Retired Not Out, Paul Chappell's Journal

Posts About My Favourite Pubs

The following posts are about individual pubs and pubs visited on a pub crawl. They are ordered by location, which is more useful than the date. These are my favourite pubs.

Bebington, Rose and Crown

Photo of the Liverpool waterfront and the Seaforth dock, taken from the Shorefields Nature Park during a visit there with my friend John.

29th May 2025

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Burscough, The Hop Vine

A recent photo of The Hop Vine Pub, Burscough, Lancashire.

25th February 2025

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Clitheroe, The Beer Shack

Photograph of the Beer Shack, Clitheroe, Lancashire. A very nice micro pub with its own brewery.

17th November 2024

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Clitheroe, The Bowland Beer Hall

Photograph of the Bowland Beer Hall, Clitheroe, Lancashire.

16th November 2024

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Colwyn Bay, A Three Pub Crawl

Today I went to visit three Good Beer Guide pubs in the Colwyn Bay area: The Crafty Fox, The Black Cloak Taproom and the Bay Hop.

19th June 2026

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Conwy, The Albion

I had two sessions at this excellent pub during a weekend in Llandudno. Nearby are two excellent places for eating: a curry house and a chippy.

20th June 2026

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Crosby, Three Micropubs

Today I visited three micro pubs in Crosby: Coop, Stamps Bar and the Old Tap.

11th April 2026

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Durham City, Victoria Inn

About the Camra Good Beer Guide; and the Victoria Inn in Durham, a grade two listed pub with a historic interior. The interior of the pub is largely unchanged since it was opened in 1899.

30th June 2025

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Eccles, Lamb Hotel

Today I called in at the Lamb Hotel Eccles on my way home from Liverpool. Its a wonderful Holy’s Brewery pub

5th October 2025

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Glasgow, Scotia Bar

Photograph of the Scotia Bar in Glasgow, one the city’s oldest pubs.

30th December 2024

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Hebden Bridge, Fox and Goose and Drink

About two of the more interesting pubs in Hebden Bridge (the Fox and Goose and Drink); community pubs; and micropubs.

2nd May 2025

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Hebden Bridge, Vocation & Co

Today, after a walk around Hebden Bridge, I had a few bevvies in this pleasant bar.

3rd December 2025

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Huddersfield, The Sportsman

Photograph of the bar of the Sportsman Pub, Huddersfield.

9th December 2024

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Leintwardine (Hereforshire), Sun Inn

This pub was one of the last parlour pubs in the country and is a must to visit.

13th February 2026

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Liverpool, Aigburth, Old Bank Alehouse

Photo of the new road bridge across the river Mersey between Widnes and Runcorn, taken during a visit to Runcorn with my friend JB.

28th May 2025

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Liverpool, City, Baltic Fleet

The Baltic Fleet is a pub serving excellent real ale, close to the Royal Albert Docks.

16th August 2025

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