About the Arden Arms

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The pub is found in Stockport, Greater Manchester, SK1 2LX.

Physically a gem of a pub, an early 19th century coaching inn set on the edge of Stockport's historic Market Place. Down a steep little hill from the Market itself. The Good Beer Guide describes the pub as "Grade II listed & warranting a visit for the building alone". The Guide continues "Note the fine bar, tiled lobby, grandfather clock & splendid snug". The brand new ’Arden Arms’ was built in 1815, in the contemporary late Georgian style. A print of Millgate in the mid 19th century, reproduced in Heginbotham’s ’History of Stockport’, shows the pub looking distinctly modern compared to the thatched dwellings on the opposite side of the road. In 1889 the ’Arden’ was bought by Robinsons Brewery and in 1908 they set about the first and last major ‘modernisation’ of the pub. The scheme involved the construction of the stabled courtyard to the rear and side of the building, alterations to the ground floor windows and interior work to create bench seating in the snug & vault. When visiting you will note the classic multi roomed layout of the pub, the fine curved wooden bar, the original tiled floors and the tiny snug you can only reach by being invited through the bar. You may be invited to go down the steep stairs to the cellar to visit the mortuary slabs, testament to the time when inquests were held at this historic pub.

We have visited this pub twice, seen 9 different beers and tried 2 of them.

Map location

Postcode: SK1 2LX