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Magnet, Stockport

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Operator: Independent
51 Wellington Road North, Heaton Norris, Stockport, SK4 1HJ (View on Google Map)
(0161) 429 6287
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This is a family-run, award-winning establishment that focuses on quality and choice. Boasting fourteen handpumps for beer, complemented by up to twelve craft and membrane keg beers, and a large foreign bottled range. Digital beer boards display all current beers on sale. It has a bustling vault to the left, leading to a lower pool room (where you can view the micro-brewery), and a series of rooms separated by arched 'magnet' doorways on the right. An extensive outdoor area, part-covered, part open, allows drinkers to marvel at Stockport's historic railway viaduct. The twin-storey beer terrace and function room are well used and popular. The upstairs room opens at busy times and weekends; a pizza vendor operates over weekend evenings from 5.30pm, order them from the purpose-built shack at the rear of the premises.

Historic Interest

Re-opened on 14/11/2009 in its current free house guise. Within 22 months of being rescued from failure, the rejuvenated Magnet won acclaim as both CAMRA Regional and Branch Pub of the Year for the years 2011, 2015, and 2020. An in-house microbrewery (originally named Watts Brewing, but was renamed to Mount Crescent c.1/12/2022) produced seasonal ales, it opened on 14/11/2014 to coincide with the pub's fifth birthday since re-opening as a free-house. In 1949 it became a Wilsons Brewery house following merger with Walker & Homfray's Brewery, originally it was a Daniel Clifton & Co house, it was one of the pubs involved in pub-swap to John Smiths in the 1990s.

Information for this venue is provided by the Stockport & South Manchester Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Stockport District (B)
Last updated
25/02/2025
Last surveyed
25/02/2025
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
individual
Pub ID
MAS/4306
Asset of Community Value
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Monday
4:00pm - 11:00pm
Tuesday
4:00pm - 11:00pm
Wednesday
4:00pm - 11:00pm
Thursday
4:00pm - 11:00pm
Friday
Noon - 11:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 11:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 11:00pm
Summer Bank Holiday
Mon 25th August 2025
Noon - 11:00pm
Easter Monday
Mon 6th April 2026
Noon - 11:00pm
Early May Bank Holiday
Mon 4th May 2026
Noon - 11:00pm
Spring Bank Holiday
Mon 25th May 2026
Noon - 11:00pm
Summer Bank Holiday
Mon 31st August 2026
Noon - 11:00pm
Monday
No Service
Tuesday
No Service
Wednesday
No Service
Thursday
5:30pm - 9:00pm
Friday
5:30pm - 9:00pm
Saturday
5:30pm - 9:00pm
Sunday
No Service
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Current beers

This Pub serves 13 changing beers and 1 regular beer.

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Salopian - Oracle TasteMatch Prediction

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Salopian - Oracle
Salopian - Oracle Session Golden Ale • 4% Spotted 5 times.
Salopian - Oracle
Salopian - Oracle

This beer is served regularly and Spotted 5 times. at Magnet, Stockport.

ABV 4%
Dispense Handpump
Style Session Golden Ale
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Bathams - Best Bitter TasteMatch Prediction

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Bathams - Best Bitter
Bathams - Best Bitter Session Bitter • 4.3% Spotted 7 times.
Bathams - Best Bitter
Bathams - Best Bitter

Spotted 7 times. recently. Last spotted 1 week ago at Magnet, Stockport.

ABV 4.3%
Style Session Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No
Changing

ever-changing guest beers

Changing beers typically include: RedWillow (varies) , Track (varies)

Source: National

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Facilities
Evening Meals Evening Meals
from pizza shack at rear of premises
Live Music Live Music
Garden Garden
on two levels
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Parking Parking
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Events Events
a pizza vendor operates Thu-Sat evenings
Function Room Function Room
upstairs can be hired
Games Games
pool
Real Fire Real Fire
Separate Bar Separate Bar
Smoking Smoking
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
Transport
Close to bus routes
25, 191, 192, 364
Nearby Station (800m)
Stockport
Directions
jct Duke St

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