Category: Bolton Branch News

The weekday social for March is a visit to Bromley Cross. We plan to meet at the Railway on Chapeltown Road at 1.30.

There is a
train from Bolton station at 13.00 which arrives in Bromley Cross at
13.09. There is also the bus option with the 533 and 541 buses
running from Bolton to Bromley Cross on an hourly service. The 533 is
a hourly service with a bus leaving the Interchange at 12.50. The 541
is a half hourly service with buses leaving at 12.43 and 13.13.
Journey for both services is approximately 30 minutes.

The pubs
we intend to visit are:

The Railway, 37 Chapeltown Road, BL7 9LY with 3 changing beers. Food is available

The Nook and Cranny, 211/213 Darwen Road, BL7 9BS with 3 changing beers

Spread Eagle, 126 Hough Lane, BL7 9DE with 3 changing beers. Food available

The Flag, Arnold Road, BL7 9HL, 6 changing beers

For more
information, contact Gill on 07967 585670 or email
social@bolton.camra.org.uk

Gill
Smart

Social
Secretary

Source: Bolton CAMRA Pub News

We will be voting for Bolton CAMRA Pub of the Year, Club of the Year and Cider Pub of the Year at the next meeting on Thursday 5th March 8pm at The Millstone in Bolton town centre. Voting can only be done in person at the meeting, with a valid CAMRA membership card.

Pub of the Year Finalists are:

Brewery Bar, Horwich
Great Ale at the Vaults
Hen & Chickens
Northern Monkey
One for the Road

The winner is decided from a combination of votes at the meeting, average beer score through the year and scores from judges who have visited all pubs and scored using CAMRA guidelines.

Club of the Year Finalists

Bolton Ukrainian Club
Ellesmere Rd Recreation Club, Morris Green
Hilltops Sports & Social Club, Blackrod
Horwich RMI
Lostock Sports Club

Cider Pub of the Year Finalists

Bank Top Brewery Ale House, Horwich
Bank Top Brewery Tap
Beer School, Westhoughton
Brewery Bar, Horwich
Bunburys
Nook & Cranny, Bromley Cross

The winner is chosen from a combination of votes at the meeting and scores from judges who have visited all pubs and scored using CAMRA guidelines
.

Source: Bolton CAMRA Pub News

The Winter Pub of the Season is the Northern Monkey on Nelson Square. Many congratulations to them. Look out for details of the presentation.

Source: Bolton CAMRA Pub News

The February weekday social is to visit some of the pubs in Little Lever.

We will meet at   One For The Road, Stalls F14 to F15 Ashburner Street Lifestyle Hall, BL1 1TJ, at 1.30pm to have a beer before we walk to the bus station to get the 524 Diamond bus to Bury from stand J. These buses run every 10 minutes and will take approximately 15 minutes to get to Little Lever.

The pubs we plan to visit are:

Jolly Carter, 168 Church Street, BL3 1BW, 5 changing real ales

The New Inn, 56 Church Street, BL3 1BE, 2 regular ales and 1 changing

Henighans, 71 Lever Street, BL3 1BA, 2 regular Bank Top

Little Lever Working Men’s Club, Victory Road, BL3 1HZ, 2 changing ales

This is just a suggestion of the pubs to visit. We are always open to other suggestions from others if they have a particular favourite

For more information, contact Gill on 07967 585670 or email social@bolton.camra.org.uk

Gill Smart

Social Secretary

Source: Bolton CAMRA Pub News

A few of the Bolton CAMRA branch members will be joining the Southport CAMRA branch in Chorley for their Social on February 15th.

We will be meeting at The Bob Inn at 12pm. There are a number of fine pubs to choose from in the town which can be seen here Click. This is a joint social with CoLAPS (Coast of Lancashire Ale Preservation Society).

