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The Flying Horse, Rochdale
Rochdale
OL16 1NJ
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Reviews of The Flying Horse (Average Rating: 8½ of 10) see review guidelines
Rob Hunter left this review about The Flying Horse
Visited November 2025. 12 hand pulls and all were clipped, leaving me feeling like a kid in a sweet shop so I settled on two halves of different ales for the grand sum of £3.90 or thereabouts. The young barmaid did start to pull the wrong ale, but this was rectified without fuss.
A few in at just after 2pm on a Wednesday but it was not rammed. Food is served and there were a couple of other tables dining.
Special mention for the cleanest smelling pub toilets I think I've ever encountered!
I will be back!
On 9th January 2026
- rating: 9
[User has posted 882 recommendations about 690 pubs]
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Brainy Pool left this review about The Flying Horse
I can see why it would be Ian’s pub of the year. A great example of how to “modernise” and be popular with all groups whilst remaining a totally traditional pub. perhaps smaller than I expected, it’s a standard two sided pub with partitions, wet led but with a substantial food offering including local rag pudding and cheese & onion pie. Twelve (I think) ales on the bar and I eventually settled on a decent Tiny Rebel Samba. Clearly now the premier real ale venue in Rochdale with something for all tastes, unsurprisingly it was very busy on a Saturday afternoon.
On 25th August 2024
- rating: 8
[User has posted 1180 recommendations about 1141 pubs]
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Ian Mapp left this review about The Flying Horse
Going to be my 2024 Pub of the Year.
Walked 13 miles over moorland and then a tortuous 2mile journey by bus, that took 30 minutes - but what a reward.
Housed on the main square - it offers continental style drining on the square. Multi roomed inside - with different beers lists at each bar. I was too knackered to move from my spot on a leather bench in the window.... except to go back to the bar to work out what to order next.
Think its 10 cask and 10 keg. I tried draught Bass, a cask craft from Wakey Wakey brewery and finished with a german wheat dunkel on keg.
All superb.
One day, all towns will have pubs like this :-)
On 26th July 2024
- rating: 10
[User has posted 1752 recommendations about 1725 pubs]
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- Accommodation : Yes last updated 20 March 2023 by ROB Camra
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- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 20 March 2023 by ROB Camra
- CAMRA Discount : No - Offer their own discount scheme - last updated 26 February 2024 by ROB Camra
- Car Park : No last updated 20 March 2023 by ROB Camra
- Child Friendly : Yes last updated 20 March 2023 by ROB Camra
- Darts : No last updated 20 March 2023 by ROB Camra
- Dog Friendly : Yes last updated 20 March 2023 by ROB Camra
- Function Room : Yes last updated 20 March 2023 by ROB Camra
- Hot Food : Yes last updated 20 March 2023 by ROB Camra
- Jukebox : No last updated 20 March 2023 by ROB Camra
- Karaoke : No last updated 20 March 2023 by ROB Camra
- Live Music : Yes last updated 20 March 2023 by ROB Camra
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 20 March 2023 by ROB Camra
- Micropub : No last updated 20 March 2023 by ROB Camra
- Pinball : No last updated 20 March 2023 by ROB Camra
- Pool Table : No last updated 20 March 2023 by ROB Camra
- Quiz Night : No last updated 20 March 2023 by ROB Camra
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 20 March 2023 by ROB Camra
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 20 March 2023 by ROB Camra
- Wheelchair Access : Yes last updated 20 March 2023 by ROB Camra
- WiFi : Yes last updated 20 March 2023 by ROB Camra
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