Pub of the Month February - The Blossoms
The Blossoms
2 Buxton Road, Heaviley Stockport SK2 6NU
Blossoms
The Stockport & South Manchester CAMRA Pub of the Month award for February 2025 is the Blossoms, on Buxton Road, Heaviley. John Clarke also explains why this is our winner.
The Blossoms is an excellent, unspoilt local with three rooms radiating off a traditional drinking lobby. Two of the rooms, notably the rear Smoke Room, retain many original features, with fixed seating and panelling. Upstairs is a large and well-used function room – which also hosts live music nights and a regular open mic night on Wednesdays. On Thursday nights there is a very popular quiz.
Memorabilia Room
Another feature is the collection of brewery memorabilia on the walls – the old photos of brewery life and the advertising material are particularly fascinating.
This landmark pub, prominently sited on the A6, was reputedly built as a coaching house in the 18th century and in the 19th was used for the planning meetings when the nearby St George’s Church was being designed. Today, it’s perhaps better known as the inspiration for the name of Stockport’s famous indie rock band Blossoms (and the band has played at the pub, too).
Blossoms Snug
It’s a Robinsons ‘Ale Shrine’ and sells a range of the brewery’s beers. Unicorn and Dizzy Blonde are regulars, and Trooper makes a frequent appearance. In the winter, Old Tom is a welcome sight on one of the handpumps. You’ll find Westons cider on handpump, too. Quality is invariably high, thanks to the cellar skills of Jerry Evans, whose partner, Roxanne Bailey, runs the pub. The Blossoms is a regular in CAMRA’s national Good Beer Guide.
Roxanne and Jerry were last due to get a Pub of the Month award in June 2020 but the pandemic intervened and they didn’t get their certificate until September 2021. Hopefully, there will be no such problem this time and you’ll join us for the presentation on Thursday 27 February from 8pm. Getting there is easy as the 192 bus will drop you very close by.