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A537 MACC - BUXTON ROAD - an areas I'd sometimes be in when walking or cycling when I lived in Cheshire,
* CAT AND FIDDLE - Last visit: 2004. 2nd highest pub in England in a remote location on the moors. A plain, stout stone building (which replaced the original pub long before my time) with a basic bar for hikers and bikers, a lounge area and seperate dining room. A Robinsons pub so their usual range of beers and does food. Busy at weekends and attracts walkers, people out for Sunday lunch and lots of motorcyclists of which many are no doubt decent, a few are idiots!   Photo   website
 * SETTER DOG - Last visit: late 1990s ? Don't remember much about it, only went in once, wasnt impressed, it was far from cheap to eat in and is now closed.

ADDLINGTON (nr Macclesfield) - stopped off here occasionally years ago
LEGH ARMS - Last visit: early 90s. Large pub at the junction in the village, nothing worth remembering about it. These days it is one of those child friendly theme pubs, or at least was when i last noticed, so best avoided unless that's your thing. photo (from long ago before it changed)

ALDERLEY EDGE - I used to live not too far from Alderley, but hardly ever visited
DE TRAFFORD ARMS - Last visit: early 90s. A Boddingtons bar in a hotel, went in once or twice in my youth.
OAKWOOD - Last visit: 2005. Out of the village on road to Mobberly, this place had a rough reputation in the early 1990s but then got refurbished and is now a pretty smart eating pub with a typical modern opened out wooden interior. Only went in once or twice in its earlier guise and have called in once since when visiting a friend in the area - Bodddies and Taylors Landlord were on offer.
ROYAL OAK - Last visit: early 90s. Back then was a fairly large and comfortable Boddingtons local, used to go in quite often for a short time when it usedto eb a meeting place for some people I knew for a few pints and a game of darts. No idea what it's like now.

ALSAGER - in the early 1990s I had a pint in a big pub by the station when waiting for a train, think it must have been the ALSAGER ARMS.

BOLLINGTON - a few of us would head out this way for a few midweek pints on occasions in the early-mid 90s, then later would sometimes go to the better pubs for a meal when out walking.
* CHURCH HOUSE - Last visit: late 1990s. A corner pub that had a few beers and good food. I've heard that it has since been taken over by a group of locals, so assuming nothing much has changed I hope they do well.
* COCK AND PHEASENT - Last visit: late 1990s. A rather large Bodingtons pub, had obviously been refurbished to be more of a place for eating and families etc.
* COTTON TREE - Last visit: mid 1990s. A traditional corner local, used to be a Vaux pub but obviously wont be now.
* POACHERS - Last visit: late 2004. A long stone building which when I used to visit quite regularly, had comfy seats and a cat by the fire at one end and a pool table and jukebox at the other with a choice of real ales and food served. Only been in once or twice in more recent years, think the pool table has gone but didn't seem to have changed too much otherwise.  Photo
* QUEENS ARMS - Last visit: mid 1990s. A Robinsons local with games room.
* VALE - Last visit: early 1990s. Created from a row of cottages, went in long ago and have little memory of it. Then it closed and reopened a couple of times but someone tells me they were there recently (2007) so assume it is still going!
I have also visited several other pubs in the town but I can't be sure which they were. We went in a little Boddies local (probably the Crown), a bigger Boddies pub lower down on the main street and at least one or two others.

BOTTOM OF THE OVEN - passed by here on occasions when I used to walk or cycle out this way.
* STANLEY ARMS - Last visit: 2005. An old remote pub with several rooms incl a small bar area and cosy lounge with real fire plus larger dining rooms. Does food and also has accomodation. Beers are Banks and Marstons etc but have also seen guest beers at times.

