The Railway, Oldham

The Railway was surprisingly busy for a Monday afternoon, with the clientele being of an older generation. This large inviting pub has a small L-shaped bar counter that faces banquette seating across the front windows to the left of the central entrance. Behind the bar is a rear seating area that houses a dartboard and is served through the back bar. Banquettes also run across the front right windows and up the right-hand wall. The bar area and walkway up the centre of the pub have lino flooring, and the seating areas are carpeted. To suit the demographic the background music hailed from the 60s. There is an advertised rear beer garden and also picnic tables are found out the front, but this pub is yards from the M60 so it’s a bit noisy. In amongst the keg are five hand pumps that were drawing TT Landlord and Knowle Spring alongside Holts Bitter, Robinsons Unicorn and Wilde Child’s Resplendent Perspective. The Knowle Spring was well served. A pizza menu is also available, the prices looked very reasonable. The service was polite and locals all seemed harmless enough. I thought this place was worth the short walk from the Oldham Broadway Premier Inn.