Vale Cottage, Gorton

Pub is sadly no more, I believe it closed down some weeks ago?

Was by no means a regular (and perhaps therefore in part to blame) but I enjoyed a number of good pints in the Vale over the past few years, and it will be missed in the event that it doesn't re-open. Should the custodians happen to chance upon this, all the very best and thanks for your hospitality. It's a real shame

19 Oct 2011 17:05

The Magnet, Stockport

Casual user of this site, thought would register just to add my views as a recent visitor to The Magnet.

Am surprised with the low overall rating of this pub, as it would appear are some others. Been a couple of times and on both occassions have found the staff to be friendly and the beer excellent, with a wide range to choose from (and a v useful colour coded chalkboard). So no complaints from me on that front.

More spacious than the outside would suggest with plenty of seating and a good use of space out back with the decked beer garden & rooftop. Very pleasant in the all too rare Manc/Stockport sunshine!

Not familiar with it in it's previous guise, so maybe it's not the traditional boozer that it once was?! Can sort of see what people are saying re: atmosphere in this respect, but the positivesd outweigh this slightly intangible negative. Certainly pleasant and 'atmospheric' enough when I went for mid afternoon / early eve drink over the bank holiday. Give it time to develop its place in the local beer scene I guess?

Will definitely return

2 May 2011 12:59