Ye Olde Vic, Stockport

Cracking little pub, just under the station walkway from Stockport town centre in Edgeley. It's a small one roomer with a real fire roaring away at one end. The decoration is probably what you would call eclectic, others would say it's covered in assorted junk. There's all sorts of things in here on every available wall and ledge. To me it just feels homely rather than scruffy. There's also a medium sized scruffy black dog as well called Max I think. I don't know if he's the pub dog, but if not he's definitely a regular. Lots of characters in the bar and loads of banter going on with the landlord and each other. 4 or 5 handpumps on the bar, the memory was getting a little hazy by then. But I do know that the pints of Oakham Scarlet Macaw and Dark Star APA that I had were both in excellent condition. If I lived in Stockport then this would be my local. It doesn't open until 5 in midweek, not until 7 on Saturday and not at all on Monday. It's a quirky little survivor and I loved it.