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Title: Can you help find this great country pub?
Post by: nitro1980 on 09:36:44, 16/04/19
Myself and wife (to be at the time), went for a walk around King Sterndale (on 4-April-2015) then visited a country pub on the way back to Stockport, not too far off route as we did book ahead.


We have been unable to re-find this pub and had a lovely meal and hope to re-visit, can you help?  Maybe the windows and lime walls will help you suggest where it could be?


Hoping you can succeed where I have been unable to.  Thanks, David

Edit: Also not much nearby and was ‘well decorated’ for Easter so presumably a family friendly pub.


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Title: Re: Can you help find this great country pub?
Post by: pleb on 10:10:13, 16/04/19
Was it the Quiet Woman? Campsite/garden out back? Pool table in side room?
Title: Re: Can you help find this great country pub?
Post by: hongkongphooey on 10:50:20, 16/04/19
One vote here for The Miltons Head.........
Title: Re: Can you help find this great country pub?
Post by: nitro1980 on 10:53:19, 16/04/19
Was it the Quiet Woman? Campsite/garden out back? Pool table in side room?
Thanks but not the same one, we did leave the nearby area and the pub and windows don’t match. But thank you for your time.
Title: Re: Can you help find this great country pub?
Post by: nitro1980 on 10:54:35, 16/04/19
One vote here for The Miltons Head.........


Thanks, but wrong pub, there was a pub car park and I remember thinking there wasn’t much nearby. Thanks for your time.
Title: Re: Can you help find this great country pub?
Post by: BuzyG on 23:31:34, 16/04/19
The Old Hall Inn, Chinley.
Title: Re: Can you help find this great country pub?
Post by: hongkongphooey on 07:43:13, 17/04/19

Thanks, but wrong pub, there was a pub car park and I remember thinking there wasn’t much nearby. Thanks for your time.

Is there a prize for the winner  :D
Title: Re: Can you help find this great country pub?
Post by: nitro1980 on 08:05:43, 17/04/19
The Old Hall Inn, Chinley.


It does look like a nice pub but the windows don’t match and although the pub I’m looking for could have been done up by now, this place is more modern looking.


I’m going to keep looking, thanks for the suggestions.
Title: Re: Can you help find this great country pub?
Post by: nitro1980 on 08:08:26, 17/04/19
Is there a prize for the winner  :D


We are hoping to find it and book in on Easter Sunday, if we do find it in time I’ll gladly buy the winner a pint 🍺 (or soft drink) if they are about 👍
Title: Re: Can you help find this great country pub?
Post by: fernman on 09:11:57, 17/04/19
How did you find it, did you see a board pointing down a lane from the main road? Or did you turn off, following a sign to a village, hoping to find a pub there?
If it wasn't too far off your route back to Stockport, as you say, how about following your route on an Ordnance Survey map - you can do this on Bing Maps in Ordnance Survey view - on which pubs are marked with PH or a blue pint glass with a handle.
Then you search online for any for any you find, with a rough location.
Most pubs have their own web pages these days, with photos of them. Or there are sites such as Beer In The Evening that list pubs in an area. Just do a search for 'pubs near xxx', lots of sites come up. If these don't have a photo of the pub, you can do an image search online.

P.S. Those lime walls might have been repainted since 2015.
P.P.S. The pub might have closed down since 2015!
Title: Re: Can you help find this great country pub?
Post by: Rob Goes Walking on 10:00:04, 17/04/19
you can do this on Bing Maps in Ordnance Survey view - on which pubs are marked with PH or a blue pint glass with a handle.

Good advice on the pub hunt. I can no longer get bing maps to work though. Does it still work for you?
Title: Re: Can you help find this great country pub?
Post by: fernman on 10:06:25, 17/04/19
Good advice on the pub hunt. I can no longer get bing maps to work though. Does it still work for you?

