Woodtop on Accy Road

Britt

New Brew-m.

White riot. Or the angel.

Talbot

Depends on your upbringing, I’ll have a pint anywhere but I have mates that wouldn’t drink in half the pubs in Burnley

Royal Dyche anyone?

Depends what you're after. For me it's the Talbot, Hare and Hounds, Bier Haus and good old Sanc

Swan if in town

New-Brewm for sure. (And The Boot and The Bridge)

Some of them are OK but I use the Rifle Volunteer these days myself.

Some good uns above, also Coach and Horses - that circuit of Boot, Bridge, Coach, Talbot is well-trodden. Pity The White Hart is no more.

The Hop

Rifles for me
Although was pleasantly surprised with the royal duchess when we popped in over chrimbo

Dyche

Bridge or Talbot.

Out of town I know but the Crooked Billet is a cracking pub and some real Clarets are customers.
Was frequented by Brian Miller.Willie Irvine and Alan Taylor on occasions.

The Enclosure wrote:Out of town I know but the Crooked Billet is a cracking pub and some real Clarets are customers.
Was frequented by Brian Miller.Willie Irvine and Alan Taylor on occasions.

I know of one ex claret that still frequents it

Smacks



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Roggerham Gate Inn... The pub that time forgot. Still, nice beer.

Just around the corner from 'Top Withens' and a perilous 10 mile hike from Haworth Parsonage.

I think Extwistle Hall is what Emily Bronte based her novel on, after a night at the Roggerham Gate Inn.

As transport links improve (X43 bus and Tod curve train link) there is an 'increasing risk' that traditional Burnley pub goers will choose to drink outside the town centre. This process is already happening and seems to be accelerating and imo Burnley town centre could become a real ale pub desert.

The council should take this situation extremely seriously and must support existing pubs/bars and new bar applications by minimising business rates and offering grants to upgrade existing licensed premises.

A minimum price per unit of alcohol would also help pubs/bars compete with loss leading supermarket alcohol sales and I would encourage our MP to 'get involved' and support this proposal in parliament.

Mala591 wrote:The council should take this situation extremely seriously and must support existing pubs/bars and new bar applications by minimising business rates and offering grants to upgrade existing licensed premises.

That isn't going to happen when govt central funding is being cut to the bone, and while we ratepayers suffer increases above the current RPI, but for less in the way of the services that our local authorities provide.

Also, it wouldn't be politically astute. Reducing council services while offering grants to pubs and bars wouldn't be a wise thing for any party to do. BTW: I wish there was enough money to fund grants and to cut business rates. I also wish our public services weren't being fubared.

Claret Till I Die wrote:I know of one ex claret that still frequents it

Well am sure Willie still pops in occasionally and I also remember seeing Flynny in once or twice over the years lol.
Its a cracking little pub and the beers are always spot on.Was my local for 20 years before i moved away from Worsthorne..The Bay Horse was also a cracking pub in those days when Vinny,Ethel and Rod Naylor ran it.Locals used to move between the two pubs they were both that good.
Even the local Bobby used to pop in at closing time (official closing time never happened) and have a couple of beers.....

The Enclosure wrote:Out of town I know but the Crooked Billet is a cracking pub and some real Clarets are customers.
Was frequented by Brian Miller.Willie Irvine and Alan Taylor on occasions.

Billet is good, as is the Kettledrum

Loyalclaret wrote:Billet is good, as is the Kettledrum

No arguments from me

Best pubs in Burnley? That’s walking distance from the Town centre in my book and I suspect others too so outlining places like Worthsthorne and Cliviger don’t count I’m afraid...so having said that I declare the Rifle Volunteer the winner followed closely by the Talbot, drinks on the boy McDonald I think you’ll agree

Loyalclaret wrote:Billet is good, as is the Kettledrum

Yes Kettledrum is now a great pub. And one of the best in the town.

taio wrote:Yes Kettledrum is now a great pub. And one of the best in the town.

It’s not in Town, certainly not the Town of Burnley.

South West Claret. wrote:It’s not in Town, certainly not the Town of Burnley.

It's in Burnley as per the title of the thread.

Miss good beer gardens or seating areas our selection of pubs...and sun.

taio wrote:It's in Burnley as per the title of the thread.

No it’s in Cliviger not Burnley.

South West Claret. wrote:No it’s in Cliviger not Burnley.

It is in Mereclough which is in the town of Burnley.

South West Claret. wrote:No it’s in Cliviger not Burnley.

In the civil parish of Burnley...south east Burnley.

Not in the Town and within walking distance so doesn’t count.

South West Claret. wrote:Not in the Town and within walking distance so doesn’t count.

Sorry....thought thread title was Best pubs in Burnley. Oki koki

tim_noone wrote:Sorry....thought thread title was Best pubs in Burnley. Oki koki

That’s OK don’t worry about it anyone could do the same.

Fixed the title for you

South West Claret. wrote:That’s OK don’t worry about it anyone could do the same.

I walked there on Thursday

Loyalclaret wrote:Britt

Dont think I have ever or will ever go in a worse pub.

Loyalclaret wrote:I walked there on Thursday

Yeah so did I,which way did you go

South West Claret. wrote:Yeah so did I,which way did you go

Via Plymouth

Braindead wrote:Fixed the title for you

Thank you muchly BD

Loyalclaret wrote:I walked there on Thursday

Yes, but you set off from The New Brew-m on Tuesday!!

South West Claret. wrote:Not in the Town and within walking distance so doesn’t count.

Anywhere is walking distance if you’ve got the time

dushanbe wrote:Anywhere is walking distance if you’ve got the time

Unless it involves crossing a large spanse of water.

karatekid wrote:Unless it involves crossing a large spanse of water.

I've heard tell them new fanggled bridge thingys done solved that problem

dushanbe wrote:Anywhere is walking distance if you’ve got the time

One of many great lines from Steven Wright.

Drank around acci rd mid 1970s to mid 1980s and out of the four,(alma, peeps and fleece were the rest then) wood top when Margaret had it was the least popular, as for nowadays the best of the burnley pubs are no more and the majority of characters are also gone so drink out of town quite often but if I do go down burnley the mojito's seems one of the better places.

Terrier wrote:Drank around acci rd mid 1970s to mid 1980s and out of the four,(alma, peeps and fleece were the rest then) wood top when Margaret had it was the least popular, as for nowadays the best of the burnley pubs are no more and the majority of characters are also gone so drink out of town quite often but if I do go down burnley the mojito's seems one of the better places.

Didnt Didnt do The Accy road pubs much preferred the Peels on Padiham rd up that end of town...when not up colne rd. Agreed the Best pubs are no more... good shout for mojitos,popped in there today. Colnes a better place for the pubs nowadays.

mojitos? What sort of name is that for a pub, sounds like a fiz pop dive.