Lancaster crawl 17th July 2026

[sheffield hatter]

No objections here Will, would be good to mix the blood line up a bit.

I was planning on having a few beers, Mick. But I'll consider your idea too.

[sheffield hatter]

I've drafted a first idea for pubs in Lancaster. https://camra.org.uk/trips/c99b82e0-...3-36c992cc10b9 There are 16 pubs, which is too much for me to do in one go, I don't know about anyone else. I'll try to refine it into main course and also rans.

Last year I went to seven pubs in Lancaster, three in July (between trains to and from the Lake District) and four in December (plus one duplicate with July) between heavy showers. These were the Sun, Merchants, Tite & Locke, White Cross, Royal, and Borough (plus one that I won't be going to again and isn't on the draft list).

I did better the previous year, with visits in January, March, August and December, with nine different pubs visited, some of them two or three times. These included the six mentioned for 2025 plus Bobbin, Stonewell Tap and Jailors Barrel.

I've got a pre-crawl trip planned exactly one month before our meet up, on 17th June, when I'll be concentrating on the seven pubs on the list that I've not visited for a while, which is George & Dragon, Three Mariners, Golden Lion, Water Witch, Ring O'Bells, John O'Gaunt and Tap House.

If anyone has any more up to date information or suggestions for pubs that I may have missed, please let me know, preferably by the 16th of June.

[sheffield hatter]

As a low turn out is looking likely, I was wondering if anyone objects to my floating this pub crawl on CAMRA's Discourse forum?

I seem to have found a few people who are willing to mingle with the PuG crowd: one from Grange-over-Sands, one from Crewe, one from Stafford and one from Leicester. Maybe more - it's still a few weeks away. Or maybe less - only one has bought his train ticket, so far. (Any CAMRA members can follow the thread on Discourse. https://discourse.camra.org.uk/t/pub...alore/28277/18)

[ROBCamra]

I was going to stay at The Sun, but it has no availability on the week of the crawl. so there may be something on in there.

We quite liked the JDW, it's bland, but it had a good beer range on.

[sheffield hatter]

I was going to stay at The Sun, but it has no availability on the week of the crawl. so there may be something on in there.

There's this: https://lancasterandmorecambebay.com...-on/robin-hood , which is confusingly billed as Tuesdays to Sundays from 17th July to 23rd August. But it means starting 17th July (which is a Friday, as we know) and then every day except Mondays until...

But I don't think that's enough to book out the Sun Hotel. What has Robin Hood got to do with Lancaster anyway?

Is there a graduation ceremony? They're almost every day in Sheffield, it seems.


(I've added the Richard Owen at your prompting. That's 17, so I'll drop the George & Dragon as it's a late opener and out on a limb - and there are a couple that I've omitted in the centre - the Brown Cow and the Penny Bank - that have similar beer scores as some of those that I've put in. We could easily end up with 20 pubs, which is crazy for what is really quite a small city.)

[Bucking Fastard]

I've drafted a first idea for pubs in Lancaster. https://camra.org.uk/trips/c99b82e0-...3-36c992cc10b9 There are 16 pubs, which is too much for me to do in one go, I don't know about anyone else. I'll try to refine it into main course and also rans.

Last year I went to seven pubs in Lancaster, three in July (between trains to and from the Lake District) and four in December (plus one duplicate with July) between heavy showers. These were the Sun, Merchants, Tite & Locke, White Cross, Royal, and Borough (plus one that I won't be going to again and isn't on the draft list).

I did better the previous year, with visits in January, March, August and December, with nine different pubs visited, some of them two or three times. These included the six mentioned for 2025 plus Bobbin, Stonewell Tap and Jailors Barrel.

I've got a pre-crawl trip planned exactly one month before our meet up, on 17th June, when I'll be concentrating on the seven pubs on the list that I've not visited for a while, which is George & Dragon, Three Mariners, Golden Lion, Water Witch, Ring O'Bells, John O'Gaunt and Tap House.

If anyone has any more up to date information or suggestions for pubs that I may have missed, please let me know, preferably by the 16th of June.

Great long list Will and your trip next week is very well timed.I've never been to Lancaster and really looking forward to it.Always good to expand the numbers of attendees,the CAMRA Discoursers invite is a very good idea.

[sheffield hatter]

Well, I've had a lovely day out in Lancaster. A reconnaissance mission, with the occasional beer for the sake of verisimilitude. OK, to be fair, fairly stocious. One month in advance of the planned trip. In fact, do we really need to do it again on 17 July?

Only kidding. I'll report with a revised route/schedule when sufficiently sober. Just wait for July - it'll probably rain all day.

[Pangolin]

How about we all do the same crawl on different days and see if we come up with similar reviews?

Also only kidding!

[sheffield hatter]

How about we all do the same crawl on different days and see if we come up with similar reviews?

Excellent idea.

Unfortunately, I've already done the research and this is my first draft (attached as pdf). Comments, suggestions and glaring errors and omissions, please have a go. (I haven't put in any links or addresses and postcodes for the pubs, as we can all access Pubs Galore or the CAMRA website, can't we. I have put in a few map links for ease of reference - please let me know if any of these don't work or are unclear.)

Not just Graham, everyone please.

Re timings: I don't know what time trains people are arriving on. The first pub is on Lancaster station and opens at 11am. I've assumed we would move on at around 12:15 to 12:30 (there's a bus to the bus station at 12:04 and 12:34). The walking route takes a little longer but is pleasant and educational.

[Bucking Fastard]

Excellent idea.

Unfortunately, I've already done the research and this is my first draft (attached as pdf). Comments, suggestions and glaring errors and omissions, please have a go. (I haven't put in any links or addresses and postcodes for the pubs, as we can all access Pubs Galore or the CAMRA website, can't we. I have put in a few map links for ease of reference - please let me know if any of these don't work or are unclear.)

Not just Graham, everyone please.

Re timings: I don't know what time trains people are arriving on. The first pub is on Lancaster station and opens at 11am. I've assumed we would move on at around 12:15 to 12:30 (there's a bus to the bus station at 12:04 and 12:34). The walking route takes a little longer but is pleasant and educational.

Excellent work Will,that plan looks great and is really informative.I arrive at 10.56 and will drop my bags at the hotel before returning to the station pub.Steelebreeze (Ian) and I are staying overnight and Brian will be staying with relatives in Preston.The three of us will slope off from the crawl around 7pm to get a meal,if anyone else would like to join us we can organise a venue as we crawl around the city centre.

I might tick off some unvisited pubs on the Saturday before departing on the 17.39,using your info in the file.