Pubs
Visit Hart Brewery in Preston
Fancy a brewery tour in the heart of Preston? Visit Hart Brewery on Greenbank Street to see how their ales are made and Meet the Brewer. Enjoy a range of Finest Fylde real ales and learn about the brewing process. Enjoy the taste of Lancashire with a real Lancashire Hot Pot! During the visit, guests will be given a talk covering our 15 year [...]
144 days ago by Tony Worrall Share
The Tithebarn pub close closes its doors (again)
What seems to have become a common sight in recent years, the Tithebarn public house on Lord Street, Preston, has put shutters up on its windows and doors. Has it served its last pint? The city centre pub has closed and reopended every year since 2010. In 2012 it was earmarked for demolition as part of the Tithebarn regeneration plan. The brewery did not want [...]
163 days ago by Tony Worrall Share
New Continental owners apply to open new pub on Ormskirk Road
The owners of a popular riverside pub in Preston could be expanding to a new site in the city centre. A planning application has been made by New Continental Properties to change the former Co-Operative building on Ormskirk Road from a restaurant into a bar. The listed buiding, known Sheraton House, is built in the Edwardian Baroque style. Part of the property was previously a [...]
169 days ago by Ed Walker Share
Last look at the Fox and Grapes pub in Preston
A final goodbye to the Fox and Grapes pub. I took the picture above shortly before all the signs were removed. Although the old Fox and Grapes boozer shut back in October it is only now that the building has been refurbished into a smart new ’boutique’ bar called Beachcomber. Based on Fox Street, the Fox and Grapes was described as ‘mans pub’ what a [...]
192 days ago by Tony Worrall Share
The Plungy has closed. Do you know why?
Another apparent casualty of the grim economic times we find ourselves in, The Plungington pub in Preston seems to have closed down. At least for now. A claim to fame. Preston was once said to have had a pub for every day of the year. They way things are going the city will be down to one for each month. Over two thirds of pubs [...]
198 days ago by Tony Worrall Share
Goodbye French Bistro – hello Stratos
The building once the location for the Preston institution French Bistro on Avenham Road has recently been taken over by the San Macro Group who also own the Italian resaurant Angleos next door. A brand new sparkling Italian bar called Stratos is now open on the site where the Bistro ruled the Preston cabaret nightlife. The French Bistro started life in 1977 located in the [...]
200 days ago by Tony Worrall Share