April 2025. Bolton. Our intrepid trio decided six (6) pubs in Bolton would do, what with Jane having to catch a train to the wild, untamed lands of Blackpool. The night might have ended earlier, if the Ukrainian Club had had vodka, or we’d succumbed to the liquor in the Old Man and Scythe. I… Continue reading GOODNIGHT, BOLTON
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YE OLDE MAN & SCYTHE
April 2025. Bolton. Coming to the end of the Bolton crawl now; a very new one and a very old one. The Old Man & Scythe dates back to at least 1251, when it was first entered on the WhatPub listings. Tucked in the cobbled street of Churchgate, opposite the fun pubs, it’s the heritage… Continue reading YE OLDE MAN & SCYTHE
INTO THE VAULTS
April 2025. Bolton. Pub no. 4 on our trio’s mini-Bolton crawl, and following the old indoor market bar we head for the one in the new shopping centre. Great Ale at the Vaults does most of what it says on the tin, tucked away in the basement next to mini-golf and Nandos and the slightly… Continue reading INTO THE VAULTS
FRED DIBNAH
April 2025. Bolton. Blackpool Jane had expertly curated a pub crawl tour of Bolton’s artisanal public houses, expertly blending GBG entries with heritage pubs, and a visit to the closest bar to Fred Dibnah‘s house. Fred has the sort of adulation in this country reserved for national heroes like Bobby Charlton, the Queen Mum and… Continue reading FRED DIBNAH
CHASING LAST ORDERS AT BOLTON’S ONE FOR THE ROAD
April 2025. Bolton. To save reader Spinko guessing, here’s our Bolton itinerary; A joint effort with Blackpool Jane drawn from the essential Matthew Curtis Manchester Guide and those curious “locals tip”. I’d done them all before years ago; Jane was a Bolton debutant. Would it end like this; We all made a bit of a… Continue reading CHASING LAST ORDERS AT BOLTON’S ONE FOR THE ROAD
BOLTON MUSEUM – CURATED PUBBY HIGHLIGHTS
April 2024. Bolton. A Friday night in Greater Manchester’s most underrated town (after Leigh), requested by ace pub ticket and curry Queen Blackpool Jane. Which reminds me, I must catch up with Curry Charles. First time in Bolton since pre-COVID, and nothing new since then. But it’s always good to revisit and re-evaluate any town,… Continue reading BOLTON MUSEUM – CURATED PUBBY HIGHLIGHTS
FABULOUS FARNWORTH – PHOENIX NIGHTS, TICKING AFTERNOONS
January 2024. Farnworth. Let’s complete a “county”, shall we. OK, it’s only Greater Manchester, generally a doddle as it’s my next county from home and I pop in there most months for haircuts and agonies at the Etihad. But my last tick is in Farnworth, part of Bolton, and a tricky little trip to the… Continue reading FABULOUS FARNWORTH – PHOENIX NIGHTS, TICKING AFTERNOONS
BIG UP BOLTON
Three days to go ! Then I promise I’ll bring you reports on posh pubs. Until then, it’s more highlights packages. Let’s Big Up Bolton. Yes, you’ll find lots or stuff on Twitter reminding us of the decay over recent months, let alone decades, in this proud Lancashire town. A decade or so in which… Continue reading BIG UP BOLTON
FINISHING MANCHESTER
6th February 2020 It took three trains to get from Heaton Chapel to Bromley Cross, all of them delayed for reasons like “Train manager has lost his map”, “Unexplained item in the packing area” and “You don’t really want to go to Bolton, do you ?”. Never mind, I’m sure it’ll be as great as… Continue reading FINISHING MANCHESTER
AND IT ALL ENDS IN BOLTON…
The completion of the Greater Manchester GBG entries is always a high point in the pubbing year. I know Duncan and Simon have been desperate to see what it looks like; Of course, if you had to choose your last Manc pub you’d opt for a Brunning & Price on the Cheshire border to give… Continue reading AND IT ALL ENDS IN BOLTON…
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