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Hesketh Arms, Ormskirk
Rufford
Postal town: Ormskirk
L40 1SB
Reviews (Current Rating Average: 7½ of 10) see review guidelines
Real Ale Ray left this review about Hesketh Arms
A large stand alone freehouse pub, which has a good turn over of various cask ales. As you can imagine the interior is big with the main bar positioned in the central part of the pub. The bar area has a flagstone floor and the side section has a low beamed ceiling, displaying a host of pump clips.
The bar area is long and curved, with old style bar stools, along with a polished brass rail along the bar counter. Five ales chalked up on a board behind the bar on my Tuesday afternoon visit, a very legible beer board naming the beer, strength and price. The line up was Golden Pippin, Scott's 1816, Phoenix Haywood Pale, Cross Bay and Robinsons Unicorn. I went for the Haywood Pale, which was sublime and only £3.80 a pint.
On 5th March 2024
- rating: 7
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Blue Scrumpy left this review about Hesketh Arms
Large premises with an equally large car park at a busy traffic junction in Rufford.
Inside, the bar is surrounded by numerous seating areas, with well spaced out tables. I sat in the wood-panelled area mentioned below. Clientele were a good mixture of diners and drinkers. Quite a few drinkers were hogging the bar area and all were in good spirits on my Saturday evening visit.
The beer range was amongst the best I'd noted on my Lancashire crawl. Moorhouse's White Witch is the regular beer. Guests were Copper Dragon Golden Pippin, Blackedge Platinum & Latte & Acorn Yorkshire Pride. I chose the Latte, a white stout which was easily my favourite beer of the day. They no longer serve a real cider.
This pub had a good atmosphere and was certainly one of my two favourite pubs of the day, alongside the Red Lion at Wheelton. I think the Red Lion just about pipped it.
On 11th February 2022
- rating: 7
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Brainy Pool left this review about Hesketh Arms
Well described below - a really nice and traditional roadside pub, especially the bar and pleasant wood panelled area to the right. Good banter at the bar and very friendly Lancashire service. 5 ales - two from Moorhouses, plus OSB, Black Edge and Reedly Hallows - and a Westons cider were on from 9 handpumps. These are all listed on a blackboard behind the bar. The place is large and has a sizeable dining area but this was empty of an afternoon.
On 3rd January 2020
- rating: 9
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Thuck Phat left this review about Hesketh Arms
A large roadhouse which has lots of wooden furniture, carpets and some wood panelling inside. It's feels like a standard corporate refurbishment and once inside you could be anywhere.
I'd guess it gets busy with diners especially at weekends and all those in on our Monday lunchtime visit seemed to be eating.
The menu is standard pub grub but it's good value and reasonable.
Nine handpumps but only 5 occupied with: Moorhouse Pride of Pendle and Summer Beer?, Tetleys Cask, Prospect Ore-Some and Vale VPA. The Summer Beer? and VPA were both in good nick.
Fine for a pint and some decent value pub grub.
On 24th September 2012
- rating: 7
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Bucking Fastard left this review about Hesketh Arms
Formerly a hotel,this roadside pub on the A59 has a fine exterior and a sizeable interior,which has received the attentions of a pubco refurb which now looking somewhat dated.There are many sections internally,most with farmhouse style pine furniture for diners,although close to the wood clad curved bar,there is a side section with dark wood panneling,a low ceiling,a fireplace(coal affect gas fire) with a flat screen above ,and this appeared to be the best spot if you simply wanted to drink.
There are nine handpumps dotted around the large bar,although not all were operational on a Monday lunchtime,my Vale VPA was on good form.At one end of the bar there is an impressive ship's bell and on the wall nearby some old documents relating to the building.
We sampled the pub grub menu and the light bite fish,chips and mushy peas was both good value at £5 and tasty.
Although the interior lacks atmosphere,worth popping in for a decent ale and pub meal.
On 20th September 2012
- rating: 7
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