Nursery Inn, Stockport

Substantial backstreet local, retaining its original layout with four remarkable rooms (each with their own servery) around the central servery. All very tidy, with variations of highly attractive 1930s furniture and decor in each area. It was too dark to see the rear bowling green properly when I visited, but you could see this being a fine spot in sunny weather. As a Hydes house, 1863 (Original) Bitter, Lowry, Old Indie mild (£2.54) and the seasonal Hoppy Appeal and First Frost were available from various handpumps scattered around the counters. Already busy late on a Friday afternoon, and you could see why; this class act is well worth a special visit.

Official site of Nursery Inn - www.nurseryinn.co.uk

Official site of Nursery Inn - www.nurseryinn.co.uk

This is an ex CAMRA National Pub Of The Year (2001). It's a recently, sympathetically, refurbished community pub right in the middle of a good quality estate. Two large rooms, both nicely done, with a small snug with a separate entrance to the side. Lot's of great wood panelling as part of its "Nationally Important Pub Interior". Well priced, good looking meals were coming out of the kitchen on my Friday, early evening visit. 9 handpumps on the bar, beers are mainly from Hydes including their Beer Studio micro, plus a couple of guest ales. My pint was in very good nick and I settled down in the busy, buzzy front room. This is a very well run pub and if I lived around here this would be my local.