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The Swan & Railway (Marston's Inns and Taverns)

Beer (sort)	Average Score (sort)	No. Samples (sort)
Banks's - Bitter		1
Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - Dark Mild		1
Wychwood (now brewed at Banks's) - Snow Belle		1
Marston's - Help for Heroes	Not Tried	0
Marston's - Pedigree	Not Tried	0
Wychwood (now brewed at Banks's) - Jester Jack	Not Tried	0

Picture 1. The Swan & Railway, Wigan, Greater Manchester

Picture 2. The Swan & Railway, Wigan, Greater Manchester

Picture 3. The Swan & Railway, Wigan, Greater Manchester

Michael Croxford

Visits Details

07 Jan 2016 (Philip Pirrip)

Evening. Used to be a thriving real ale house. Tonight it seemed to be running for the benefit of the licensee's family. A single handpump in use boded badly and turned out so too.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Wychwood (now brewed at Banks's) - Snow Belle	4.30		Clip said "A flurry of hops" but was more a flurry of acetics. Only a good top up with lemonade made it drinkable

16 Apr 2015 (HSB)

13:30 20 minute connection between Wigan North Western and Wigan Wallgate so time for quick half. I hadn't visited this pub for years and I had forgotten how good the interior is. Landlady had only taken over two weeks ago.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Jennings (since closure now brewed at Marston's) - Dark Mild	3.10		Very flavoursome mild
Marston's - Pedigree	4.50	Not Tried
Marston's - Help for Heroes	4.20	Not Tried

16 Apr 2013 (Philip Pirrip)

Evening until close. Just a couple in.

Beer	ABV	Score	Notes
Banks's - Bitter	3.80		Sweetish brew with little distinctive bitterness
Wychwood (now brewed at Banks's) - Jester Jack	4.00	Not Tried	Never touch Wychwood beers

About The Swan & Railway

The pub sign. The Swan & Railway, Wigan, Greater Manchester

Summary of Beer Scores

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	2
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	1

Website.

The pub is found in Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN1 1BA.

Located in Wallgate immediately opposite North Western railway station and just along from Wallgate railway station. Externally attractive red brick building with very ornate first floor bay windows. Traditional multi-roomed house with wooden and glass partitions and a stunning stained glass overhead of a large swan and 2 railway locomotives. 6 handpumps on the public bar counter but usually only 2 or maybe 3 in use. Corridor bar counter caters for the saloon and other varies rooms. Won the Historic England award for conservation in CAMRA Pub Design Awards 2021. Formerly a Marston's house now privately owned.

We have visited this pub 3 times, seen 6 different beers and tried 3 of them.

Map location

Postcode: WN1 1BA