The Bate Hall, Macclesfield

Official site of The Bate Hall - www.batehallpubmacclesfield.co.uk

Official site of The Bate Hall - www.batehallpubmacclesfield.co.uk

Venerable town-centre pub, with "Oliver Cromwell stayed here several times" being its claim to historical fame. Nowadays, though, it's a fairly basic town-centre boozer; and on a cold, wet Saturday afternoon, populated by older blokes watching the horse racing or playing darts. Apart from that, the two-part front area houses the main bar and a pool table, and a separate lounge bar can be found behind this and then a back room beyond. As a Marston's house, it was no surprise to find Pedigree on one of the three handpumps, but Banks's Amber (£3.00) was also available on another.

Decent enough pub - clientele are a little rough but landlord runs a tight ship. Great location on main drag.