Live Music — Pubs in Darwen

Alexandra

Alexandra View, Darwen BB3 1NL

Under new management, the Alexandra is a family run pub which features a large outdoor grassed area with picnic tables. All functions/parties catered for with bar meals to start in early 2019. Separate games room for snooker, pool, darts – adults only.

Black Horse

72 Redearth Road, Darwen BB3 2AF

Friendly traditional pub on the edge of the town centre now serving food Saturday and Sunday. Manic Mondays - Cash Bingo, Free Bingo, Happy Hour offers & Free Food 2-7pm

British Queen

103 Duckworth Street, Darwen BB3 1AT

Family friendly Thwaites tied house on the main road just 10 minutes from the town centre seving 2 cask from the Thwaites core range

Entwistle Hotel

15 Entwistle Street, Darwen BB3 3HS

Community local on the edge of Darwen town centre. Providing all traditional pub activities. All major live sporting events screened on SKY & BT.

Golden Cup Inn

610 Blackburn Road, Darwen BB3 0AJ

Fully refurbished the “cutest pub in Darwen” with a good family atmosphere and home-cooked food, and now serving breakfasts at the weekend. A large outside fenced beer garden with picnic table hosts local residents, sports teams and football fans, both Home and Away, attending Blackburn Rovers, which is just a minute walk away. Now offering the Thwaites monthly specials complementing the Quiz Nights and Live Music events.

Victoria Hotel

94 Sudell Road, Darwen BB3 3HW

Completely refurbished community focused free house pub. Holds several fundraising events throughout the year and caters for birthdays, christenings, funerals etc. Shows live sports and events

Anchor Hotel

317 Blackburn Road, Darwen BB3 0AB

Located in the heart of Darwen and offering a warm welcome, great atmosphere and quality cask ales. Recently refurbished with a large and popular beer garden and contemporary interior.

Crown Hotel

24 Redearth Road, Darwen BB3 2AB

Lively town centre pub featuring live music and karaoke. Win a £50 bar tab. Every transaction made on Tuesday receives a raffle ticket which is entered into a weekly draw made live on Faebook on Sunday night (must like and follow their Facebook page before the draw to be eligible)

Greenfield

Lower Barn Street, Darwen BB3 2HQ

Jay, the new landlord, a family man who has lived in Darwen for 6 years, is making many changes to bring in new customers and not forgetting the old regulars who are returning too, in this friendly atmospheric family pub which shows live sports. There’s food to come soon with a new kitchen being fitted, and a backyard being done up for a smoking area with tables and chairs. 2 handpumps have been added to take the total up to 6, with wall boards to show what beers are on and what’s in the cellar.

Millstone

3-5 Bridge Street, Darwen BB3 1BT

Located in the heart of Darwen and recently refurbished into a sports bar with ample TV screens, now run by Donna who has been in the trade from 30+ years having previous had a pub in Oldham. With drinks offers every Tuesday and Thursday you can enjoy a fantastic and lively atmosphere, and until the early hours at weekends, with the in-house DJ every Friday night and band night every Saturday night. There’s now a separate dining area with pizza’s regularly on the menus with drinks offers.

Park Inn

1-3 Cemetery Road, Darwen BB3 2LZ

Compleetly refufbished, enlarged and very popular local freehouse.

Bridgewater

9-10 Church Street, Darwen BB3 2RE

Former cinema and smart meeting place in the centre of town. 5 handpump serving regional and national beers from the Stonegate stable. Shows a significant amount of sport with numerous TV screens and booths. Late licence with music until the early hours at the weekends. Directly across the bus station and a 5 minute walk from the railway station. Cask ale collector cards - 9th pint free

Craven Heifer

Pole Lane, Darwen BB3 3LD

Situated in an ideal countryside location and serves food for all the family.

