Edington Arms, Wigan

The Edington Arms is a tidy horseshoe shaped Holts pub with a centrally placed U-shaped bar counter that comes out of the rear wall. Seating is found in the front windows either side of the entrance and banquettes run up the left and right-hand walls. There’s more seating at the rear, but lights were out so I didn’t investigate. Muted cricket via Sky Sports was on the televisions and there was some low background music playing during a recent early Thursday evening visit. The weekly quiz is advertised for Wednesdays, and there’s regular weekend karaoke. There were less than ten locals in, but the atmosphere was good with a bit of friendly banter. Only Bitter was available from the two hand pumps, but it was on good form. A decent pub handily placed next to the railway station, worth a look.

Much as below, this place mostly consists of a very comfortable horseshoe lounge bar. Plenty of TVs but effectively a quiet pub, ideal for a chat and decent pint before the train. They’ve taken the below advice and cut the real ale offering down to one, the Bitter was acceptable if not outstanding.

Official site of Edington Arms - www.joseph-holt.com

Official site of Edington Arms - www.joseph-holt.com

A nice pub right by the train station. A two room layout with the lounge area at the front and a bar with pool table to the rear. 3 real ales on with 2 from Holts and a guest. I liked it.

Excellent local pub located next to Hindley Station.