This charming pub is one of the oldest in Hazel Grove. The lounge area is split into two distinct drinking areas - the bar is sited to the left, here too is a dartboard. A snug with welcoming fireplace is to the right (in times past, this area was a room that was dedicated to Norbury Cricket Club with pictures of the team on the walls and a small trophy cabinet on the far wall). The rear room is a dedicated and quite secluded pool room. Furnishings are of good quality, and vary from fixed seating, to high chairs and stools perhaps for those not intending to tarry. Entertainment includes a jukebox, dartboard and TV, plus live acts. Upstairs is a meeting room frequented by local sports teams and other local groups. To the rear is a large fenced-off patio with plenty of seating, well-tended floral baskets, and the car park.
Historic Interest
Interior redesigned and refurbished in 2020. Acquired by Frederic Robinson with the purchase of the Hempshaw Brook Brewery of Bell & Co, in June 1949.
One star - A pub interior of special national historic interest
Listed status: Not listed
A community local which retains a now rare interior from the 1950s or 1960s. Double glazed doors face the entrance and lead into the spacious lounge area. Here the servery fittings, Formica-topped counter and mirrored bar-back, are typical of their time. On the right-hand side area is a pair of spaces kitted out with faux half timbering which contrast strongly and rather oddly with the rest of the pub. To the left of the entrance porch is a door to the public bar where, as one might expect, the counter is a bit plainer than that in the lounge.
A community roadside local on the busy A6 which retains a remarkably intact and now rare interior from the 1950s or 1960s. Double glazed doors face the entrance and lead you into the spacious lounge area. Here the servery fittings, with ribbed, Formica-topped counter and mirrored bar-back, are really typical of their time.
On the right-hand side area is a pair of spaces kitted out with faux half timbering which contrast strongly and rather oddly with the rest of the pub. To the left of the entrance porch is a door to the public bar where, as one might expect, the counter is a bit plainer than that in the lounge (but the Formica top and mirrored bar-back make a reappearance).
This Pub serves no changing beers and 2 regular beers.
Grapes, Hazel Grove