Big House Blues Bar

Wellington Fold, Darwen BB3 1AB

Live music bar in the old Catholic Club with the intimate feeling main room housing the stage overlooked by the L- shaped bar. Plenty of seating all round with a back room and a lounge area which are quieter for those who like to chat whilst still enjoying the background music. Famous guitars & interesting pictures line the walls paying homage to the great blues legends of yesteryear. Members card includes Big House Rock Bar, 5% off food and drinks and discount on paid live events

Number 39 Hopstar Brewery Tap

39-41 Bridge Street, Darwen BB3 2AA

Multi award winning continental style bar for both beer and cider in the centre of Darwen, the current East Lancs CAMRA Cider Pub of the Year 2019. 4 hand pumps from the Hopstar range, which usually includes a dark beer and occasional guest beer, alongside Endurance which is brewed exclusively for the bar. New brews are tried out here first but never last long due to popular demand so don’t hesitate to get down when one is on. 3 ciders or perry always available and each and every Sunday afternoon it's apple and cheese time. There is a large variety of bottled continental and world beers and draught Timmermans and 4 newly installed craft lines. Home of Darwen Music Projects, there is live music on every Thursday night from 9pm and most weekends, admission is normally free but bar may close early due to ticketed events.

Old Function Room

5 Watery Lane, Darwen BB3 2ET

Opened as a working men's club in 1846, it was known throughout the 1960's and 70's as the Barracuda club then for 30 years as the Craiglands Function rooms. Comfortable surroundings and real fire. Quiz & Karaoke every Thursday. Live Music and Entrtainment every Saturday nught. Five ales on offer from local and regional breweries such as Moorhouse's, Lees and Worsthorne. Now serving food: Curry & Pint on Fridays 5-7 and Breakfasts on Saturday and Sundays 10-2

Olive

Belgrave Road, Darwen BB3 2RP

Darwen Tap

47 Blackburn Road, Darwen BB3 1EJ

A hidden gem of a micro pub on the main road from Blackburn to Darwen, just up from the Shell Garage towards the town centre. One room with high seats and tables alongside relaxing sofas and stools at the bar which has four ever changing cask ales, one usually a dark beer. No TV just good conversation and background music with occasional live acts. Dogs very welcome both inside and on the outside seating area which is perfect on sunny days. Children welcome before 7pm and last orders is at 10pm. Wi-fi available

Sunbird Records

4 The Circus, Darwen BB3 1BS

A late night venue with plenty of live music and serving one cask ale on handpump. All this at the very centre of town, formerly a bank building. Arcade pub games can be played. Sunday is chill out night.

Taps Bar

11 Railway Road, Darwen BB3 2RG

Modern bar offering 2 changing cask ales alongside craft beers, wines and special "house" cocktails. Dining available in the upstairs gallery (order food at the bar)

Artisan Cafe & Wine Bar

15 Bridge Street, Darwen BB3 2AA

Bringing a new cafe culture atmosphere to Darwen with qualified baristas serving fine roasted coffees & herbal teas with your breakfasts. Serving food through till evening at weekends when you want to have a drink with friends.

Bird in th'hand

225 Duckworth Street, Darwen BB3 1AU

Opened in December 2018, bar & bottle shop with 4 handpumps and 1 boxed cider, 10 craft lines, which includes 3 ciders. One wall has shelves filled with a wide range of Belgian, International and UK bottled beers (some of which are bottle conditioned) as well as craft ciders, which can be consumed on or off the premises. A back room has benches with a log burner and a further room with relaxing sofas. When completed there will be an outdoor backyard smoking area with tables and chairs. Toilets are located upstairs. May close early if quiet at the start of the week.

Vault

8 Borough Rd, Darwen BB3 1PL

The Vault resides in a refurbished warehouse in Darwen, a space where people can satisfy them self in an informal and social setting, and where the music is as vibrant as the cocktails. Live bands every Friday, upbeat DJs every Saturday and Acoustic Artists scheduled several Sundays each month. Now showing live sports.

Bridge Street Sports & Social Club

27-29 Bridge Street, Darwen BB3 3HD

Large social club on quiet street in centre of town. Just up from bus station and a few doors down from Hopstar brewery tap.

Spitfire Sports Bar

8 Borough Rd, Darwen BB3 1PL

Darwen's very own Sports Bar where you can eat, drink, watch the latest sports and play pool/snooker. Located above The Vault, it joins The Taps, in Railway Road, as the third hostelry under the tutelage of Darwen Bars and Leisure Ltd. Eddies Pizza Oven will be a permanent fixture, serving up all those delicious pizzas.