The Ash Tree (JD Wetherspoon), Ashton Central, Ashton-Under-Lyne

The Ash Tree is a Wetherspoons with steps up to the front entrance. Booths runs along the right wall faced by high table to the left and then the bar counter runs along the mid-right wall facing more high tables. These tables overlook seating below in the street level left hand side of the pub. The rear opens up where open plan seating is found. The bar supports standard and premium keg and there are two banks of five hand pumps. These were drawing GK Abbot Ale, Sharp’s Doom Bar, Wychwood’s Hobgoblin, Phoenix Brewery’s Spotland Gold and Wobbly Bob, Coach House Brewing’s Blueberry Classic Bitter and Cheshire Gold, Wainwright, Ruddles and Moorhouse’s Blonde Witch. It was quiet. So quiet I heard a manager moaning to the barman about not being able to close at 9pm on a weekday. If Tim hears him saying that he’ll have the pub open until 1am!