Royal Oak, Chorley

It looked pretty closed to me.

Will give due where due is earned. Kinetic was not my cup of tea last time. This time there was the younger crowd in enjoying themselves to a nice selection of music. Not just modern day stuff so the DJ has it right. Not so busy as to be a crush but not so quiet to be able to see tumbleweeds. Real ale (one of on at £2 a pint) was kept ok and cant complain at the price. New bar staff on learning the trade and could have done with some supervision that said plenty were on so the owners should be applauded for trying to get that right. Nothing worse that having to wait when you know a pub close by will serve you straight away. Overall an improvement on my last visit. Defo one for the younger ones and any pub trying to encourage a new generation get a tick in my book. Older generation you may find the place a tad too loud.

Not my cup of tea. Just opened when I visited. Just thrown paint everywhere and it smelled of it. Its just the old tut and shive with new makeup on. A young persons pub is all I can say. Not impressed

Marked pub as being closed

The erstwhile brewery tap for Strongs of Romsey, once a major regional brewery that fell to the long gone Whitbread Empire in 1969, now a Wadworths pub, who would have forecast that? Single bar with a plain drinking area with darts and machine at one end and a more relaxed area with a big screen and sofa at the other. Four pumps selling the Wadworths range; 6X, Horizon, Henrys and JCB plus a cider, lager and Wadworth’s own smooth. Friendly staff and customers, the punters are a bit younger than some Romsey pubs but this isn’t a creche. Pleasant decoration with ceiling beams covered in drinking steins and lots of pictures of old Romsey on the walls. There is often live music here which is always a bonus.

Closed [admin edit: actioned 04/11/09]