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.

Liverpool, City, Brewing Company Tap

Photograph of the bar of the Liverpool Brewing Company Tap, Lime Street Liverpool.

9th October 2024

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Liverpool, Lion Tavern

Another one of my favourite Liverpool pubs, excellent real ales and has a Camra grade two listed interior.

18th March 2026

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Liverpool, Vernon Arms

An excellent pub in Liverpool, just down the road from the Ship and Mitre

7th March 2026

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Llandudno, Tapps Micropub

I visited this excellent micropub several times during my weekend here.

20th June 2026

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Manchester, City, Grey Horse Inn

The Grey Horse pub in Central Manchester, a Hydes Brewery pub.

20th June 2025

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Marple, Samuel Oldknow

Today I was in Marple and had an excellent session in this micro pub. Near the bar was a large ten-seater table where the locals congregated, in Germany the table would be known as a Stammtisch.

17th November 2025

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New Brighton, Bow-Legged Beagle

After a long walk from Seacombe to New Brighton I had a rest and several pints at the Bow-Legged Beagle.

2nd October 2025

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Newcastle Byker, Free Trade Inn

Today my wife and I went to Newcastle for a couple of nights. After a long drive we ended up in this wonderful pub, it’s out in Byker.

14th September 2025

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Oldham, Fox and Pine

A visit to the Fox and Pine micro pub in Oldham.

24th July 2025

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Penketh, The Ferry Tavern

Photograph of The Ferry Tavern, a pub on the banks of the river Mersey at Penketh, Cheshire.

31st December 2024

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Rhos-On-Sea, Tapps@Rhos

The one reason to come to Rhos-On-Sea is to visit this pub.

21st June 2026

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Richmond, No 29 Alehouse & Gin Bar

On the drive home from Newcastle, we decided to all into this pub in Richmond.

16th September 2025

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Skipton, Two Micropubs

Today I visited two excellent micropubs in Skipton.

3rd July 2026

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South Shields, The Steamboat

Today we did a trip out to Tynemouth, North Shields and South Shields. The second pub we visited was The Steamboat in South Shields.

15th September 2025

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Todmorden, Three Excellent Micropubs

Today I visited three micropubs and an excellent chippy in Todmorden.

17th July 2026

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Tynemouth, Tynemouth Lodge Hotel

Today we did a trip out to Tynemouth, North Shields and South Shields. The first pub we visited was the Tynemouth Lodge Hotel in Tynemouth.

15th September 2025

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