March - Wellington (Stockport)
Wellington, Stockport
59-61 Wellington Road South, Stockport SK1 3RU
The Stockport & South Manchester Pub of the Month for March is the Wellington Free House on Wellington Road South, Stockport.
Fronting the busy A6 road, and opposite the former Grand Central complex, this comfortable and welcoming pub has been created out of two shop units.
The exterior has full-height windows either side of the entrance; these can be opened in warmer weather to create a café-like feel to the place. Inside, you will find exposed structural steelwork married to bare brick walls, and sanded wooden flooring; these are coupled to displays of clocks (none showing the right time, incidentally), bookshelves, old radios, and plenty of mirrors.
Two wood-burning stoves add warmth in cooler periods. The front room has a mix of dining room furniture and sofas, then down three steps you get to the 'Snubbery' which is a more intimate and relaxing space and has sofas and coffee tables. This also gives access to the toilets, and to the outside drinking yard, dubbed the 'Courtyard'. Weekends see entertainment in the form of a DJ, soul and Motown evening on Friday, and live artists performing on Saturdays.
The owners are Lee Woodhall and his partner Donna. Lee ensures the cask beers - Marston's Wainwright and two guests, often from Weetwood and Seven Bro7thers - are kept in consistently good condition.
So, please join us on the evening of Thursday, March 23, when we present this very well-deserved award. The Wellington is a short walk from Stockport Station and is well served by the many buses that use the A6.