The Water Witch, Lancaster - pub details
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Address: The Tow Path, Aldcliffe Road, Lancaster, Lancashire, LA1 1SU [map] [gmap]
Tel: 0871 917 0007 (ref 6103)
Lancaster (0.5 miles), Bare Lane (2.8 miles), Morecambe (3.6 miles)
Pub facilities/features:
- Food served, Real ale
- Riverside location
- Outside seating
Pub suggested by Mihai Ioan on 4 Jan 2004
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Penny Street Bridge, Lancaster (0.2 miles), Vine and Hops, Lancaster (0.2 miles), Revolution, Lancaster (0.3 miles), Harry's Bar, Lancaster (0.3 miles), Keystones, Lancaster (0.3 miles) - see more nearby pubs
user reviews of the Water Witch, Lancaster
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| Still the daddy of ale houses in Lancaster, no problems with the sparkler this time either. Christmas beer festival was insane, so much choice. Yes it is a little on the expensive side for Lancaster, but given what's on offer I think it's acceptable. Quinno - 3 Feb 2008 21:12 |
| just visited and can confirm generally favourable comments. Sadly it seems to be going down the yuppie student route but lots of good ales on and sitting outside by the canal is decidedly nicer than inside for character. The Polish? maid was happy to remove the sparkler and was extremely good looking toboot. What else is needed to make you go back? Aha, lower prices! OgrisDad - 28 Nov 2007 18:17 |
| I do hope this pub isn't sold off. In my early days at uni (2001-2004) it was the best pub in Lancaster by a country mile. It served it's own beer (Witches water - lager and Witches brew - bitter) for £1 and £1.10 respectively. It then had a refit and the prices went up and their own brewed beer stopped but it remained a great pub. To turn it into a trendy bar would be a shame. silentbob9484 - 30 Oct 2007 10:35 |
| Lovely spot, and nothing wrong with it as a pub per se - but, compared to the rest of Lancaster, very expensive; and somewhere for London-born students to visit if homesick for high prices. grovetown - 20 Jun 2007 17:09 |
| An absolute must-visit, a pretty canalside freehouse serving ELEVEN (yup) handpulls with the condition of each of the six I tried in good nick, and a huge selection of bottled beers and vodkas (look out for the Porter by the Anchor Brewery in San Francisco, it is an absloute corker for £3.50). Apparently this place was converted in the 80's, though you can only spot this in subtle ways, like the backlit glass at the bar. The music selection was pretty good, a mix of 80's, 90's and Indie alternative. One small moan, teach the foriegn barstaff what a sparkler/sprinkler is, and that removing it on request is perfectly acceptable! I hear on the grapevine that this is being flogged to Mitchells(?), so whether the incredible selection continues undiminished looks precarious, as very few of these groups appreciate what makes these types of places successful in the first place. I urge all ale drinkers who use BITE to get up there ASAP, in case in turns into a yuppie w@nko bar with nothing but Inbev/Coors pish! Quinno - 4 Jan 2007 17:09 |
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