Morecambe:
Another pub we’ve somehow missed. Big- one room, but with loads of little corners. The ceiling here is very low in places- at 6′ 3″ it was a struggle moving about. TVs everywhere, but thankfully muted. Friendly barman, decent cask ale.
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The Joiner’s Arms
Morecambe:
One we’d walked past before and not been in. Pleasant enough pub just off the seafront, with pleasant barmaid and decent lager on offer. No cask ale.
Probably much busier at night with music, we just sat and had a quiet drink. It’s one room, but two areas.
Revisit: The Royal Hotel Bar and Shaker
Morecambe.
The Royal has been refurbished again, and slightly renamed, presumably to reference the cocktails which now are figuring prominently.
Outside has had some paint, inside has seen the raised area by the window removed (much to my better half’s annoyance- you can’t see the view now), and a fuckton of artificial plants and some exposed cable tray (just like an eighties Pizza Hut) fitted. Thankfully, the original tiling survives.
Lovely staff (2 young chaps), decent music (80s revival FTW), beer was fine, but even though it’s smarter, it doesn’t feel right.
The Hurley Flyer
Morecambe:
Next to the football stadium, so probably well known to Mikee Evans and Jane Stuart, we were at the stadium as it was the hub of a historic bus event, and dropped in for a pint, without high expectations.
Actually, it wasn’t bad. yes, it’s a standard Marstons feedbag pub, yes, there were kids about, but it’s a big site with lots of space in and out (sadly, the outside is astroturf), so it wasn’t an unpleasant place to sit for a while and ruminate on Tyson Fury’s house, almost next door.
Embargo Craft
Morecambe, Lancs:
We’d walked past The Palatine, a pub we’d loved back in 2016, but which was shut in 2021. We walked past because it was really loud and unpleasant sounding, so we dropped in here.
We’re glad we did, and we came back a few times. You’d expect a very young, trendy, overpriced poser bar with “craft” in the name wouldn’t you? What you actually get, at the times we visited at least, is decent music you can talk over, pleasant staff, decent beer at a reasonable price, and if you sit in the window or outside, a view over the bay.
Great beer choice- 3 cask,several keg taps. Decent wine too.
The Cavern Bar
West End, Morecambe:
We’d made our way by bus to the West End for a curry, and we were a bit early.
Morecambe’s West End is the total opposite of Bare village: it might be described as “vibrant”. It’s the cheaper end of town. We were too early for curry, so needed somewhere for a quick pause and found this place, so dropped in. It was fine. No ale, but Kronenbourg, friendly staff (well, they were friendly to us: the local who didn’t want to wear a mask got:
[name] Put a fucking mask on or you’re barred. No, I don’t care. Put on a fucking mask or fuck off
which is the kind of no-fucking-about attitude I last saw here)
it’s a big space too, and in general had good covid precautions and made for a nice pause for a while. It’s not a tourist pub, clearly a local drinkers pub.
The Crossing
Hest Bank, Morecambe:
Micropub right next to Hest Bank Level Crossing, so one for trainspotters, with frequent trains on the WCML.
When we were last here this was a cafe. Lovely micropub with pleasant, friendly owner and great beer. It’s bigger than it looks at first, with a back room. There’s some outside space too.
Revisit: The Hest Bank Inn
Pretty much unchanged since 2016, great beer, pleasant staff, nice canalside location, decent food.
Revisit: The Pier Hotel
Another pub pretty much unchanged apart from a bit of decoration and covid precautions. Nice staff, no ale but Kronenbourg available.
Revisit: The Royal Bar & Hotel
Another pub largely unchanged, thankfully, just smartened up a bit. Still a great place to sit and watch everyone getting a pic at the Eric statue opposite.