BURLEYDAM - a place I went to once when a friend drove us down here to see someone he knew, not really sure where it is!
* COMBERMERE ARMS - Last visit: 1992. Had an afternoon drinking in this large rambling old country pub, I can't remember the beer but I had a good time playing pool and putting songs on the jukebox

BUTLEY (nr Macclesfield)
* ASH TREE - Last visit: mid 1990s. Eating type pub alongside the main road, went in once or twice when passing by.

CHELFORD - a friend used to live here, though only went to this pub on very rare occasions
* EDGERTON ARMS - Last visit: 2000 ?. what the beer was and what the pub was like doesn't stick in my mind. A large country style pub, may have had a pool table, it obviously never made a great impression on me.

CHESTER - I've had a pint in Chester on a few occasions, mostly many years ago but I've had a mini pub crawl more recently
* ALBION - Last visit: 2009. An end terrace corner pub near the city wall and river, the interior is cosy and interesting with three rooms round a little central bar, real fire, old fashioned style decor and furniture and lots of old advertisements and military memorabilia on the walls. A quiet and civilised atmosphere no doubt enforced by the many rules displayed outside the pub (none of that, these people not welcome etc... ). Several handpumps though some had run out on my visit leaving Spitfire and Adnams, the 'guest lager' was advertised as 'piss'! Eccentric and worth visiting, providing you meet the criteria!    photo
* BEAR & BILLET - Last visit: 2009. Large old timber famed pub near the walls and bridge over the river, the bar area is an open area with impressive wooden beams, bare wooden floor and a real fire. At the back is a wood paneled room and there's comfy seating and a dining room upstairs. An Okells pub so a couple of their ales and also several others from small breweries around the country, plus I had a very good pie and chips.    photo
* EGERTON ARMS - Last visit: 1996. A small locals pub near the station, I visited here when I had time to kill when changing trains - see the Railway below.
* OLD HARKERS ARMS - Last visit: 2009. a pub in the ground floor of a converted warehouse next to the canal and not far from the station, a large interior round a big L shaped bar with various styles of seating, bare brick walls decorated with pictures and one wall lined with books. Plenty of ales from small breweries though some quite pricey and it's own Brunning & Price ale.   photo  website
* RAILWAY - Last visit: 1996. - near the station, a larger pub across the road from the Egerton (above). I called in for a pint in each of these on the same day, cant remember much about either but at least one had a pool table cos I played it, and in one there was a scally scouse lad selling various wares!
* TELFORD'S WAREHOUSE - Last visit: 2009 - . an impressive converted warehouse a little out of the centre by the next to the canal basin. The main bar room has a high ceiling, bare brickwork and interesting objects around including a red phone box and old crane on display in the centre plus big windows giving a great view out to the canal from some very comfy arm chairs. There's also a dining area upstairs and a function room downstairs where regular live music is held. Various good ales too, some from small Cheshire & Shropshire breweries.    photo  website

In 1992 ? I did a pub crawl but the details are long forgotten other than I remember a pub across a bridge near the river, thought I recognised it on a more recent visit as the SHIP ? On another occasion in the early 1990s I went to a small pub locals pub on the main road near the station when a 1960s disco was in progress

CONGLETON - long ago we'd head down here for a quiz night
* CHURCH INN - Last visit: early 90s. A large Robinsons pub on the Buxton road heading out of town at Buglawton.

CREWE - would occasionally be here when changing trains
* ALBION - Last visit: 2002. Visited a few times, fine little real ale pub on a corner - a no frills drinking place with many different guest beers and various railway pictures and memorabilia. Believe it has now changed hands and is no longer what it was.
I've also been in at least 2 other pubs in Crewe in 1992 including a hotel bar near the station and a large rather rough pub where I played pool.

