Pubs in Preston

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Eldon

17 Eldon Street, Preston PR1 7YD

This is a friendly backstreet pub that underwent a tasteful refurbishment in 2021. There is a separate dart and pool room off the bar area, an upstairs room and a large outside area with seating and TV. There are one or two well-kept cask ales available on rotation. Sky Sports and BT Sports are shown and the spacious bar area has plenty of seating.

Golden Cross

60 Lancaster Rd, Preston PR1 1DD

The Golden Cross fun bar has cheap drink offers, live music, DJs. It is free entry every day with karaoke 4 days a week and Happy Hours 7 days a week. Regular drinks served are John Smith's Bitter, Boddingtons, Carling, Strongbow cider and Fosters. Real Ale is not regularly served but can be found occasionally.

Grey Friar

144 Friargate, Preston PR1 2EJ

Modern open-plan Wetherspoon pub with raised areas to the side and rear. Preston's students and citizens,both young and old, appreciate the range of ales and food at good prices. The social mix creates a bustling atmosphere and the bar can get extremely busy at weekends. Alcohol served from 9am daily. The pub holds two beer festivals a year with barrels set up on extra stillages alongside the bar. The guest beers vary in both style and strength, but frequently tend towards the stronger end of the scale. This pub is signed up to the CAMRA voucher scheme.

Guild

99 Fylde Rd, Preston PR1 2XQ

Large detached building converted to a pub about 25 years ago. Inside is an L-shaped bar,wooden floored with bare brick pillars and walls. It is divided by partitions into zones for dining,sports with several televisions and a quiet zone. Normally a minimum of 4 real alas available with more at weekends. Guest ales are now sourced from the SIBA list, so could come from anywhere. Previously known as the Hogshead, the photograph illustrating this earlier incarnation is by Jim Holderness.

Hartleys

7 Mount Street,, Preston PR1 8BS

A large gin palace like pub located just a short distance from Preston's main shopping street. Outdoor drinking on a veranda to the front to the pub . There is also a beer garden, which features impressive wall paintings of rock stars. During the day there is a pleasant atmosphere for drinkers and those eating. At night the music can be very loud. Food is served seven days a week until 5 pm but later bookings may be accepted.

Market Tavern

33-35 Market St, Preston PR1 2ES

This is a traditional one-room pub dating back to the mid-1800s with comfortable seating and a couple of intimate booths. Facing the historic Victorian market there are cask ales served from the Heineken/Star range. 10% CAMRA discount offered to members.

Moorbrook

370 North Rd, Preston PR1 1RU

Now privately owned, this pub is where the West Lancs CAMRA branch was formed in 1973. It has a traditional style wood panelled bar with two rooms off the main bar area, The beer garden to the rear is a sun trap. Food now features authentic wood-fired pizzas. The eight guest beers can be sourced from all over the country, providing a wide choice of regional and beer types while retaining a strong emphasis on local microbreweries. The pub gets very busy on PNE match days when it opens its doors at 11am. Local CAMRA Pub of the Year 2019.

New Britannia

6 Heatley St, Preston PR1 2XB

A once-popular city centre real ale venue has suffered from a regular change of licensee in recent years, although this now appears more settled. The tidy one-roomed pub is split either side of the entrance into two distinct areas: one for the bar and lounge; the other for the pool table and TV screens. Occasionally DJs play at the pub. An outside enclosed seating area at the rear is accessed via steps down.

Old Black Bull

35 Friargate, Preston PR1 2AT

Mock Tudor city centre pub with a tiled exterior. A small front vault, a main bar with two comfortable lounge areas combine to make this a popular venue. There is also a patio to the rear. Live music on Friday and Saturday evenings and televised sport is shown. Whilst partially tied to Greene King the guest beers can be sourced free of tie with up to five cask ales on offer often including Wainwright and Timothy Taylor's Boltmaker.

Bull & Royal

Church Street, Preston PR1 3BU

Historic pub which was once part of Preston's premier hotel. The main bar is accessed from the street via a courtyard, but there is also Harry's Bar at the front of the building, although this is only used on occasions. This pub can get busy at weekends. Drinkers should note that real ale is only available in the rear bar and that the handpumps are towards the rear and partly hidden by a pillar (so easily missed). In addition to the two Moorhouse's beers, one changing guest is now available.

Old Vic

79 Fishergate, Preston PR1 2UH

This pub is handily located opposite the railway station and on bus routes into the city. With rolling live updates of train departures showing inside this makes a welcoming retreat for those waiting for a train or needing to while away an hour or two due to unexpected delays. It's a popular pub that can get busy at weekends with a number of TVs showing sports events and is also a rare city centre pub for darts enthusiasts. To the rear is an outdoor decked smoking area and a car park (only available on Sunday and in the evenings). Seven hand pumps offer a good range of beers in the area, with local microbreweries usually represented. Real ale carry-outs are regularly available, as are third-of-a-pint taster paddles. Accepts the old CAMRA Wetherspoon's vouchers but is not signed up to the new CAMRA voucher scheme (2019).

Olde Blue Bell

114 Church Street, Preston PR1 3BS

Real Ale Available

Garden

Close to Railway Station

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Unchanged traditional pub. Serves the full range of Samuel Smiths beers but only Old Brewery Bitter is on hand pump although there are FOUR of them ! And the OBB is served quite cold. For lager drinkers there is the hard-to-find Sam Smiths Organic lager on tap. Exterior white paint/render was removed in 2015 to restore its original frontage.

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