Red Lion Inn

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Address:

High Street, Bollington, Macclesfield SK10 5PF

Contact:

01625−575888, email

Host:

John & Pauline

Open hours:

Introduction:

Located in a commanding position at the very top of High Street, the Red Lion is a very pleasant neighbourhood pub serving the many people who live in this elevated part of Bollington.

Brews:

A Scottish & Newcastle house with a changing selection of guest beers. Adnams Best Bitter is usually on.

Food:

Bar snacks available 12:00 - 18:00.

Other facilities:

Garden with good views across the valley to the hills.

Finding it:

Google map

Along the main street through Bollington, turn into High Street. The Red Lion is at the very far end, the top of the street - carpark on the left, pub on the right.

Oddity:

A long time ago, when coal was delivered to your door by a lad with a wooden wheelbarrow with a wooden wheel shod with a metal band, they held a race starting at the aqueduct in Palmerston Street, along Water Street and up High Street to finish at the Red Lion - pushing their barrows loaded with two hundredweight (c.100kg) of coal - and they ran all the way! I wonder how many modern lads could do that today?