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Yahoo
11-04-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
The ‘country house' pub in Greater Manchester with a beautiful beer garden
For over a week now Greater Manchester and many parts of the UK have basked in glorious spring weather. The sun hasn't stopped shining, there's hardly been a cloud in the sky and it's even been hotter than Spain. Although this weekend it looks like that could all change as the weather takes a turn, with temperatures returning to average for this time of year. It's likely the sun will disappear behind the clouds once more with forecasters even predicting showers for next week. READ MORE: It was a restaurant like no other, now a Manchester legend has been reborn READ MORE: The sunny Greater Manchester walk with a waterfall and hidden beer garden But there's still a time to make the most of the beautiful weather which should last until Sunday. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Worsley Old Hall (@worsleyoldhall) Since it's Friday there's not better way to do that than with a cold drink in a beer garden. We've got plenty to choose from, including canal-side pubs and city-centre sun traps. Yet tucked away in Worsley in Salford is a pub that's rather special, with a stunning beer garden. Worsley Old Hall is a self-described 'country house' pub, with gorgeous black and white timbering. Only a stone's throw away from RHS Bridgewater, this grade-II listed building has a cosy interior with nooks and crannies where you can enjoy a drink (or several). Yet when the sun's shining the huge garden at the back of the pub comes into its own. It's beautifully designed with generous seating options, and really does feel like a country house despite the fact it's minutes away from the M60. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Worsley Old Hall (@worsleyoldhall) It's a lovely spot to sit and enjoy a drink after work as the sun sets with views across the golf course. Or head there on a weekend after exploring nearby Worsley village or RHS Bridgewater. The pub has an excellent drinks selection, as well as a mouthwatering menu with light bites and hearty mains. Deserts include Cheshire Farm ice cream and an impressive range of local cheeses. The building itself dates from the 16th or early 17th century and was originally a timber-framed building, which has been rebuilt in brick. The house was remodelled in the 18th century. The hall has significant importance to Greater Manchester as it was here that It was in the hall that Francis Egerton, the 3rd Duke of Bridgewater, James Brindley and John Gilbert planned the Bridgewater Canal and supervised its building. For more of the latest What's On news, click here.
BBC News
04-03-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Historic Burslem pub The Leopard's renovation plan withdrawn
Plans to restore a fire-ravaged historic 260-year-old pub in Stoke-on-Trent have been withdrawn, it has been proposals to turn Burslem's The Leopard into shops and 17 flats were lodged last March, after the building was gutted in the devastating blaze in 2022, before police uncovered a cannabis factory inside the original application has now been withdrawn by the owner of the building in Market Place, Daneets Investments.A new planning application for the Grade II listed building - which was the meeting place of Josiah Wedgwood and James Brindley where they discussed building the Trent and Mersey Canal in 1765 - is expected in the summer. Stoke-on-Trent City Council said the submission of an entirely new application would "avoid any confusion" and allow a fresh round of consultation."Our planners have been in frequent dialogue with the owner since the planning applications were submitted last year and now, as a result of these discussions, the owner has appointed a team of professionals to review the original proposals and produce an amended scheme," a spokesperson said."These new plans will be considered under a fresh application which is likely to be submitted in the summer." The Leopard closed its doors in 2020 at the start of the first Covid lockdown, but did not reopen before the fire in men were arrested on suspicious of arson and burglary following the blaze, but they were later released without charge and the exact cause of the fire has never been year's planning application included proposals to preserve the building's historical features, with the creation of 17 assisted-living flats and a retail space in the basement and ground floor.A consultation response from Historic England highlighted the need to "safeguard as much remaining historic fabric as possible". This news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Stoke & Staffordshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
