The Ashton Arms, Oldham

Rob Hunter left this review about The Ashton Arms

Visited this week on Tuesday afternoon. A fair crowd in of mainly older gents, spread across the pub. There was an unfortunate stink as if someone had shit themselves. I couldn't work out if it was coming from a person or the bogs, but on paying a visit to the gents before leaving it confirmed that there was nothing amiss with the drains...

As well as the old codgers there was a big bloody dog called Ronnie that seemed to have the free run of the pub, I am not sure who he was with as various people were calling him and pulling him down from the furniture as he tried to have its wicked way with the bench seating. Perhaps Randy Ronnie had dropped a log somewhere and that was the source of the unpleasant smell, but in all honesty my money is on the Frank Gallagher lookalike who was struggling to remain upright by one of the tables in front of the bar.

Dodgy dogs and odours aside, there were six hand pulls at the bar with five in active service at the time of my visit. The Holts Two Hoots appeared to be a permanent fixture with the rest rotating guests. There are some Holts beers on keg too, so maybe there's an arrangement here even if it's not a Holts pub.

My Abbeydale Launch Into Liverpool was priced at £3.60 for a pint and was very good.

I like the fact it's a traditional pub but I am knocking a point off my previous score due to the odour and boisterous hound.

On 13^th December 2024 - rating: 7
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