Yes, no problem. I used it earlier for a sneaky check of far it is from King Sterndale to Stockport (21 to 36 miles, depending on the route)  8)
Title: Re: Can you help find this great country pub?
Post by: harland on 10:07:33, 17/04/19
Have you tried looking at your old bank statements as you might have paid by debit/credit card?
Title: Re: Can you help find this great country pub?
Post by: Rob Goes Walking on 10:12:24, 17/04/19
Yes, no problem. I used it earlier for a sneaky check of far it is from King Sterndale to Stockport (21 to 36 miles, depending on the route)  8)

Thanks. Strangely it works in desktop mode for me but if I view it in mobile mode it substitutes Google maps on a Bing search page. Weird.
Title: Re: Can you help find this great country pub?
Post by: BuzyG on 20:24:59, 17/04/19
Thanks. Strangely it works in desktop mode for me but if I view it in mobile mode it substitutes Google maps on a Bing search page. Weird.
Odd, Bing maps is Microsoft, can't imagine any official link with Google maps. Bing is currently working fine on my old android tablet.
Title: Re: Can you help find this great country pub?
Post by: ninthace on 21:44:08, 17/04/19
Also you could use GoogleEarth which shows pubs and then you could use it to do a virtual drive by with StreetView which may jog your memory.
Title: Re: Can you help find this great country pub?
Post by: Jim Parkin on 22:06:27, 17/04/19
Any idea how long you were driving back to Stockport before getting to the pub?  Were you before or after Buxton, for example? 

Thinking about pubs that go in for a lot of decoration on that route, and The Hanging Gate in Chapel would fit.  I've never been in, though.
Title: Re: Can you help find this great country pub?
Post by: nitro1980 on 11:53:15, 18/04/19
Thinking about pubs that go in for a lot of decoration on that route, and The Hanging Gate in Chapel would fit.  I've never been in, though.


That’s the one, The Hanging Gate! But further off the route than I thought we took, but after looking at this one online it all matches. Thanks everyone, including the tips about bank statements, wasn’t needed but I’ll remember that for the future as it’s a great tip 👍
Title: Re: Can you help find this great country pub?
Post by: jontea on 18:41:56, 18/04/19
Thinking about pubs that go in for a lot of decoration on that route, and The Hanging Gate in Chapel would fit.  I've never been in, though.


Only just seen this thread but glad you found your pub.


Just to add, I’ve been in The Hanging Gate a few times for meals as it’s in my back yard so to speak. The decorations they do in the pub at Christmas time are truly amazing. Very popular pub  O0
Title: Re: Can you help find this great country pub?
Post by: nitro1980 on 09:16:48, 19/04/19
Just to add, I’ve been in The Hanging Gate a few times for meals as it’s in my back yard so to speak. The decorations they do in the pub at Christmas time are truly amazing. Very popular pub  O0


Great, we are now booked in for an Easter meal along with our little boy 👍. I’ll feedback after if it was all that we remembered and liked about it.
Title: Re: Can you help find this great country pub?
Post by: fernman on 10:43:44, 19/04/19
Glad to hear you've found your pub and were able to book a table too. What a lovely Easter treat for your family. Presumably your other half has called off the divorce for the time being  :D
Title: Re: Can you help find this great country pub?
Post by: nitro1980 on 13:30:07, 19/04/19
Glad to hear you've found your pub and were able to book a table too. What a lovely Easter treat for your family. Presumably your other half has called off the divorce for the time being  :D


Yeah, all happy families now  :D
Title: Re: Can you help find this great country pub?
Post by: Jim Parkin on 18:31:32, 19/04/19

Only just seen this thread but glad you found your pub.


Just to add, I’ve been in The Hanging Gate a few times for meals as it’s in my back yard so to speak. The decorations they do in the pub at Christmas time are truly amazing. Very popular pub  O0
I'm in Chapel, so if you fancy meeting up for aqny walks at short notice, I might be available...
Title: Re: Can you help find this great country pub?
Post by: ninthace on 18:41:31, 19/04/19
I'm in Chapel, so if you fancy meeting up for aqny walks at short notice, I might be available...
Say a prayer for me while you're there.
Title: Re: Can you help find this great country pub?
Post by: nitro1980 on 19:52:20, 21/04/19
Just like to say after we visited today that the marinated Lamb dish was excellent as hoped. Thanks all.