November - Crown (Cheadle)
Crown Inn, Cheadle
81 High Street, Cheadle, Stockport SK8 1AA
The Stockport & South Manchester CAMRA Pub of the Month for November is the Crown, 81 High Street, Cheadle. Stuart Ballantyne reports.
This month the Pub of the Month award goes to one of the best local pubs in the area, the Crown Inn on Cheadle High Street. The Crown sells up to seven hand pulled beers, which include offerings from Hydes' Beer Studio and two guests which have recently included beers from Batemans, Jennings, Adnams and Wychwood. The beers sold are always in excellent condition which is down to both attention to detail in the cellar and a regular turnover. Good value lunches are also served every day apart from Mondays.
The Crown has the outside appearance of a small shop, however inside the pub opens out at the back into a larger 'L shaped' lounge with a pleasant smoking area outside. The pub is spotlessly clean and is decorated with subdued Victorian style lighting and plenty of mahogany period furnishings. Around the walls are some fascinating photographs of Victorian Cheadle and the surrounding area.
The person behind the success of the Crown is Karen Williams who has now been the licensee there for ten years; eight as a tenant and two as a manager. So successful has her tenure become that turnover has steadily increased with some customers travelling some distance to be regulars (one man travels all the way from Denton to frequent the Crown).
The Crown Inn is a warm and welcoming pub that sells a range of good local and national beers in a clean, friendly and safe environment. What better excuse do you need to join Karen and the local CAMRA group to celebrate with us the presentation of the Pub of the Month award to Karen and her staff? The presentation will take place on Thursday 26th November from about 8:00pm.