The best and easiest place to find out about the local pubs and the
beers they serve is from the Lunesdale
CAMRA website maintained by local phytophile (hairy) Martin Sherlock.
A list of pubs serving food in Lancaster can be found in our eating
out guide. Below is a round-up (not remotely comprehensive tho) of popular local pubs & clubs
- some have rooms for hire for private functions. If you are looking
for gigs etc you'll find them in our what's
on calendar and regular events page.
We don't advertise drinks promotions but if we become aware of a problematic shortage of inebriates locally we may review this policy.
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have some reviews of local pubs (click
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Moor Lane, Lancaster - (01524) 849959
See listings for events
A privately owned popular bar
serves this community centre that caters to the alt-rad-professional
crowd. Membership isn't obligatory but will get you discounts
on the food and events, both of which are generally of good quality.
Food is served all day til 9pm and non-tabloid newspapers are
available to read. There is a 300-capacity hall with disabled access for entertainments
and 2 large meeting rooms upstairs (no lift), as well as a small
enclosed beer garden out the back.
Open until 3am Thurs, Fri, Sat and 2am all other nights. Free.
Mon
'Rock Vs Pop' Official
St Martins student night
Tues
'Revolution Tuesdays' Official
student night. 2 floors.
Weds
Mid week chilled out tunes.
Thu
'God Made Me Phunky' guest DJs
over 2 floors playing RnB, Disco, House.
Fri
'Headstart' 5-8pm drinks offers
to start your weekend.
In the bar - Resident DJ playing RnB, Hip Hop, Urban
In the club - Resident DJs plus BONGOMAN & PHILL SAX LIVE
(Hed Kandi & Audiowhores)
2 Cocktails 5 £6 b4 10.30pm
Sat
In the bar - Resident DJ playing
RnB, Hip Hop, Urban
In the club - Tony Walker (Ministry of Sound)
Nick Elerbeck (Glasshouse Ibiza)
Mark Dennis (Love to be.. & One Foot in the Groove)
James Booth (Rev resident)
2 Cocktails 5 £6 b4 10.30pm
Sun
Sunday sessions, the perfect
wind down to your weekend.
What you think:
Satori wrote: "While some say (accurately) it's a meatmarket,
I've also found excellent DJs and some very happy dancers by
the decks. I've also been flashed at there - eeyuch! Take backup
and play wisely. Dancefloor is packed most nights but Sunday,
when upstairs is closed. On the plus side the A/C is excellent."
Student
Social Club, ie members + (max 2) guests only - but non-students
can join - send full name, address, d.o.b., phone no. and
a passport photo.
Entry - variable - £2.50-£4
date
what's
on - in University termtime
only
4 Weds
a
term
'Juicy' - lesbian/gay/bisexual night Open
to students who are gay or straight (obviously for this the
dates aren't weekly, so we can't provide dates - check the
venue's web site for details. Open 10pm - 2am Read
a Juicy review.
Thu
Popscene/Rockscene - Popscene is DJ'ed by
Alex Wood and provides indie and alternative rock music, new
and old. Rockscene is DJ'ed in the back room by Tom Shepherd
and provides more rock music with a slightly harder edge. Open
10pm - 2am on alternate weeks (see below)
Alt Thu
Comedy Club Alternate Thursdays - every
other Thursday sees the Sugarhouse open at 7.30pm for Comedy
Club before Popscene kicks off. Brilliant comedians from the
Edinburgh Fringe and London circuits.
Fri
Themed nights which are different every
week, with prizes to be won and fun games, request nights
and fancy dress nights. Open 10pm - 2am
Sat
Sunday's for Sleeping (S4S)/ Scandalous
- S4S is DJ'ed by Ian Kane and provides a wide range of the
best tunes, from chart, to dance, to indie, a great night out.
Scandalous is DJ'ed in the back room by Qas Khan and provides
hip-hop and R&B music. Open 9pm - 3am.
