A warm welcome awaits at this excellent, two-roomed Free House, popular with locals and walkers. The guest beers will come from micro-breweries, and an upstairs function room provides extra space for meetings and the annual beer festival in December. A good selection of Belgian bottled beers are available, and monthly quizzes are held for local charities. There are also pork pies and filled baps for the hungry. An excellent place to stop off after a walk round Mow Cop folly. Note that the pub will be open from 12noon on Saturdays if Stoke City are playing at home.