The Salmon of Knowledge

Good to know

• Closed on Mondays and doesn't open until 4pm on Tuesdays. Check before you plan a route round it.
• Sport on TV.

Opening hours

Saturday: 12:00–23:30
Sunday: 12:00–22:00
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 16:00–22:00
Wednesday: 12:00–22:00
Thursday: 12:00–22:00
Friday: 12:00–23:30

Food and facilities

Food: Yes. Food Tuesday to Sunday until 9pm (from 4pm on Tuesdays). No food on Mondays.

On these routes

• Village Dozen: stop 9 of 12
• West Didsbury Finish: stop 7 of 12
• The Original Dozen: stop 7 of 12
• Reverse Dozen: stop 4 of 12
• West Didsbury Walk: stop 6 of 12
• Withington Finish: stop 9 of 12
• East Didsbury Start: stop 10 of 12
• Baker's Dozen: stop 8 of 15
• Half Dozen: stop 5 of 6

Closest pubs

• The Nelson: about 1 min walk
• Kennedy's: about 1 min walk
• The Dog and Partridge: about 1 min walk
• The Head of Steam: about 1 min walk

Usually done before: The Dog and Partridge, The Head of Steam

Usually done after: The Head of Steam, The Dog and Partridge

History

Previous names: The Dockyard, Stokers Arms, O'Neill's, Times Square

Originally Times Square, a Bass house. It became O'Neill's in May 1996, the Stokers Arms in April 2014 and the Dockyard in May 2021. It closed in February 2025 and reopened as the Salmon of Knowledge on 15 March 2025.

Sources: camra.org.uk. More about the Dozen's history