Not already a member?
Join our community and
- Rate & review pubs
- Upload pictures
- Add events
JOIN for free NOW
Chat about:
Beer of the Week (w/e 27th April 2025) with Thuck Phat
on the Pub Forum
Image posted by Wynne Route
Submitted on Monday, 13th December 2021
With picture contributions to 3591 other pubs
View all this pub's pictures (5 more images)
Detail Pages
The Railway, Oldham
Hollinwood
Postal town: Oldham
OL9 7LG
Served areas
Reviews of The Railway (Average Rating: 7 of 10) see review guidelines
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Strongers . left this review about The Railway
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.
On 19th April 2024
- rating: 7
[User has posted 5965 recommendations about 5931 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
Real Ale Ray left this review about The Railway
A large standalone Victorian built pub, that has survived through lots of redevelopment in the area. This pub was a wildcard for us as we spotted it from the tram to Oldham and decided to call in on the way back.
The interior is obviously a good size with the bar area over to the left of the entrance. Five handpumps with four on, serving Holt Bitter and TT Landlord two regulars, along with Doom Bar and Bradfield Belgian Blue.
The beer quality was excellent and my pint of Holt Bitter was only £3.40 a pint.
On 28th February 2024
- rating: 7
[User has posted 3645 recommendations about 3645 pubs]
No known official website for this pub.
- CAMRA WhatPub :: The Railway - whatpub.com
Mills Hill (Manchester), 2.86 miles, 55 min walk (show)
Ashton-under-Lyne, 3.79 miles, 1 hr 13 min walk (show)
Pub Details
Pub details supplied by members of this site to the best of their knowledge. Please check with pub directly before making a special trip.
- Accommodation : No last updated 13 December 2021 by ROB Camra
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 13 December 2021 by ROB Camra
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 13 December 2021 by ROB Camra
- CAMRA Discount : Yes - 30p per pint - last updated 13 December 2021 by ROB Camra
- Car Park : Yes last updated 13 December 2021 by ROB Camra
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 13 December 2021 by ROB Camra
- Dog Friendly : Yes - On tiled areas only - last updated 13 December 2021 by ROB Camra
- Live Music : Yes - 3rd Saturday of the month - last updated 13 December 2021 by ROB Camra
- Live TV Sports : No last updated 13 December 2021 by ROB Camra
- Micropub : No last updated 13 December 2021 by ROB Camra
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 13 December 2021 by ROB Camra
- Real Cider : No last updated 13 December 2021 by ROB Camra
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 13 December 2021 by ROB Camra
