West Didsbury Finish

Nine village pubs, then up Barlow Moor Road to finish in West Didsbury

Starts in the middle of the village, takes in most of the Village Dozen, then leaves Wilmslow Road at The Nelson and heads up Barlow Moor Road to the Woodstock Arms. It finishes on Lapwing Lane at The Metropolitan and The Railway. This route skips The Didsbury, Ye Olde Cock Inn and the Slug and Lettuce.

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. Famous Crown Food 770 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, M20 2DR
  2. About 1 min walk The Royal Oak Food 729 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, M20 6WF
  3. About 2 min walk Fletcher Moss 1 William Street, Didsbury, M20 6RQ
  4. About 4 min walk The Station 682 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, M20 2DN
  5. About 1 min walk Kennedy's Food 700 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, M20 2DN
  6. About 1 min walk The Dog and Partridge Food 667 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, M20 6RA
  7. About 1 min walk The Salmon of Knowledge Food 655-657 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, M20 6RA
  8. About 1 min walk The Head of Steam Food 653 Wilmslow Road, Didsbury, M20 6QZ
  9. About 2 min walk The Nelson 3 Barlow Moor Road, Didsbury, M20 6TN
  10. Longer walk: about 16 min The Woodstock Arms West Didsbury Food 139 Barlow Moor Road, West Didsbury, M20 2DY
  11. Longer walk: about 12 min The Metropolitan West Didsbury Food 2 Lapwing Lane, West Didsbury, M20 2WS
  12. 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 42m of walking, this route takes around 6h 45m. 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
Saturday12:00 and 17:3013:0019:40
Sunday12:00 and 16:3013:0019:40
Monday Not possible: The Salmon of Knowledge is closed
Tuesday12:50 and 16:3013:0019:40
Wednesday12:00 and 16:3013:0019:40
Thursday12:00 and 16:3013:0019:40
Friday12:00 and 17:3013:0019:40

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

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