Dresscode - 'presentable, no tracksuits'
Now open 6 nights 9pm - 2 am
Mon
Lost 9pm-2am
Free. DJs Emlyn Busby (A+E Show Diversity
FM)
& Alan Hodgson (A+E Show Diversity FM).
Lancaster's BEST Indie & Alternative night!!
Tu
Dirty Stopout Music
is everything and anything, Price is free before 10pm and then £4
after
Wed
Urban Antics 7pm
- 2am Hip Hop night with Djs Jamie Harvey
aka Big Daddy Cat and resident DJ JB. free b4 10pm £4
after,
£1 off memb & N.U.S. Usually full by 10.30pm
Thu
Out on the Floor free
b4 10pm £2 after. Northern Soul, Motown & a dash
of moder with Tony Crookes & Joby.
Fri
Nikki in the bar playing
RnB and Hip hop with Dave Boyal in the club playing
anything goes. Free before 12 and then £2 after
Sat
Royale Saturday 7pm
- 2am Club: DJ JB playing supa-funk and guest Djs playing the
best in funky house. Free b4 10pm £6 after, £1
off memb & N.U.S.
The only non-McDonaldised locally-run
and quality alternative club venue in Lancaster is was closed
down after a some-what scary, violent and extreme police campaign
forced the owner into bankrupcy. Why? You tell me. the
full story + raid video
We have one of the oldest and best established Crown Green Bowling Greens in the Lancaster area. During the bowling season our green is used by our own bowling teams and visiting bowlers from all over Lancashire. Our green is available for hire from April until late October and we welcome bowlers from all over the country.
Food available: "Cheap as our hand cut chips, value value value Tues to Fri before 6pm two meals for £6.95 add a sweet two for £8.95"
Taken over and done up by Dr Dow, also of the Gregson Centre, this has taken off as a watering hole for the gentler alternati. There's food and live music too, see our events diary and pub website for details.
75 Church Street, Lancaster, LA1 1ET
Tel & Text Phone: (01524) 842843
Email: info@thedukeoflancaster.com
As Lancaster’s only fun/cabaret bar, The Duke Of Lancaster has something to offer everyone! Throughout a week you can expect the likes of club/party nights, Karaoke and fabulous Cabaret
With our resident drag trio Norma Goldman, Miss Bonnie & Alley Way! Not to mention the fantastic offers running through the week / weekend ensuring a night you’ll never forget!
GOLDEN
LION
Moor Lane, Lancaster - 01524 842198
A pleasant pub just
up from The Dukes. Six real ales to choose from and now listed
in the CAMRA book for Lune Valley.
Chris Squirrell (July 2008): After a very troubled time, the dear old John O'Gaunt may finally be finding its feet again. Forget what it once was though, those days ended a couple of landlords back... But what it's becoming shows promise again.
The current manager's friendly and competant, the atmosphere's good, but it's the music which really gives me hope. Many of the same old trusted musicians play here, and it's great stuff. However there are signs of fresh talent moving in and some younger, different bands being booked. There's even talk of an Indie night!
I love this pub. I've remained faithful to it through the tough times but had started to despair that it could ever be the great pub it once was. Then, just recently, things began to turn around and I saw a definite improvement.
We all loved the smokey old jazz venue it once was. But times change, and maybe what it's becoming might be just as exciting. The signs are good.
THE LAST DROP INN
under The Greaves Hotel, Greaves Road, Lancaster
Tel: 01524 63943
Accessible from the Greaves car park through the beer garden, the side of the hotel or through the main hotel.
Disabled access from the Greaves Hotel car park
Comfortable & cosy developing live music cafe bar & beer garden. Coffee & Bar meals served daily:
Mon - Fri: 12 - 2pm & 5 - 7.30pm.
Sat: 12 - 7.30pm. Sun: 12 - 5.00pm.
Extensive new fairtrade coffee menu coming very soon.
Marton Street, Lancaster - (01524) 555999
open daily from 12pm - 12am Free
A two room Cafe bar style venue.
