The Moorcock Inn
Halifax Road
Littleborough OL15 0LD
TEL: 01706 378156
This pub is also a B&B and a restaurant. It has been serving customers since 1641, according to a sign on the premises. I can't find out anything independently about its history - so far - but the bar area looks seventeenth century, it has thick stone walls, thick timber roof beams supporting a low ceiling and a stone floor. The restaurant section next to it is less solid in design and looks like it was a later addition, perhaps 19th century. This pub is only two miles out of LIttleborough town centre but it is in the middle of moorland and about a mile below Blackstone Edge on the Pennine Way.
In 2022 there was a report that it planned to close due to having lost a lot of business during Lockdown Year but in June 2023 it's still there. Check out its facebook page for its live music nights.
ambience - 2
The bar area is cosy and would be worth a 4 on its own but the restaurant section is a bit characterless.
decor - 2
Unoriginal white painted walls in the restaurant section. Makes the place bright but looks boring, no pictures or decoration. The bar area has more character.
Ales - 3
In the bar
Service - 5
Can't fault it
Features - 5
serves food
dog friendly
child friendly
accommodation
live music in the evening
toilets - 4
Nothing to dry your hands on
Score 21 out of 30
It's on the edge of spectacular countryside, the Pennine Bridleway passes half a mile from it.
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