Stanley Arms, Preston

Had scaffolding up during my last visit and now has reopened. One room downstairs with an upstairs room for hire. Four hand pumps but Hobgoblin the strongest @ 4.5% ABV. Decent enough place I suppose.

This place has obviously just been refurbed and restyled. A nice enough place and it smelled all clean and new (paint, creosote etc). An open plan small pub with the bar straight ahead. 4 handpumps on the bar but not the best - Dizzy Blonde, MPA, Theakstons Bitter and Hobgob on on my visit. Not a bad place and probably worth a visit despite the normality of it.

Used to be a Scottish and Newcastle managed house taken over from Matthew Brown one the Blackburn brewer but sadly gone. Can remember the big refurb here when worked for them the did very good refurbs in those days.Still a popular pub but the Landlord was a bit of a Walter Mitty and liked to hear his own voice which when you have been in the trade for many years it gets a bit ano to listen too

This pub is behind preston bus station, and is worth a visit if you go for cask ale. There four handpumps on the bar serving cask beers which change on a regular basis.The pub is very clean and the service was good.