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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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Wednesday, 30 April 2025

The Old Chapel, Darwen

 




The Old Chapel, 
Railway Road, Darwen BB3 2RJ
TEL: 01254 778700

Originally a Methodist chapel built in 1866. In 1969 it was turned into a supermarket, later into a discount store. Wetherspoons converted it into a pub in 2014. It has a nice, spacious open bar.

ambience - 3
decor - 2
service - 1
offhand, surly, slow

real ales - 5
When I was there they included Theakstons Old Peculier, Abbott ale and Oden PA

features - 1
serves food

toilets - 3
decent condition

What can you say about  Wetherspoons pub? Cheap but good quality beer, extensive fast food menu, characterful building that retains its historic features.
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