Fresh food menu 12-7pm daily. Relaxed place, not one of your
typical corporate bars, but privately owned, with DJ's / live
entertainment upstairs in the dance room on most nights. Promises
"fantastic service - at your table, and yes this is a pub
too. Please ask for the MEAL DEAL - as anything from the menu and
a selected drink (wine, lager, soft drinks or coffee) will only
cost you £5."
St Oswald Street,
Lancaster,
LA13AS
Tel:
44(0)1524 380322
Under new management since 2008 by the same team that turned the Britannia 101 around, the Park has undergone extensive refurbishment and is now hiring out (free) its 200-capacity upstairs function room with a decent PA and optional bar.
64 Market Street, Lancaster, LA1 1HP
Tel:01524 36092
Open: Sun-Thurs 9am - Midnight.
Fri - Sat 9am - 1.00 am
Opened in September 2007 in what was previously Elliots restaurant. The pub is named after a famous local furniture magnate and has a traditional pub feel but with a contemporary twist. It's on two floors, upstairs being a lounge area with views over the city. During the week we have entertainment
to suit most people. (See regular events listings)
Music Monday to Thursday starts at 9pm.
The food offerings at The Robert Gillow range from a 'make up your own nibbles' plate through office lunches to full evening meals. Signature dish is the Steak & Ale pie. The Robert Gillow serves good coffee and even has its own house blend from local coffee merchants Atkinsons. The wine list is decent with nine available by the glass. Pick up a Privilege Card and you can get 10% off your bill. Pastries also available with morning coffee, Nibbles menu available,
Lunch Menu Served 12-3pm..
Dinner Menu Served from 5pm
THE
STONEWELL
8 Lower Church St, Lancaster - (01524) 388474
Stonewell Tavern has been totally transfomed, it is owned by an Italian family and has a real continental feel.
Fresh pasta dishes are served daily 12pm until 3pm.
There is a huge variety of live music on Thurs, Fri and Sat evening. Piano playing on the resident baby grand Sat and Sun lunch and a fantastic fusion of musicians at The Sunday Jam Session. from 3pm.
The Tow Path, Aldcliffe Road, Lancaster - (01524)
63828
Under new management this remarkable
venue has blossomed. Very popular, especially in summer when you
can enjoy your drink / food on benches beside the canal.
Excellent range of beers and wines,
great traditional food and a warm welcome from the friendly staff.
Food is available Monday to Thurs 12 - 2.30pm and 5.30 - 8.30pm.
Fri and Sat all day - 12 - 8.30pm
Sunday Roast 12 - 5.30pm
Tuesday night quiz night with beer and cash prizes.
John
Freeman writes
(05/06): "One of Lancaster's last "old-fashioned" pubs, i.e it
hasn't had its innards ripped out and replaced with plastic and
crap lager pumps. The only nod to the 21st century is, possibly
the hand dryers in the toilets, but we'll let Kevin off that
one, 'cos we like him.
Simply because this pub hasn't been wrecked by some idiot designer's
idea of a pub, this is a down to earth place with pleasant landlady-chosen
decor, well kept beer and good guest beers, and a commitment to
live music and other live events that is hard to equal or beat.
Simply one of Lancaster's best pubs."
Transvestite cabaret
a speciality! Open 6 nights a week for cabaret and 'top drag
DJs'. Open Mon - Sat (closed Weds) 9pm - 2am, Sun 9pm - 12.30am.
free cocktails for all celebrations, Stag + Hen nights welcome.
Straight people are welcome to this gay-friendly venue. Enjoy!
Tickets for Dome events
can also be bought from Robinson's Newsagents, Lancaster University
and from the Lancaster and Morecambe Tourist
Information Offices The booking office at the Dome is also
open 30 mins before events.
25, Lord St, Morecambe, Lancashire LA4 5HX
Tel: 01524 418580
John Freeman writes (05/06): "Nipped
here a 40th birthday party recently, great pub with an Internet
jukebox not adverse to playing Frank Sidebottom. Beer range is
basic but fine, atmosphere is great, plus it's got a beer garden
and function room. Worth trying a darn sight better than some
other Morecambe pubs.
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