DISLEY - until 2006 I lived a mile or so from the village, though only used a couple of these pubs regularly.
* ALBERT - Last visit: 2006. Brick pub on the main A6, beer is Black Sheep (which replaced Boddingtons) and Tetleys. Has a back room with table football and darts, a pool room and two opened out areas either side of the front door, one with the bar and the other with a real fire. Quite small and often busy with a mixed crowd. It shows all TV football games, a big Man City supporting pub and can be packed when their games are being shown. Also karaoke or pub singers at weekends but I avoided these! Lively, friendly and traditional local pub and my favourite in Disley.  Photo
* CRESCENT - Last visit: 2005. Down to earth slightly run down Robbies local on the A6, pool room and TV showing football games. Photo
* DANDY COCK Last visit: 2005. Nice comfortable old Robinsons pub, also does food. Consists of one open L shaped room and a seperate dining room. Recently changed hands and has been known to have events such as quizzes, singers etc  Photo
* MOUSETRAP - Last visit: 2000 ? .Only been in once, attracts a younger crowd with nothing worth noting about it, don't know what the beer is but just something average.
* PLOUGH BOY - Last visit: 2003 ? Was a Vaux pub on the hill up to Higher Disley, not sure what beer now. Only rarely went in.
* RAM'S HEAD - Last visit: 2006 Huge Vintage Inns pub, refurbished in a traditional style with various different areas to sit and a big beer garden. Just Bass and Tetleys ? beer, can get busy at times but not bad for this sort of place. Photo
* WHITE HORSE - Last visit: 2003. Robinsons pub, quite busy with an older crowd, does lunches.
* WHITE LION - Last visit: 2009. When I lived nearby I only went in once, remember little about it but t'was nowt special, a young persons pub with karaoke advertised. It's now been completely refurbished and I called in for a look when passing. Inside is a very large open room but well seperated up into different areas in a fairly standard but pleasant style with wood, bare floors, fireplaces etc. There's also a seperate 'dog room', balanced out by lots of pictures of cats on other walls! Most notable is the good choice of ales, plenty of handpumps, several with guest beers from small breweries. Friendly and does good food too. Photo   website

GREAT WARFORD - when someone was driving in the days when ilvied not too far away would very occasionally go here
* FROZEN MOP - Last visit: early 90s Once or twice visited this pub in the countryside south of Wilmslow long ago, it was a big eating type pub but more than that I can't recall other than there was nothing about it to make me want to go more often.
* STAGS HEAD - Last visit: 2005. A big brick Boddingtons pub out in the country with a couple of high ceilinged comfortable rooms which feel a bit like being in someone's lounge! Also a more traditional area round the bar. I recently visited for the first time in many years, Boddingtons was still sold but also Landlord and Black Sheep, it is the sort of place people drive to for a meal but also has a traditional feel by the bar with a number of locals. Nice beer garden.

HANDFORTH - I lived here for a while in mid-late 1990s.
* BULLS HEAD - Last visit: late 90s. Barely remember it - just an unremarkable large pub, now with a hotel attached, .
* FREEMASONS ARMS - Last visit: late 90s. A quite large down to earth Boddingtons local in an interesting corner building. photo
* RAILWAY - Last visit: 2005. Right opposite the station and my local for several years, and I occasionally called in again since moving. It was a very friendly comfortable Robinsons local with the bonus of draught Old Tom during the winter (used to have a barrel of the stuff on the bar). A little snug / darts room and a larger main room with a couple of separate rooms either side. A mostly older clientele and not the place to go to for a wild night out but it was always busy and a fine place for a pint and a chat. I now hear it has changed a bit since my last visit with a new landlord and a few alterations.   Photo

HENBURY - passed and stopped here a couple of times when driving by
* BLACKSMITHS ARMS - Last visit: mid 90s. A large food type pub (Boddingtons I think) which I ate in once or twice.

HOLMES CHAPEL - I got of a train here once, cant remember why!
* SWAN HOTEL - Last visit: late 90s. Popped into this Sam Smiths pub near the railway station a few years ago on a Saturday afternoon for a swift couple of pints, it seemed to be a popular locals place.

