Pub Of The Month May - Grey Horse
Grey Horse
99 Broadstone Road, Reddish SK5 7AS
The Pub of the Month for May is the Grey Horse on Broadstone Road in Reddish. Ray Cronie has been along and explains why it won.
This prominent pub was built in 1909 for the nearby Richard Clarke brewery. That firm was taken over and closed by Boddingtons in 1963 and, after passing through the ownership of various pub companies, it is now back in the hands of another local family brewery – Joseph Holt of Cheetham Hill in Manchester.
In recent years, Holts have refurbished the pub a couple of times, most recently in 2022.
The main body of the Grey Horse is a large and comfortable lounge, created by joining together two previously separate rooms. The left-hand side of the pub comprises a spacious L-shaped vault, complete with pool table and dart board – there is free pool all day on Mondays.
In addition, there is a quiz night on Tuesdays, and large TV screens throughout the pub show sport – mainly football. The last Sunday of each month sees an open mic night.
Let’s not forget the beer – Holt’s Bitter is the main cask on the bar, and very good it is too.
All of this is overseen by licensee Helen Partington, who has been in charge for almost five years. During this time she has worked hard to make the Grey Horse a real centre of the community. A walking club has recently been set up, and over Easter there was a Community Weekend including crafts for children and, on Easter Monday, a performance by Stockport Youth Music Project.
Come and join us as we present and celebrate this well-deserved award on Thursday 22 May, from around 8pm. The pub is well served by a number of buses. The 42A running from south Manchester will drop you close by, and it’s only a short walk from the 7 and 203 routes, too.