The Magazine, New Brighton, Wallasey

Will Larter left this review about The Magazine

It was a bit of an effort to get here after the injuries to my knees and ankles by a slip on some ice over the weekend, but it needed doing. A combination of the Merseyrail to New Brighton and the 411 bus got me here. This is a handsome white-painted pub, and is on CAMRA's inventory of heritage interiors, though it seems a bit underwhelming to me on that score. Nothing wrong with the beer though. I looked at the guest beers but didn't see any reason to swerve the Bass, which was pretty decent (NBSS 4, £4.50/pint). I sat in one of the bay windows at the front, with hints of a view across the Mersey, and at one point it seemed like a bit of blue sky was visible, but I dismissed it as wishful thinking. Nice pub though. They wrote to the Queen in 1953, to congratulate her on her coronation in the same year as the centenary of the pub's bowling club. A copy of the letter, and the reply stating how impressed her majesty had been by the calligraphy, are framed and hanging on the wall. There, another reason for visiting this fine pub.

On 12^th January 2026 - rating: 7
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