Source: Bolton CAMRA Pub News

Meet at 1.00pm at the Crown on Chapel Street. Pubs to visit will include those listed below. It is always a good afternoon out in Chorley.  Trains from Bolton leave at 12.20 and 12.25 arriving in Chorley at 12.34 and 12.44 respectively. The fare is £6.00 return. 125 buses leave from stand P at Bolton bus station every 10 minutes with the journey taking just under one hour. A Central Lancashire Day rider ticket is £4.90 which would allow a stop off in Horwich on the way home if required.

Crown, 46-48 Chapel St., Chorley, PR7 1BW

Shepherds Hall Ale House, 67 Chapel Street, Chorley, PR7 1BS

Ale Station, 60 chapel St., Chorley PR7 1BS

Bootleggers, 21 Bolton St., Chorley, PR7 3AA

Malt’n’Hops, 50-52 Friday St. Chorley, PR6 0AH

The Shed, Fazackerly Street, PR7 1BG

Cuckoo’s nest (formerly Toastie Tavern, D’owd Inn) 111 Market Street, new micropub with 3 changing ales

Flat Iron (formerly Market Tavern), 21 Cleveland Street, PR7 1BH recently refurbished 4 changing ales including a mild

There are plenty of pubs to choose from and although most don’t serve food there are plenty of places in Chorley to eat.

For more information, contact Gill on 07967 585670 or email social@bolton.camra.org.uk

Gill Smart

Social Secretary

Source: Bolton CAMRA Pub News

Recent discussions at various socials it was decided trial a monthly weekday social. The first of these is in Bolton.

We will meet at the Greyhound on Deansgate at 2.00pm and can decide which of the following pubs we will visit.

Greyhound, 146 Deansgate, BL1 1BB, 2 changing ales

 Old Three Crowns, 14 Deansgate, BL1 1BR, Theakston’s Old Peculiar is often on the bar

Northern Monkey, Nelson Square, BL1 1AQ, brewpub with 4 changing ales

Great Ale at the Vault, Vaults Below Market Place, BL1 2AL, 4 changing ales

One For The Road, Stalls F14 to F15 Ashburner Street Lifestyle Hall, BL1 1TJ, 3 changing ales

Swan, 2-4, Churchgate, BL1 1HJ, 3 changing ales

Barristers Bar, 7, Bradshawgate, BL1 1EL, 5 changing ales

For more information, contact Gill on 07967 585670 or email social@bolton.camra.org.uk

Gill Smart

Social Secretary

Source: Bolton CAMRA Pub News

Voting is now open for Spring Pub of the Season.

The nominated pubs are:

The Hen & Chickens, Bolton

House Without a Name, Harwood

The King’s Arms Hotel, Farnworth

The Jolly Carter, Little Lever

Please email your selection, your name and your CAMRA membership number to chair@bolton.camra.org.uk

Online voting closes at 10pm on Wednesday 4th April, and there will be a final opportunity to make your selection at the branch meeting on Thursday 5th April (venue: Horwich Conservative club).

Source: Bolton CAMRA Pub News

19 August 2017

We meet at Great Ale at the Market at 11.40 to have a beer before catching the 12.13 bus to Darwen (No 1 bus, leaving from stand S), arriving in Darwen at 12.49. Some pubs we can visit are listed below. If anyone has a  have a favourite within walking distance not listed below then let us know on the day and we can visit it.

Old Chapel, Railway Road, BB3 2RG: a Wetherspoons pub with 8 changing beers. Previously was a Methodist Chapel

Taps Bar, 11 Railway Road, BB3 2RG: Cask ales plus craft beers from around the world

Bridgewater, 2-10 Church St. BB3 2RE: 3 regular cask ales from Bank Top and Thwaites plus 3 changing. 10% discount for CAMRA members

No39, 39-41 Bridge St., BB3 2AA: Hopstar brewery tap with 4 regular Hopstar and 1 changing

Victoria Hotel, 94 Suddell Road, BB3 3HW: Freehouse with 2 changing cask ales (often Hopstar)

If anyone is thinking of joining us in Darwen please call me and for information about where we are;

Gill 07967 585670

Source: Bolton CAMRA Events & News