Category Archives: Brewery Taps

27/01/24 – York

A trip out to York today. York is one of England’s finest and most beautiful historic cities. With Roman roots and a Viking past, York offers an eclectic mix of culture and history – with hidden gems and unique experiences around every corner. There are lots of great pubs to visit in York, too many for one day so this first trip features 16 of them and they all vary widely and offer completely different choices and experiences.

20/01/24 – Sheffield #2

Turner’s Bottle & Tap and The Bear. Woodseats area next visiting The Boston Arms, Mesters Tap and Guzzle Micropub, before heading down to Ecclesall Road and visiting The Beer House, Ecclesall Ale Club, Craft & Berry and Portland House. Dropped into The Beer Engine, Rutland Arms and Sheffield Tap on my way back into Sheffield.

11/11/23 – Hadrian’s Wall Railway Line

A Saturday out along the railway line from Hexham to Newcastle which forms part of the “Hadrian’s Wall Line” from Carlisle to Newcastle, which follows the route of Hadrian’s Wall (even though the remains are not visible from the train). Calls into several places on the route including Hexham, Corbridge, Prudhoe, Wylam and Blaydon. I have included at least one call per stop on the train whether it be Micropub, Pub or Brewery.

28/10/23 – Bridlington, Driffield, Beverley, Cottingham and Goole

A day out with Northern Rails £10 Ticket offer heading up along the East Yorkshire coastline. Starting at Bridlington with Bridbrewer & Taproom, Three B’s Micropub and Dockside. Next onto Driffield and into The Butchers Dog and The Crooked Tap. Third call into Beverley visiting Atom Brewery’s Tap, Chequers Micropub, Northmen Spirit/Bar Seven93 and The Monks Walk. My last two calls were in Cottingham to the Hugh Fitz Baldric and in Goole to Tom Pudding.

22/10/23 – Manchester, Castleton and Rochdale

A Sunday out around Manchester. Started the day visiting the amazing Castlefield Viaduct run by the National Trust before heading out firstly to Salford Quays to visit the recently opened “Hideaway Brewing Company” taproom. From here I headed to Piccadilly visiting “Sureshot Brewery Taproom” in the railway arches. Over to Victoria for the newly opened “Victoria Tap” on the station. Finished off with “Old Post Office Ale House” in Castleton and “D’Ale House” and “The Pint Pot”.

21/10/23 – Liverpool and Ormskirk

A day out in Liverpool, heading up to the top of the Radio City tower, before heading to “Liverpool Brewing Co” Tap Room, “St Lukes Bombed Out Church”, a bar set in the grounds of a bombed out church, heading out to Cains Brewery Village, with lots of different bars, markets and eating spots, and finishing in Ormskirk with “Tap Room No 12”.

11/10/23-13/10/23 – Nottingham

A few days in Nottingham visiting the Nottingham CAMRA Robin Hood Beer & Cider Festival. Thursday I visited Micropubs from Langley Mill back into Nottingham and Friday to Hucknall and Bulwell. Over the 3 days I visited a number of pubs, micropubs and brewery taps in Nottingham so thought it would be easier to put them all into one post. So here is my selection of visited pubs.

25/09/23 – Chorley and Adlington

A Monday out around Chorley and Adlington. Starting in Chorley with “Bob Inn”, inside the indoor market before visiting some of the other pubs in the town including “Clarkes Sibin”, “Bens Tap and Bottle Shop”, “Pearsons”, “Flat Iron”, “Traders Taphouse” and finishing at “Malt N Hops”. A jump one stop up on the train next to Adlington, starting at “Retreat” (a converted Church), “Inn the Doghouse” Micropub and the brewery tap for Escape Brewery “The Old Post Office”.

22/09/23 – Fylde Coast

A Friday trip out visiting some Micropubs along the Flyde Coast, starting at “Cask” in Bispham, “Shipwreck Brewhouse” and “The Venue” in Cleveleys, “Beer Shed” in Fleetwood, along with 2 visits in Blackpool Centre to “No 13 Bonny Street” and “Cask & Tap”. An evening Ghost Walk and Victorian Séance with Stephen Mercer, an excellent walk if you get chance to book onto it. Finishing in “1887 The Brew Room”, home of West Coast Rock Brewery. All this is done using Blackpool Tramway and a day ticket.