Baker's Dozen

Every village pub plus West Didsbury: fifteen pubs, best done on halves

The full Village Dozen, then up Barlow Moor Road to the Woodstock Arms and on to The Metropolitan and The Railway on Lapwing Lane. That's fifteen pubs, so this one is meant for halves, a small glass of wine or soft drinks in between. Start early and pace yourselves.

Finishes on Lapwing Lane, near West Didsbury tram stop. Getting there and back

The line joins the pubs in order. It's not a walking route, so follow the streets.
  1. The Didsbury Food 852 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, M20 2SG
  2. About 1 min walk Ye Olde Cock Inn Food 848 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, M20 2RN
  3. Longer walk: about 9 min Famous Crown Food 770 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, M20 2DR
  4. About 1 min walk The Royal Oak Food 729 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, M20 6WF
  5. About 2 min walk Fletcher Moss 1 William Street, Didsbury, M20 6RQ
  6. About 3 min walk Kennedy's Food 700 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, M20 2DN
  7. About 1 min walk The Dog and Partridge Food 667 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, M20 6RA
  8. About 1 min walk The Salmon of Knowledge Food 655-657 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, M20 6RA
  9. About 1 min walk The Head of Steam Food 653 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, M20 6QZ
  10. About 1 min walk The Station 682 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, M20 2DN
  11. About 1 min walk Slug and Lettuce Food 651 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, M20 6QZ
  12. About 3 min walk The Nelson 3 Barlow Moor Road, Didsbury, M20 6TN
  13. Longer walk: about 16 min The Woodstock Arms West Didsbury Food 139 Barlow Moor Road, West Didsbury, M20 2DY
  14. Longer walk: about 12 min The Metropolitan West Didsbury Food 2 Lapwing Lane, West Didsbury, M20 2WS
  15. About 1 min walk The Railway West Didsbury Food 3 Lapwing Lane, West Didsbury, M20 2NT

We change the pubs on our routes now and then, when a pub closes, changes its hours or stops taking groups, to keep every route accurate and doable.

When to start

At about 30 minutes a pub plus 53m of walking, this route takes around 8h 30m. These are the start times that get you to every pub while it's open, based on the opening hours we last checked.

DayStart betweenStartFinish around
Saturday11:30 and 15:5013:0021:25
Sunday11:30 and 14:5013:0021:25
Monday Not possible: The Salmon of Knowledge is closed
Tuesday12:15 and 14:5013:0021:25
Wednesday11:30 and 14:5013:0021:25
Thursday11:30 and 14:5013:0021:25
Friday11:30 and 15:5013:0021:25

Start and finish are for the start time you pick. See when to try for picking a day.

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