The Old White Lion, Bury

Unusually the main entrance to this pub has a revolving door. Inside it's a roughly square room with a high ceiling and the bar on the left. The room is mostly carpeted and there is a jukebox. I didn't notice any other rooms. The two hand pumps were both blank on my Friday afternoon visit so I ended up with a keg pint of "Flowers" (£2.20) which was cold insipid rubbish. Given the lack of real ale this one gets a low score.

A really nice traditional pub. A large spacious main lounge as you enter. Two separate rooms at the rear one a pool room and the the other the'Oak Room' which sadly was closed this afternoon. One real ale available. I really liked this pub.

A lovely old building that has been made into a one-room pub at some time, with a massive RSJ holding it all together. The stained glass window to the rear and the old-fashioned wall paper try to suggest that the present incarnation is older than it (probably) is, but it's a cleverly executed piece of subterfuge, if that's what it is. The bar counter is to the left, and features two hand pumps. At the time of my visit there was just Jennings Cumberland Ale and another beer in the process of being pulled through. I went for the keg/smooth Bass Mild, which wasn't at all bad, if a little on the cold side. It was fairly quiet in here on a Tuesday evening. I'd call again and hope to find something a little more interesting on the hand pumps next time.