Heritage Pub Trail in Rochdale Town Centre

The Rochdale Pioneers Museum is housed in the building where the Rochdale Equitable Pioneers Society started trading on 21 December 1844. The museum is regarded as the birthplace of the modern co-operative movement. For the event, the museum will provide a pop up temperance bar and visitors will be able to the learn how the Pioneers started a revolution in retailing whilst enjoying free sarsaparilla, cream soda and root beer.

Visitors will pick up their Heritage Pub Trail stamp cards from the museum which will guide them to several pubs which all have a fascinating past.

The trail, consists of the following venues:

The Baum, Toad Lane
D’Ale House, Church Lane
The Flying Horse Hotel, Packer Street
Hogarths, The Butts Avenue
Hoochi Koochi, South Parade
The Pint Pot, Baillie Street
The Regal Moon, The Butts
Our Gracies, The Butts
The Rochdale Pioneers Museum, Toad Lane

For the event each venue will display their very own 'hidden heritage story' which will inform visitors facilitating insights into its rich and diverse history. All venues are interesting buildings with stories to tell from the distant to the more recent past.

For those that complete their heritage pub trail stamp cards they will be in with a chance of wining a meal for two from a town centre venue.

Timings & Tours

Saturday 07 September:

from midday until 23:00

Location & directions

The first stop of the trail will be The Pioneers Museum, 31 Toad Lane, Rochdale, Greater Manchester, OL12 0NU

Directions:

The event involves visiting multiple locations within the Town Centre: The Rochdale Pioneers Museum - Toad Lane, The Baum - Toad Lane, D’Ale House - Church Lane, The Flying Horse Hotel - Packer Street, Hogarths - The Butts Avenue, Hoochi Koochi - South Parade, The Pint Pot - Baillie Street, The Regal Moon - The Butts, Our Gracies - The Butts

Contact on day:

Paul Ambrose

Telephone number:

+447811278517

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

As the event involves visiting multiple locations they have differing degrees of accessibility.

Additional information

Max no of people per tour:

50

Est. tour duration:

8 hour(s)

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