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The Freemasons, Bolton
Farnworth
Postal town: Bolton
BL4 7NY
Served areas
Reviews of The Freemasons (Average Rating: 4 of 10) see review guidelines
Steve C left this review about The Freemasons
The Freemasons is a large open plan pub with a bar counter up the left-hand wall and banquettes around the exterior walls, including in a snug in the right front. There are a couple of fruit machines and on the rear wall is a dartboard. Televisions are found throughout and Sky and TNT Sports are advertised. There was no sport on during my Tuesday evening visit so some background music played. This was the busiest pub I visited during my crawl of the area, there’s not much competition. No real ale, just standard keg alongside Birra Moretti, Madri and Cruzcampo.
On 29th January 2024
- rating: 4
[User has posted 5228 recommendations about 5196 pubs]
Please Note: This review is over a year old.
ROB Camra left this review about The Freemasons
This is a big pub with an attractive red brick exterior. Inside is also nicely done with leather seating all around the walls plus a few more in the middle of the pub. It's all very pleasant if a bit generic. Three handpumps on the bar with two on, both serving Reedley Hallows beers. I decided to have a pint of the New Zealand Pale, this was a mistake. It was warm, badly conditioned and only just about drinkable, in fact I left about half of it. Worst pint this year so far.
On 16th October 2019
- rating: 4
[User has posted 3223 recommendations about 3134 pubs]
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Mike Cooper left this review about The Welcome Inn
This pub has recently reopened and renamed back to the Freemasons. Wonderful refurbishment and a wonderful warm welcome on arrival. Now serving cask ale again with ales coming from wells, robin sons and even Hogarths own brew from its sister pub in Bolton. Trading now as a traditional pub which specialises in live sports. No discos in the establishment as seen all the young trouble move away which has left a more mature clientale.
On 30th October 2015
- no rating submitted
[User has posted 2 recommendations about 2 pubs]
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Pub Details
Pub details supplied by members of this site to the best of their knowledge. Please check with pub directly before making a special trip.
- Accommodation : No last updated 16 October 2019 by ROB Camra
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 16 October 2019 by ROB Camra
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 16 October 2019 by ROB Camra
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 16 October 2019 by ROB Camra
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 16 October 2019 by ROB Camra
- Car Park : No last updated 16 October 2019 by ROB Camra
- Darts : No last updated 16 October 2019 by ROB Camra
- Hot Food : No last updated 31 October 2015 by ROB Camra
- Live Music : No last updated 16 October 2019 by ROB Camra
- Live TV Sports : Yes last updated 16 October 2019 by ROB Camra
- Micropub : No last updated 16 October 2019 by ROB Camra
- Pinball : No last updated 16 October 2019 by ROB Camra
- Pool Table : No last updated 16 October 2019 by ROB Camra
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 16 October 2019 by ROB Camra
- Real Cider : No last updated 16 October 2019 by ROB Camra
