Pubs in Stockport
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Crown (Hillgate)
14 Higher Hillgate, Stockport SK1 3ER
Small, street-corner keg boozer in the shadow of the Hillgate tower blocks. Compact two-room interior, set out lengthways.
Crown Inn
154 Heaton Lane, Stockport SK4 1AR
A multi-award winning free house, so no wonder the Crown is a busy pub, especially in the evenings. A choice of eight or so mostly changing beers are usually to be had, making it one of the town's more interesting cask ale outlets. Four neatly decorated rooms radiate from the busy bar, two compact snugs, a large lounge with feature overmantle. Lastly to the right is an overspill room with plenty of standing space plus a pool table. The atmosphere is one of friendly professionalism aided by knowledgeable staff. Live music is a feature of weekends, with the large yard and attractive outdoor seating area to the rear often show-casing larger acts such as local rock bands, folk, acoustic and more. It serves too as a beer garden and barbecue area. This space has an outdoor bar that operates during the music events (no cask ale served from here though).
Duke of York
113 Buxton Road, Heaviley, Stockport SK2 6LR
A three-storey multi-room pub that has been converted into semi-open plan whilst retaining distinct areas. Refurbished in late 2021 in a ‘modern traditional’ style, using a warm and welcoming palette of greys, creams and browns, with lots of natural wood, too. The focus of the pub is now is family-friendly and as an eating venue. Three rooms are served by a central bar on the right – a cosy snug, front right, a large lounge, with plenty of padded fixed seating, running from front to back on the left, and at the rear the former games room has been converted into a dining room. At the back there is an extensive paved drinking area, which will eventually be served by an outside bar. In past times, it had an off-on-off relationship with cask ale often due to poor sales, in fact the pub was keg-only for a period in 2013-14.
Egerton Arms
2 St Petersgate, Stockport SK1 1HD
A thorough refurbishment in 2019 smartened up the interior, and saw the return of cask ale. Horseshoe bar to middle of room with various open areas around it. Karaoke is a feature. History: was for a time styled as Porky Pig's Pie Shop. Tried cask ale in 2012, but it didn't last long.
George
15 Wellington Road North, Stockport SK4 1AF
Premises "To Let" as of 13/5/2018; as of 2/4/2018, the licence has lapsed, so this will be a further barrier to it re-opening. Closed 2/12/2017 future uncertain as the building requires quite a lot of work on it. Quarry tiled bar floor and elsewhere solid oak floor boards. It is lit by two large roof lights so the place is full of natural light on a sunny day. There are three distinct areas plus a pool room. TV sports orientated especially football. Very handy for the Hatting Museum, Mersey Square and the Plaza Theatre. The regular cask cider is Black Dragon. Cask ale loyalty offer introduced late 2015: buy five pints of any cask ale and receive your sixth pint free. Offer is run through a loyalty card and stamp. History: Re-opened on 17/3/2012 following more than 15 months of closure. This large open-planned former Higson’s house had gained an unfortunate reputation, but following a change of licensee and subsequent introduction of cask beer the place is now truly on the up.
Grapes
2 Quantock Close, Heaton Norris, Stockport SK4 1LF
Returned to selling cask beer in mid-2013, but that turned out to be short-lived. Two-room Victorian-built pub that was once part of the former Boddington's extensive estate.
Hope Inn
118 Wellington Road North, Heaton Norris, Stockport SK4 2LL
It offers six cask ales, four of which were formerly brewed in-house at the Hope's very own micro-brewery, ‘Fool Hardy Ales’ (www.foolhardyales.co.uk). That name is nod to the past history of the Hope which started life as a Hardy's Crown Ales brewery house; this was then acquired by Bass. Owner, Martin has worked in the past with Outstanding Brewery's Dave Porter, and indeed Dave installed the micro-brewery here. Other changing ales from breweries across the country are available, alongside foreign draught and bottled beers. There's a real cider too. Two compact rooms, vault to left with a small games room to the rear of that. In the games area you will find a table football machine, a retro arcade video game, and a classic pinball machine. The more comfortably appointed lounge with raised-seating area is to the right. Throughout is done in a modern decor with lovely polished wood floors. Lunches in the form of cold pies were available, these were being served Sun-Thu noon till 8, Fri-Sat noon till 7. Note: brewery tours of the former in-house Fool Hardy Brewery used to take place on a Thursday evening.
