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If you love the British pub, you will like this blog. Here I will review the pubs I drop into in my wanderings around my home region - urban, rural, posh, homely, fun pubs, restaurant pubs, and local backstreet pubs. I hope to encourage people to appreciate them.
I will score each pub out of five points each (30 points maximum) on its ambience, decor, service, whether it serves real ales, state of the toilets (but I can't vouch for the state of the gents because I don't use them!) and what extras it has - games, beer garden, newspapers, serves food, karaoke, quizzes, live music.
If after reading one of my reviews you decide to check out a pub, I hope you enjoy the experience. But bear in mind that I have only visited some of them once, and pubs and pub managers change. If the review needs updating, please leave a comment.
Ups and downs? Well, people drink when they're down. And they drink to celebrate, when they're feeling 'up'. Besides that, this is hill country. It's full of ups and downs.
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Sunday 12 May 2013

The Wine Press, Littleborough


The Wine Press, Hollingworth Road, OL15 0AZ
01706 378168
 
Up to 2007 this was known as The Fisherman and was a popular stopping place for bikers. It's still popular with some bikers (as you can see from the vehicles in the photo) but has since been renamed The Wine Press and turned into a restaurant pub. It's still a place where you can drop in just for a drink, and from the patio at the front there's a fine view over Hollingworth Lake.
 
ambience -3
decor -4 
 
Spoiled a bit by the bland piped music, but the ochre and burnt umber decor gives it a rustic feel and there's a range of seating from bar stools to dining chairs to soft sofas (I especially appreciated the soft sofa when I dropped in after a trek along the Pennine Bridleway) .

ales - 3
Black Sheep and Pride of Pendle (April 2013)
 
service - 3
 
features -3
serves food, varied menu
The view 
children welcomed during the day
 
toilets - 3
 
Score 19 out of 30

 
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