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The Three Mariners, Lancaster
Lancaster
LA1 1EE
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 7 of 10) see review guidelines
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Tony Nicholson left this review about The Three Mariners
We visited the Pub in June '14. We were on holiday from Canada and I was showing my wife my old haunts in Lancaster. She had never been to the City.
The pub was basically as I remembered it and retains its old world looks.
The real ale was good after many years of lager type beers.
We did, however, have one peculiar incident. We were sat near the open end of the bar and my wife wanted a snack. I pointed out the rack of crisps at the end of the bar and mentioned that they even had Doritos. She said that she didn't want American crap so I pointed out the English crisps to her. At that moment, a packet [her favourite kind] stretched from one corner to another, came out of the rack, and seemed to be flung to the ground. It definitely did not fall normally. My wife looked at me and said, "did you see what happened". My wife decided she wasn't hungry. It was only later we found out that the pub is supposed to be haunted!!!
On 29th September 2014
- rating: 7
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Real Ale Ray left this review about The Three Mariners
A fine looking pub from the road with coloured lamps in each window. The interior was interesting with the exposed low beams and a good choice of beers. The downside for us was the awful repetitive piped music, from a band I couldn't name, which was whining and would send anyone mad. Next was the chap behind the bar dressed in his kitchen attire, who wiped his nose along his forearm. We tried the Hawkshead Pale, then legged it.
On 23rd February 2014
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Danny O'Revey left this review about The Three Mariners
Old stone building set back from the road and close to the river. Split into two areas, all modern and comfortable and there is the odd beam here and there still. Has the feel of a family middle of the road kind of place but the 5 real ales are kept well.
On 19th August 2013
- rating: 7
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Will Larter left this review about The Three Mariners
When I lived in Lancaster this was called the Carpenters Arms and it stood next to a very ugly granary, now replaced by some smart modern apartments. In those days the outside of the building was nothing special - after all, who was looking when that monstrous grain warehouse was standing right by? Inside was a fine old pub, and I mean genuinely old, and verging on tatty. But full of character.
Some things have changed, and from the outside it's now a pretty stone building in a grove of trees, but inside there's no sense of history at all. It all seems to be standard pub fittings and the Three Mariners could be any old pub in any old town. It's still worth a visit, of course - don't let me put you off - just not what it used to be (the price of getting old).
Six hand pumps on the bar were serving five northern beers, two from local breweries (Cross Bay Nightfall and Bowland Hen Harrier) plus three from what I used to think of as the wrong side of the Pennines (Rudgate Ruby Mild, Black Sheep Bitter and York Guzzler).
On 3rd February 2012
- rating: 6
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Quinno _ left this review about The Three Mariners
A Christmas revisit after the Boxing Day LCFC debacle against Clitheroe. Six ales on: Black Sheep, two from Kirkby Lonsdale and three from Dunscar Bridge, I tried a Dunscar Bridge one which was in fair condition. The visit was a little spoilt when the cloth-eared woman behind the bar turned my half into a pint and the subsequent glass was scratched and pitted from too many cycles in the dishwasher. Still worthy of a place on a crawl of the city but I wonder if standards are being allowed to slip…?
June 2009
Wonderfully pretty heritage pub (all low beamed ceilings, part-partitions, real fire and oak beams with a nice warm ambience), located to the rear of the castle in close the river in a leafy alcove. Six handpulls are usually on the go with a decent selection of ales in decent nick (and cheaper than other Lancaster centre outlets). The ale selection usually has a heavily northern slant from some of the bigger regional breweries. It often seems quiet though compared to the other half dozen pubs I usually visit in Lancaster. I wonder why? Still, it’s always worth a visit.
On 29th December 2011
- rating: 7
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Kimberley Catherall left this review about The Three Mariners
Have visited this pub for some ten years while staying at Thurnham hall. It is warm, welcoming and comfortable. It serves quality cask ales and traditional pub grub, the pies are home made.
Will be there again this coming December.
On 23rd October 2011
- rating: 8
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BEN UNSWORTH left this review about The Three Mariners
This is my no1 pub in LANCASTER.We go here at least once a month and are always pleased with cask beers which change weekly and are always on top form.Food is served at lunchtime and early evening and is of a high standard,well worth calling when in Lancaster.
On 9th July 2010
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