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Ye Olde Man & Scythe, Bolton
Bolton
BL1 1HL
Served areas
Ye Olde Man & Scythe
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Reviews of Ye Olde Man & Scythe (Average Rating: 8½ of 10) see review guidelines
Ian Mapp left this review about Ye Olde Man & Scythe
Great pub for the tourist - claiming (with rare honesty, i thought) to be the fourth oldest in England. Makes a change to not go for top spot. Certainly played its part in the town history - with a civil war execution taking place out front and the victim having his last sit down on a chair in the pun that is now in a glass cabinet.
Flagstone floor - rear room, bar area and a tidy little room (with chair and dated inscription in the wall). Eclectic regulars who soon engage in chat.
TT Spring Knowle selected from a number of cask. Only food is rather thinner than their cornish cousin pasties
Must visit for the history.
On 30th April 2024
- rating: 8
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Strongers . left this review about Ye Olde Man & Scythe
Whether or not Ye Olde Man & Scythe is the 4th oldest pub in the land is debatable, but it certainly feels like it has some age and stories to tell. The entrance opens into the front stone floored bar area where there is a dartboard with an oche that runs across the front lead lined windows. A couple of table lead to a short bar counter that supports five hand pumps that were drawing Marston’s 61 Deep, Bank Top’s Flat Cap, Wye Valley’s HPA, Oakham’s Citra and Thatcher’s Stan’s Trad cider. The barman was a bit lethargic so a couple of locals who’d been in a while decided to summon him from the rear bar to serve me. He wasn’t very impressed, but the HPA was on good form. The stone floor continues into the rear bar area where standard and premium keg is available alongside four more hand pumps that were drawing ciders, this being a famed cider pub. In the right side of the pub are steps up to a couple of wood floored seating areas and at the rear is an area where the advertised live music is held. There is also a very small enclosed outside space which probably gets very smoky when busy. This historic pub is certainly worth a visit, but I would take the 4th oldest pub claim with a pinch of salt.
On 28th August 2023
- rating: 7
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Brainy Pool left this review about Ye Olde Man & Scythe
this is indeed an authentic old pub - if you only have time to visit one in Bolton make it this one. Several rooms, lovely old weathered decor and local real ales - I had a decent bitter from Bank Top. Friendly locals for downtown Bolton, almost a little too friendly!
On 4th May 2019
- rating: 9
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- Historic Pub Interiors - pubheritage.camra.org.uk
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Pub Details
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- Accommodation : No last updated 06 December 2013 by ROB Camra
- Bar Billiards : No last updated 06 December 2013 by ROB Camra
- Beer Festivals : No last updated 06 December 2013 by ROB Camra
- Beer Garden : Yes last updated 06 December 2013 by ROB Camra
- CAMRA Discount : No last updated 06 December 2013 by ROB Camra
- Car Park : No last updated 06 December 2013 by ROB Camra
- Child Friendly : No last updated 06 December 2013 by ROB Camra
- Darts : Yes last updated 06 December 2013 by ROB Camra
- Jukebox : Yes last updated 06 December 2013 by ROB Camra
- Live Music : Yes last updated 06 December 2013 by ROB Camra
- Pinball : No last updated 06 December 2013 by ROB Camra
- Real Ale : Yes last updated 01 November 2012 by Dave McNally
- Real Cider : Yes last updated 06 December 2013 by ROB Camra
