Ye Olde Woolpack, Edgeley, Stockport in January 2012
I had a rather interesting meeting with Mik (a stakeholder) at Ye Olde Woolpack on Brinksway Ways in Stockport. He expressed an interest that myPUBGUIDE could write a feature to promote the already excellent public house. Most often I refuse but not on this occasion; it is currently the best pub in Stockport.
Ye Olde Woolpack offers everything I would expect from a pub venue. So much so that I use the establishment myself; more now than ever before. For starters, it is the only real ale pub anywhere near Stockport centre that sells non-Robinson’s ale as well as providing food. It has the widest range of draught ciders in the whole of Greater Manchester. It even delivers ciders to other licensed retailers. This is a one stop shop for punters and publicans with an appreciation of real cider and ale. Anyone visiting Stockport and does not visit Ye Olde Woolpack is clearly insane! It is the only real ale pub in Edgeley that is worth a visit.
The venue: This pub had been closed for two years. It re-opened November 2011 and has had a revamp. It is not wholly open plan inside. It has a bar area and two separate spacious lounges.
Family friendliness: It is child friendly to responsible parents, not only at meal times.
Customer Service: It is a clean pub with the best customer service I have experienced in Edgeley or possibly the whole of Stockport.
Drinks: Excellent prices - There is a wide of drinks including real cider, perry, and ale. There are ten hand pumps for cider and perry. There are six for real ale. There is also a blackboard that advertises a selection of bottled world beers.
Food: Excellent prices - a selection of meals for under £5 on Sunday. It also provides food during the week. I believe it also still provides toasties for around £2.
Location: A serene ten minute walk from under the viaduct, if walking alongside the Mersey banks. It really has some of the most pleasant surroundings available in Stockport. It is adjacent to the Co-operative Bank pyramid, a structure that cannot be easily missed. It is well worth the few minutes walk out of town centre. It could easily connect to a pub crawl but I just skip out the other pubs and come directly to the Ye Olde Woolpack.
Clientele: The clientele are normal people, representative of the population. Thankfully, it is not overrun with the moaning real ale stereotype, like we see in some many of Stockport’s real ale houses.
Entertainment: unimposing television for sports and other interests, occasional live entertainment, jazz, quiz, Robbie Burns’s night (tickets only event), two caravan cafes in use outside in warmer months, etc.
Source: mypubguide.com