KETTLESHULME - a place I used to often walk/cycle to and call in for pint, but not since I moved from the area in 2006
* BULLS HEAD Last visit: 2006. A basic little stone pub at the end of a terrace with a small room by the bar and a longer room to one side plus a beer garden at the back. Boddingtons and a couple of usually interesting guest beers, also a cat sat behind the bar on occasions though it isn't very good at pulling a pint!
* SWAN - Last visit: 2006. After twice closing in recent years and being threatened with conversion into a house, thankfully it remains a pub due to the effort of locals who bought the building. A traditional old country pub with two small cosy rooms, real fires and good guest beers (often local ones such as from Storm in Macc) Always used to be a small good value lunch menu though not tried the food since it's changed - for more details see their website.   And here for photos.    

KNUTSFORD - I know I've been in a couple of pubs here many years ago but recall nothing at all about it, so I'll move on...

LANGLEY - somewhere I used to visit when walking round Macc Forest, think I only went in the pub once
* LEATHER SMITHY - Last visit: mid 90s. A stone pub near the reservoirs in Macclesfield forest, the sort of place popular with people out for a walk or Sunday drive for lunch.

MACLESFIELD TOWN CENTRE - I occasionally visited various town centre pubs in Macc in the 1990s but can't remember which. More recently I had an afternoon drinking in the following (except the Flowerpot which I went in years ago):
* BATHS HOTEL - Last visit: 2011. - looks like your average back street boozer, but inside is a mix of a traditional pub with various rooms but also quite bohemian feeling with sofas, interesting decor and artifacts, live music advertised and a restaurant room. Also a nice beer yard, an interesting place. A few ales including from the local Storm brewery   photo   website
* FLOWERPOT INN - Last visit: early 1990s - a large Robbies pub heading out of town towards Congelton.
* JOLLY SAILOR - Last visit: 2011 - one modernised opened out room with a music theme, ales included Copper Dragon, Evererds Tiger etc    
* RAILWAY VIEW - Last visit: 2011 - a traditional brick building south of the town centre. The interior is one large room but broken up with pillars and a central chimney breast with real fires, feels like a proper down to earth ale house. Flagstone floors, whitewashed walls, a pool tabel at one end, other traditional pub games and there's a yard out back alongside the railway. Many handpumps, not all in use on my visit but several good ales including Harvest Pale, Thornbridge Jaipur and similar.   photo
* TREACLE TAP - Last visit: 2011. - a small one roomed cafe bar with bare floors, big windows and a little bar at the back which on my visit had 2 ales from the Marble brewery and another micro brew.    photo
* WATERS GREEN TAVERN - Last visit: 2011 - a friendly comfortable traditional pub in the town centre including real fire, a pool table at the back, good lunchtime food and a large interesting choice of ales including Pheonix, York Brewery, Hartington and more.   photo

MOBBERLEY - like many places on this page, I'd very occasionally drive or be driven to for an evening pint or Sunday lunch when i lived in Cheshire
* BIRD IN HAND Last visit: 2005. Sam Smiths pub, cosy and often busy in a rather unspoilt old and traditional building with lots of dark wood, low ceilings and several different rooms. Hadn't been in for years until a couple of more recent visits to see someone who lived in the area.
* BULLS HEAD - Last visit: late 90s. Don't remember too much about it, quite large and often busy, had a games area and a few different beers.
* PLOUGH & FLAIL - Last visit: 2005. A large pub in the countryside somewhere between Wilmslow & Mobberley. Went in once years ago, no idea what it was like then but was recently taken there for a pint. Not my sort of place, refurbished in a very smart modern upmarket style but it's somewhere for a fancy meal, not a place to drink though it does have Boddies and Black Sheep.
* ROEBUCK - Last visit: late 90s. Quite a smart upmarket pub with emphasis on food, though nice inside with different areas to sit and a few beers on offer.
have also been in another country pub nearby, it was a Sunday evening but don't remember much about it other than it containing some tedious loud mouth Cheshire idiots talking about Porsches!

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