Norfolk Arms, Glossop

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A very large Joseph Holt's pub. Very clean and well kept inside. The food menu is supported by the specials list.
realalerules1983 - 30 Jul 2010 15:38
A visit to this pub last Friday lunchtime revealed that a pint of best bitter was still about £2, cheaper than elsewhere, and the new "Fifth Sense" at 5% was a very agreeable pint. Food seems to have gone up in price, but the helpings looked very generous. Recommended.
julestrainspotter - 27 Apr 2009 13:27
A refurbished Holts pub with their standard (good) food menu and well kept Holts beers. Handy for the railway station too.
alexw - 9 Nov 2008 10:36
Decent pub. Well refurbished. Good neutral place to go. Not seeen minors drinking or louts in there, think some old regulars are disgruntled with new format. This is a big pub and ideally suited to the modern format now in place, there are plenty of smaller traditional style pubs around too. Its good to have variety! Not tried the food yet but looked busy enough when I've been in.
troutfisherman - 4 May 2008 16:26
A Joseph Holts pub without the Holts prices! Situated slap bang in the middle of town, ideally located for just about every lager lout that has been ejected from ‘ASBO Corner’. School teachers may wish to pop in to collect in the homework. Avoid!
AcmeTours - 29 Apr 2008 10:46
Oh dear, since making my last review in 2006, things have gone very downhill at the Norfolk Arms. Yes, it's nice that they sell a good variety of beers, including the wonderful bottled Holts ales. However, and this must be stressed, what they have done to what was a proper pub is simply awful. This kind of thing does not belong in the middle of Glossop. The place feels now like it could be in Manchester City Centre. They have, I feel, completely wrecked a perfectly good old pub for the sake of "progress". Well they can stuff their progress, I will only be visiting for the Holts ales and spending more time in the many better pubs nearby.
dpaajones - 10 Mar 2008 12:21
Nice refurb. Good Holts' beers served at good value. Nice food although it is the "standard" Holts menu.
ppw - 7 Mar 2008 19:26
This pub has recently been extensively refurbished. Joseph Holts very reasonably priced bitter and mild are available in excellent condition, and the food is highly recommended and filling. The steak and Holts Ale pie especially hits the spot!
julestrainspotter - 18 Dec 2007 12:41
No pub charm - far too big what a shame!
gertie1 - 1 Jan 2007 15:16
Not sure why people have given this pub such a low rating - it's actually a perfectly reasonable public house with a good menu (improved since the new management), pool tables, dart board, plenty of seats, tables and seating areas, well priced beer at the bar... and all this in the heart of Glossop.

They continue to sell Boddingtons too - and at £1.70 a pint.
dpaajones - 10 Dec 2006 19:59
The best news about this karioke/fruit machine/young peoples haven, that has gone to the dogs since the days up till the seventies, when ballroom dancing was the rage in here at weekends --- is that--- wait for it -- Holts has just purchased it. They wilkl be doing their sympathetic gutting and refurbishing that they have done so successfully in the Greater manchester area and will no doubt restore the Norfolk back to its former glory -- with good beer too!!!
glossopowl - 2 Nov 2006 08:43
If you have a perchant for nice local pubs selling good VFM food and excellent beers from a selection of local micro-breweries or respected larger brewers then you must give this dump a big swerve.

However, if its a haven for chavs and lager louts your after, then i think you may have just found the mother ship!

Would avoid like a plagu
Hammer99 - 19 Jul 2006 11:39

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