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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, 31 August 2026

The Royal Scot, Marple Bridge

 


The Royal Scot
48 Town Street, Marple Bridge, SK6 5AA

I can't do a full review of this because when I went there, in the third week of August 2026, it was being used for somebody's wake and there were more than 100 people inside and easily a further 100 out in the street. So I didn't attempt to get a drink. I went in the side door and checked out the ladies and had a quick shufty at the inside. I'll do a complete review if I visit Marple Bridge again.
    However, I did find out that there has been a pub on the site for more than 150 years. The original pub was called The Railway; it's about a quarter mile from Marple railway station. According to the brewery website it was the first ever pub purchased by Robinsons, who still own it. They demolished the original pub building in the 1930s and rebuilt and renamed it. It had a major refurb in 2019.

decor- 4
Mostly green colours with plants and (plastic) greenery hanging from the beams, gives the impression of being in a wood. Comfortable seating.

ambience- 4
Pleasant and realxing.

Service - not known
Real ale - not known, though Robinsons Unicorn is classed as one and I assume they serve it since Robinsons owns the pub.

Features - 5
Serves food
Live music
dog friendly
child friendly
TV screens 

toilets - 3

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