Favourite Local Pubs

[Al Bundy]

10 Favourite Local Pubs:

The Belvedere
The Caledonia
The Dispensary
Fly In The Loaf
The Grapes (Knight St)
Peter Kavanaghs
Roscoe Head
Sanctuary (Lime St)
Ship And Mitre
The Vernon

All Liverpool City Centre.

[Brainypool]

Masons Arms, Billinge
Turks Head, St Helens
Talbot, St Helens
Cricketers Arms, St Helens
Swan & Railway, Wigan
Wigan Central, Wigan
Eagle & Child, Billinge
Delph Tavern, Orrell
Junction, Rainford
Railway, Garswood

I miss all of them!

[sheffield hatter]

I've been to eight of Al's and half of Brainy's.

My ten:

Blake Hotel (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/43068/)
Ecclesall Ale Club (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/85903/)
Devonshire Cat (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/55761/)
Shakespeares Ale House (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/43362/)
Crow Inn (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/63374/)
Kelham Island Tavern (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/56068/)
Fat Cat (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/43149/)
Gardeners Rest (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/43179/)
Wellington (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/43091/)
Sheffield Tap (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/68140/)

...all but two are within a 20 minute walk from my house.

[Tris39]

I've been to eight of Al's and half of Brainy's.

My ten:

...all but two are within a 20 minute walk from my house.

Lucky you!

I have some lovely pubs within about a 25-minute walk from my flat but I also have some dreadful GK central London muck too. My best/nearest are essentially all lovely places to drink but generally have a poor ale choice and/or charge prices which would scare off Mark Zuckerberg:


The Cock & Bottle (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/24863/)
Elephant & Castle (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/22706/)
The Elgin (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/24869/)
The Hero of Maida (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/22745/)
The Ladbroke Arms (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/24877/)
The Prince Alfred (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/22729/)
Uxbridge Arms (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/22725/)
The Warrington Hotel (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/22747/)
Warwick Castle (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/22748/)
Windsor Castle (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/22728/)

[Mobyduck]

Ah to live in a city,now since I've moved a village three miles further south west, I no longer have any favourite pubs in sensible walking distance, pubs yes, but I'd rather not bother.The only upside is now I have a train station two minutes walk from my doorstep as opposed to previously 25 minutes at brisk pace. The two pubs I consider my locals are,
The Waggon & Horses (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/59679/) 3.5 miles away
And
The Alfred Free House (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/35750/)8 miles away.
Both are small trad pubs and are going to struggle to open under any distancing rules.

[london calling]

10 Favourite Local Pubs:

The Belvedere
The Caledonia
The Dispensary
Fly In The Loaf
The Grapes (Knight St)
Peter Kavanaghs
Roscoe Head
Sanctuary (Lime St)
Ship And Mitre
The Vernon

All Liverpool City Centre.

How far is local.Walking distance?

[london calling]

Lucky you!

I have some lovely pubs within about a 25-minute walk from my flat but I also have some dreadful GK central London muck too. My best/nearest are essentially all lovely places to drink but generally have a poor ale choice and/or charge prices which would scare off Mark Zuckerberg:


The Cock & Bottle (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/24863/)
Elephant & Castle (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/22706/)
The Elgin (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/24869/)
The Hero of Maida (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/22745/)
The Ladbroke Arms (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/24877/)
The Prince Alfred (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/22729/)
Uxbridge Arms (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/22725/)
The Warrington Hotel (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/22747/)
Warwick Castle (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/22748/)
Windsor Castle (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/22728/)
Given that they have poor ale choices and high prices can they be favourites?

[london calling]

Ah to live in a city,now since I've moved a village three miles further south west, I no longer have any favourite pubs in sensible walking distance, pubs yes, but I'd rather not bother.The only upside is now I have a train station two minutes walk from my doorstep as opposed to previously 25 minutes at brisk pace. The two pubs I consider my locals are,
The Waggon & Horses (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/59679/) 3.5 miles away
And
The Alfred Free House (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/35750/)8 miles away.
Both are small trad pubs and are going to struggle to open under any distancing rules.
Living in London I have at about1000 pubs within an eight mile radius.Not what I would class as local though.

[london calling]

Masons Arms, Billinge
Turks Head, St Helens
Talbot, St Helens
Cricketers Arms, St Helens
Swan & Railway, Wigan
Wigan Central, Wigan
Eagle & Child, Billinge
Delph Tavern, Orrell
Junction, Rainford
Railway, Garswood

I miss all of them!

Distance between St Helens and Wigan 9.6 miles. Stretching the local a bit far?

[Mobyduck]

Living in London I have at about1000 pubs within an eight mile radius.Not what I would class as local though.
I am talking about local in the sense of visiting regularly, i.e 3-4 times a week and being part of that particular pub community.

[Brainypool]

Distance between St Helens and Wigan 9.6 miles. Stretching the local a bit far?

St Helens is about 4 miles from me and Wigan about 5.5 miles but the pubs in both are good enough to justify stretching my definition of local.

[hondo]

non local drinker

[oldboots]

Unfortunately my favourite local pub was scheduled to close for renovation and new management in June so that's gone for good unless the changes aren't too bad. I will see if and when it reopens.

My nearest decent pubs otherwise are in York or Harrogate, not exactly walking distance for me.

