Shepherds' Hall Ale House, Chorley

sprawling oddball Victorian themed bar with two bars and several different areas. The idea is good and the beer is fine over 9 hand pulls. Not convinced it totally works and it needs a bit more attention to detail - feels disjointed and the toilets are pretty basic for such a large venue. Service is a mixed bag, friendly but lethargic. Could be great, as it is it feels like a tearoom converted to a pub on the cheap.

Now called The Shepherds Hall Ale House And Victoria Rooms. This is no longer a micropub. It has been extended into the next door building and has been swallowed up to be part of a music venue. Real ale still available.

Corner bar with one small bar labelled “The Taproom” and a larger dining/eating area next door separated by a spine wall although with a hatch affair and rear corridor between them. Five pulls and the usual pub accoutrements in the taproom with a mix of beers from smaller breweries such as Tiny Rebel, Front Row etc. There are some kegs taps in the dining area. A fair bit of Victorian interior remains but there was a bit of an agricultural smell in parts of the taproom.