Lord Nelson, Gorton, Manchester

Set back from the main road by a car park and found behind patio seating the Lord Nelson is a large pub with low beams and lots of wood paneling. The bar counter runs across the rear wall and there are rows of seating to the left faced by a stone fireplace that sits on the front wall. More seating is found to the right where I had to stoop under the beams, so I imagine this is the original 300 year section of the old. I noted that the pub has some age, but the décor is quite modern so there is no oldie worldie character. With the seating in the right-hand side is a dartboard and a DJ rig with ‘country folk favourites’ advertised for every Friday and Saturday night. During my recent Tuesday evening visit there was some background music playing, it wasn’t folk and I didn’t hear anything that would make it onto my play list. The service was polite, but only standard keg and Madri were available on draught. This isn’t a destination pub, unless of course one is into folk.

Open 17/6/16. A pub with low beams and ceiling. 3 unused handpumps on the bar. Multi-areas to sit in with the one at the far left having selected lyrics from Sinatra, Martin and an Irish song plastered on the wall. Its a nice enough place but a bugger of a place to get to if you're on the wrong side of the main road which its on.