The Leyland Lion (JD Wetherspoon), Leyland

This is a conversion of the old Leyland red brick Post Office dating from 2011. Inside it's a smallish place for a JDW with slightly better than average fixtures and fittings. It was busy on my Friday evening visit. The bar has ten hand pumps which had the JDW Trio Of Doom, Dukeries Farmers Branch, Nethergate Old Growler, Moorhouse Pendle Witches Brew & a house Leyland Lion, Hobgoblin and Phoenix Double Gold. I went for the Dukeries beer which was outstanding. I thought this was a very good Spoons and is GBG 2017 listed.

Former Post Office and Spar shop,the Leyland Lion is a transport themed Wetherspoons pub celebrating the towns connection to the bus and truck industry,and in particular the the Leyland Lion bus that was produced here from 1926 till 1940. There is an array of large framed photos and other memorabillia adorning the walls describing the towns history involving the transport industry,with on the right hand side is a small but adequate beer garden that has an old red telephone box in the far right hand corner.The bar has an interesting selection of cask beers served from 2 banks of 5 at opposite ends of the bar. There is no car parking and not a great deal of atmosphere but quite liked the pub although not to sure about the black and white bricked large open fire area which seemed a little out of place