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Magnet, Stockport

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Cask Ale Keg Conditioned Beer
Open
Operator: Independent
51 Wellington Road North, Heaton Norris, Stockport, SK4 1HJ (View on Google Map)
(0161) 429 6287
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This is a family-run, award-winning establishment that focuses on quality and choice. Boasting fourteen handpumps for beer, complemented by up to twelve craft and membrane keg beers, and a large foreign bottled range. Digital beer boards display all current beers on sale. It has a bustling vault to the left, leading to a lower pool room (where you can view the micro-brewery), and a series of rooms separated by arched 'magnet' doorways on the right. An extensive outdoor area, part-covered, part open, allows drinkers to marvel at Stockport's historic railway viaduct. The twin-storey beer terrace and function room are well used and popular. The upstairs room opens at busy times and weekends; a pizza vendor operates over weekend evenings from 5.30pm, order them from the purpose-built shack at the rear of the premises. The in-house microbrewery (originally named Watts Brewing, but renamed as Mount Crescent as of 1/12/2022) produces seasonal ales, it opened on 14/11/2014 to coincide with the pub's fifth birthday since re-opening as a free-house.

Historic Interest

Re-opened on 14/11/2009 in its current free house guise. Within 22 months of being rescued from failure, the rejuvenated Magnet won acclaim as both CAMRA Regional and Branch Pub of the Year for the years 2011, 2015, and 2020. In 1949 it became a Wilsons Brewery house following merger with Walker & Homfray's Brewery, originally it was a Daniel Clifton & Co house, it was one of the pubs involved in pub-swap to John Smiths in the 1990s.

Information for this venue is provided by the Stockport & South Manchester Branch of CAMRA
Previous Names
Local Authority
Stockport District (B)
Last updated
Last surveyed
19/03/2023
Leasehold owner
unknown
Freehold owner
individual
Pub ID
MAS/4306
Asset of Community Value
Monday
4:00pm - 11:00pm
Tuesday
4:00pm - 11:00pm
Wednesday
4:00pm - 11:00pm
Thursday
4:00pm - 11:00pm
Friday
Noon - 11:00pm
Saturday
Noon - 11:00pm
Sunday
Noon - 11:00pm
Early May Bank Holiday
Mon 4th May 2026
Noon - 11:00pm
Spring Bank Holiday
Mon 25th May 2026
Noon - 11:00pm
Summer Bank Holiday
Mon 31st August 2026
Noon - 11:00pm
Boxing Day
Mon 28th December 2026
Noon - 11:00pm
Monday
No Service
Tuesday
No Service
Wednesday
No Service
Thursday
5:30pm - 9:30pm
Friday
5:30pm - 9:30pm
Saturday
5:30pm - 9:30pm
Sunday
No Service
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Current beers

This Pub serves 13 changing beers and 1 regular beer.

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Salopian - Oracle

This beer is served regularly at Magnet, Stockport.

ABV 4%
Style Session Golden Ale
Colour
Vegan No
Gluten Free No
Changing

ever-changing guest beers

Changing beers typically include: RedWillow (varies) , Track (varies)

Source: National

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Facilities
Evening Meals Evening Meals
from pizza shack at rear of premises
Garden Garden
on two levels
Family Friendly Family Friendly
Parking Parking
Dog Friendly Dog Friendly
Events Events
a pizza vendor operates over weekend evenings from 5.30pm.
Function Room Function Room
upstairs can be hired
Games Games
pool
Real Fire Real Fire
Separate Bar Separate Bar
Smoking Smoking
Wi Fi Wi Fi
Features
Cask Ale Cask Ale
Keg Conditioned Beer Keg Conditioned Beer
Transport
Close to bus routes
25, 191, 192, 364
Nearby Station (800m)
Stockport
Directions
jct Duke Street

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