[sheffield hatter]

How far is local.Walking distance?

Just visiting fairly often, mode of transport is neither here nor there.



I am talking about local in the sense of visiting regularly, i.e 3-4 times a week and being part of that particular pub community.


Well, that explains why you chose just two pubs, Mick. After all, none of us are going to be visiting 10 pubs three or four times a week!

My 10 accounted for 214 out of my 847 pub visits last year, and were my most frequently visited pubs in my home town (though I listed them without reference to my spreadsheet). This year the same 10 have accounted for 63 out of 233 pub visits up to 20 March, though if I'd based my 10 on this year's figures I would have to have included the Old Grindstone (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/43290/) at the expense of the Ecclesall Ale Club.

[Spinko]

Dubliners, Thornaby
Golden Smog, Stockton
Hope and Union, Stockton
Top of the Hops, Stockton

[AlanH]

How far is local.Walking distance?

The words "local" and "regular" mean different things to each person depending on your environment. I have 4 pubs in 5 mins walk then next pubs are 30 to 40 mins walk. I class local favourites as 15 minute walk, bus or train ride (or drive if someone else is driving!) + odd exceptions.

First pub - 3 minute walk from home
Last pub - 3 minute walk from Carrog station at the end of "regular" steam train ride!

The Bridge End Inn (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/61960/)
The Vaults (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/56788/)
Black Lion (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/52169/)
Duke Of Wellington (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/72515/)
The Ponsonby Arms (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/52009/)
The Sun Inn (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/52015/)
The Corn Mill (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/62271/)
Chainbridge Hotel (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/67295/)
Aqueduct Inn (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/51999/)
The Grouse (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/57350/)

[Tris39]

Given that they have poor ale choices and high prices can they be favourites?

Well...they are very nice places to drink but they are my locals (25 mins). The best ale pubs (and what I'd call proper pubs) are spookily on an almost straight line through my flat, being the Wenlock or the Express, which are hardly local.

[Bucking Fastard]

My favourite pub within walking distance of home is The Old Cross Tavern (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/55450/),sadly it is small and would struggle to fit more than 15 punters with 2m distancing.

The Black Horse (http://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/14545/) has however a generous back garden ,not at all obvious to non locals so an ideal spot for a bit of social distancing from early July


Out boating ,there maybe a lot of scope for exterior drinking and I do have a supply of leather tankards if take outs are the only option.Lets hope this good weather extends well into July.Canals are due to reopen to more than short hops from June 1st .

[Wittenden]

We live midway between two villages with three pubs between them,say a minimum forty minute walk.I can't say that we've used any of them this past twelvemonth. We seem to have to travel further afield for an engaging pub,and if push came to shove, I would say that Larkins' Alehouse (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/85780/) would be my "local", given that I often drop in on a Saturday lunchtime, when it is quiet. A good range of fairly local beers, and I am recognised.
I think it is doing "take outs" on some evenings of the week, but I'm not sure.

[sheffield hatter]

...if push came to shove, I would say that Larkins' Alehouse (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/85780/) would be my "local", given that I often drop in on a Saturday lunchtime, when it is quiet. A good range of fairly local beers, and I am recognised.
I think it is doing "take outs" on some evenings of the week, but I'm not sure.

Every day between 4 & 6, according to Facebook, and they were open for longer on Victory in Europe Day, but that's not much use to you now. Get yourself down there!

[ETA]

The Rusty Axe (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/65819/) is the nearest pub to my house, but I prefer to drink here: The Wyndham Arms (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/57806/)

Better beer, warmer welcome.

[sheffield hatter]

...I prefer to drink here: The Wyndham Arms (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/57806/)

Better beer, warmer welcome.

I missed my chance for a beer there when cycling from Cheddar to Crewkerne nine years ago - combining pub photography with family visits meant I had a fairly tight schedule, so didn't stop in Kingsbury Episcoli.

[Quinno]

30 minutes on foot from Chez Quinno and gets regularly visited

The Alehouse (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/1661/)
The Allied Arms (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/1574/)
Double-Barrelled Brewery Tap (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/87211/)
The Fox & Hounds (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/61613/)
Nags Head (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/1691/) (which probably gets more visits in a month than the rest combined, mind you it is three minutes from my front door)
The Retreat (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/1728/)

[Pubsignman]

The only pub I consider to be my 'local' in the sense that Moby describes, is Claret & Ale (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/35524/), which I visit fairly regularly, often for a final pint after a day of pub crawling elsewhere.

But there are a few other pubs in my local area which I'm always happy enough to frequent, including:
The Green Dragon (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/54143/)
The George (JD Wetherspoon) (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/35541/)
The Oval Tavern (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/35559/)
The Cronx (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/84803/)
The Royal Standard (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/35570/)
The Skylark (JD Wetherspoon) (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/35574/)
The Spread Eagle (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/54152/)
Shelverdine Goathouse (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/65920/)
The Craft Beer Cabin (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/86980/)

[Quinno]

The only pub I consider to be my 'local' in the sense that Moby describes, is Claret & Ale (https://www.pubsgalore.co.uk/pubs/35524/), which I visit fairly regularly, often for a final pint after a day of pub crawling elsewhere.


11 years since a photo, reckon you've just volunteered to take one and upload it :D