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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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Monday, 25 May 2026

Two in Chorley, the Flat Iron and Pearsons

 

The Flat Iron
21 Cleveland Street, Chorley, PR7 1BH
TEL: none given

This nineteenth century pub was originally called the Market Tavern. It was closed for a while in the past two years and was renamed when it reopened. The Flat Iron is what locals used to call Chorley market. It featured in the first ever good beer guide in 1974. It is a relatively small pub, though not cramped, with one open room with the bar on the left as you go in.

decor - 4
tasteful charcoal greys, medium browns and gold detailing on the wooden panels.

ambience - 5
friendly

service - 5
friendly

real ale -3
sometimes they have four. On my visit they had Stone Edge and Monumental. They give a discount to CAMRA members.  

features - 1
TV screens

toilet - 3

Score 21 out of 30

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