The reopening of Prince Billy's in late 2023 proved a welcome return for a famous pub in the heart of the liveliest area of Bolton's nightlife. As always with this pub though it wasn't long before it was changed to an Irish Bar called the Blarney Stone. To the rear is an area used for live bands and DJs, the Doors are back on stage.
Believed to be the pub with most name changes (fifteen!) in England since it was the Prince William.
Historic Interest
For many years a Boddingtons pub called the Prince William who inherited it from Swales in their 1970 takeover. In 1982 it sold Boddingtons Mild and Bitter (E) From 2023 the Swales signs were once again visible see photos, but were covered over again when it became the Blarney Stone.
Blarney Stone, Bolton
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