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Chester Road Tavern, Macclesfield

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Operator: Independent
18 Chester Road, Macclesfield, SK11 8DG (View on Google Map)
(01625) 424683
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Thriving, four room pub on the edge of the town centre. Real fire and horse brasses. Pool and darts in back room. Guest beers usually from independent breweries.

Winner of CAMRA Branch Pub of the Season, Winter 2024/25.

Information for this venue is provided by the Macclesfield & East Cheshire Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Cheshire East (B)
Last updated
Last surveyed
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
Punch Pubs & Co (Punch Taverns)
Pub ID
MAC/143
Asset of Community Value

Has a four-roomed layout. The front small room has the servery with a bar counter of part brick, part half timbering and could date from around 1960, the bar back is difficult to date. The fixed seating could be inter-war and the brick fireplace is possibly 1950s. On the front right is a small room with a widish gap, old fixed seating possibly inter-war, a possibly 1950s brick fireplace. The rear right small room is opened-up to the passage that runs through the pub with new dado panelling and pool table. Rear left small room has doorway, some oldish fixed seating around only half of the room and has a hatch / doorway to the back of the servery. Not enough to include.

Has a four-roomed layout. The front small room has the servery with a bar counter of part brick, part half timbering and could date from around 1960, the bar back is difficult to date. The fixed seating could be inter-war and the brick fireplace is possibly 1950s. On the front right is a small room with a widish gap, old fixed seating possibly inter-war, a possibly 1950s brick fireplace. The rear right small room is opened-up to the passage that runs through the pub with new dado panelling and pool table. Rear left small room has doorway, some oldish fixed seating around only half of the room and has a hatch / doorway to the back of the servery. Not enough to include.

General information about historic pub interiors
Monday
Noon - 10:00pm
Tuesday
Noon - 10:00pm
Wednesday
Noon - 10:00pm
Thursday
Noon - 10:00pm
Friday
Noon - 10:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 10:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 10:00pm
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Current beers

This Pub serves 1 changing beer (guest beer from SIBA list) and 2 regular beers.

Regular and recently seen

Black Sheep - Best Bitter TasteMatch Prediction

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Black Sheep - Best Bitter
Black Sheep - Best Bitter Session Bitter • 3.8% Spotted 23 times
Black Sheep - Best Bitter
SIBA Indie Beer Sold Here
Black Sheep - Best Bitter

This beer is served regularly and Spotted 23 times recently. Last spotted 1 week ago at Chester Road Tavern, Macclesfield.

ABV 3.8%
Cask
Style Session Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Caledonian - Deuchars IPA TasteMatch Prediction

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Caledonian - Deuchars IPA
Caledonian - Deuchars IPA Session Pale Ale • 3.8%
Caledonian - Deuchars IPA
Caledonian - Deuchars IPA

This beer is served regularly at Chester Road Tavern, Macclesfield.

ABV 3.8%
Cask
Style Session Pale Ale
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Draught Bass - Draught Bass TasteMatch Prediction

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Draught Bass - Draught Bass
Draught Bass - Draught Bass Premium Bitter • 4.4% Spotted 3 times
Draught Bass - Draught Bass
Draught Bass - Draught Bass

Spotted 3 times recently. Last spotted 1 week ago at Chester Road Tavern, Macclesfield.

ABV 4.4%
Style Premium Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Fuller's - London Pride TasteMatch Prediction

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Fuller's - London Pride Session Bitter • 4.1% Spotted 12 times
Fuller's London Pride Pumpclip
Fuller's - London Pride

Spotted 12 times recently. Last spotted 1 week ago at Chester Road Tavern, Macclesfield.

ABV 4.1%
Style Session Bitter
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No

Timothy Taylor - Landlord TasteMatch Prediction

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Taylor's Landlord Pump clip
Timothy Taylor - Landlord Session Bitter • 4.3% Spotted 8 times
Taylor's Landlord Pump clip
SIBA Indie Beer Sold Here
Timothy Taylor - Landlord

Spotted 8 times recently. Last spotted 1 week ago at Chester Road Tavern, Macclesfield.

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

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Facilities
Sports TV Sports TV
Garden Garden
Small yard
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Games Games
Pool, darts, cards, dominoes
Newspapers Newspapers
Real Fire Real Fire
Separate Bar Separate Bar
Smoking Smoking
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
Transport
Close to bus routes
130, 87
Nearby Station (850m)
Macclesfield

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