Jolly Crofter
15 Castle Street, Edgeley, Stockport SK3 9AB
Small, neighbourhood keg boozer. Recently refurbished to a good standard.
Magnet
51 Wellington Road North, Heaton Norris, Stockport SK4 1HJ
This is a family-run, award-winning establishment that focuses on quality and choice. Boasting fourteen handpumps for beer, complemented by up to twelve craft keg beers, and a large foreign bottled range. Digital beer boards display all current beers on sale. It has a bustling vault to the left, leading to a lower pool room (where you can view the micro-brewery), and a series of rooms separated by arched 'magnet' doorways on the right. An extensive outdoor area, part-covered, part open, allows drinkers to marvel at Stockport's historic railway viaduct. The twin-storey beer terrace and function room are well used and popular. The upstairs room opens at busy times and weekends; a pizza vendor operates every Friday evening from 5.30pm. The in-house microbrewery produces seasonal ales, it opened on 14/11/14 to coincide with the pub's fifth birthday since re-opening as a free-house. History: within 22 months of being rescued from failure, the rejuvenated Magnet won acclaim as both CAMRA Regional and Branch Pub of the Year for the years 2011, 2015, and 2020.
Midland
19 Wellington Road North, Heaton Norris, Stockport SK4 1HJ
In 2016, Stockport Metro Borough Council had plans to demolish the pub to make way for a road scheme. CAMRA, Stockport Heritage Trust and the owner campaigned to save this 1833 pub which has many original features, including hand-made tiles. It was built in the reign of King William IV; Stockport has very few remaining buildings from this pre-Victorian period. The good news is that the road scheme has now been re-designed, the pub is safe and its heritage importance has been confirmed. The message on the sign on the outside of the pub declares 'A Warm and Friendly Welcome' and the Midland certainly lives up to its promise. This comfortable pub had the distinction of being the first to reintroduce real ale onto this part of the A6 corridor back in 2010. In mid-2013 it became a true free-house under the ownership of licensee, Mark Hayter. In years gone by the pub endured an unfortunate period when it was styled as Dillon’s Whistling Jig, a lightly themed Irish house. Happily that theme ran its course, and the licensee of the time, lovingly restored the pub to its previous glory. A very distinctive feature of this multi-roomed house, is the lovely brown art-nouveau style tiling, combined with a relaxed welcome in creating a warm friendly atmosphere. The beer range can often be enlarged at weekends.
Midway
263 Newbridge Lane, Portwood, Stockport SK1 2NX
A detached building situated between a main road and the River Goyt. The Midway reopened in June 2008 after refurbishment and now describes itself as “contemporary eating and drinking”, with the emphasis on eating (food daily till 9). The interior is divided into two areas: a restaurant and bar. The latter can appear cluttered with furniture to accommodate even more diners, yet it is so tastefully and stylishly done that you can forgive them that. For that special occasion, there is a downstairs area primarily set aside for dining. Always seems to be busy. The beer garden overlooks the river and associated industrial heritage.
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1 Manchester Road, Heaton Norris, Stockport SK4 1TY
Beartown Brewery’s only pub in Stockport was built to service the workers from the flourmill next door and the bargees on the nearby now closed and filled-in canal who finished their journey with a well earned pint. Now located on the busy Lancashire Hill roundabout this former local pub of the year was prior to this once managed by Manchester United’s Alex Stepney. The pub subsequently fell on hard times but was saved by Beartown and is now the only real ale pub on Lancashire Hill. The central bar services both the lounge in which daily newspapers are provided and the smaller vault which has a pool table. The outside drinking area to the rear is invitingly entitled the Bear Garden. History: 1949 became a Wilsons Brewery house following merger with Walker & Homfray's Brewery, originally was a Daniel Clifton & Co house.