking area with stools towards the entrance. A few steps lead up to the bar itself with a flight of stairs to the upper lounge area. Up to four cask ales are available, mainly from local breweries. A full range of other drinks are served including a good selection of bottled beers and gins.

Mitre

73 Weldbank Lane, Chorley PR7 3NN

Pleasant back street locals pub. There is a smartly furnished lounge with dark wood and comfortable leather seating. The pool table is in a separate room to the rear. The garden area is paved with decking. A recent convert to real ale (May 2019) with one changing beer from Lancaster brewery being available.

Duke of York

Bolton Street, Chorley PR7 3DX

A large pub on the main road south of the town centre. It features a large central bar serving all areas, and a separate pool room with two tables.

Sams Bar

12 Railway Street, Chorley PR7 2TZ

This pub was originally known as the Waggon Makers Arms and appeared in the very first Good Beer Guide in 1974 (albeit named Waggoners). Described as a typical working-class house with live music at weekends it once served beers from the long closed Matthew Brown brewery in Blackburn. Whilst remaining a traditional pub it underwent a significant renovation in 2021 both inside and out. A long bar down runs down one side of the pub serving a mainly open plan layout with plenty of comfortable seating and a good beer garden to the rear. Three cask ales are served on hand pump with one of the three pumps tied to Molson Coors and the other two being free of tie, usualy serving pale/golden ales sourced from local breweries.