Pubs

... and the odd restaurant! Listed from north to south.

 Cafés are also now included in a separate section.

Please note - the individual pub pages are being re-developed; several pages do not yet contain data or pictures and the map links have not all been set!

An * indicates those pubs within about 100 metres of the Macclesfield Canal. Those pubs that are known to serve food are indicated as such. Table booking is not normally necessary in pubs but some establishments will reserve tables on request. However there are some notable establishments that should always be booked, and these are noted as such. Those pubs without mention of food in the list below may well serve food - so check to clear doubt! Many of these pubs have their own pages - links are provided in the detail pages. Distances are approximate - I didn't pace them out!

Marple

• Navigation Hotel; Marple near br.1. Go down lock flight to main road, turn left, 50 metres.
• *Ring O'Bells; Marple br.2. Food.
• The Crown; Hawk Green, Marple, 150m uphill from br.3, 300m from br.4. Food.

High Lane

• *Bull's Head, Royal Oak, Horse Shoe Inn, Dog & Partridge; High Lane br.11.
• *High Lane Balti Cuisine; I think this is a take away only. Close to br.11. 01663-766686.
• *China Garden; Chinese take away? Close to br.11. 01663-763225.
• Thai Restaurant; adjacent to Canal Company warehouse in High Lane Arm, downhill from br.11 on left. 01663-765005.

Higher Poynton, Wood Lanes

• *Boar's Head; Higher Poynton br.15 100m, food at lunch time. 01625-876676.
• *Miners Arms; Wood Lanes br.18, down lane, right at junction. Food well reported (national restaurant chain). 01625-872731.

Bollington

• For descriptions and locations (with map) of all the Bollington pubs, cafés, restaurants and hotels see the Happy Valley web site pub pages. There is a huge range of excellent meals available, way beyond what might be expected in such a small town. Some examples follow ...
• The Windmill Inn; Whiteley Green, downhill 250m from br.25, good food. Booking advised for evenings 01625-574222.
• The Vale Inn; Bollington, 200m downhill from br.26 (no footpath along winding lane); downhill from br.27, left at Palmerston Street, turn right at Adlington Road, then 250m. Good food every lunch and dinner. They brew their own prize winning ales! Free house, MEN Media Macclesfield area Pub of the Year 2010.
• Dog & Partridge; 150m downhill from br.27, left at Palmerston Street, on right. Drinkers pub, no food. Robinson's beers.
• Holly Bush; 200m via hole i' the wall steps near br.27, right along Palmerston Street, over river bridge, on left, no food at present (12/2009) but promised by new licensee. Check on 01625-573073. Robinson's beers.
• Church House Inn; via hole i' the wall steps near br.27, right along Palmerston Street, continue to mini-roundabout, right into Church Street, 70m on left, good food every lunch time and evening. Booking advised for evenings 01625-574014.
• Poachers Inn; via hole i' the wall steps near br.27, continue to mini-roundabout, then ahead up Ingersley Road, passing the New Con Club  (members club) and the Cotton Tree (no food), just past the Viceroy Indian restaurant, on the right, about 300m (about ¾ mile in total). Good food lunch and dinner every day, booking 01625−572086. Free house, CAMRA Macclesfield district pub of the year 2010 and well worth the walk!
• Briscola Restaurant; Italian cuisine; also takeaway, lunch and dinner Monday to Friday, dinner Saturday from 4.30pm, dinner booking recommended 01625-573898, via hole i' the wall steps near br.27, right along Palmerston Street, 20m past river bridge on the right.
• Maggoty Johnson café/bar/restaurant; English cuisine, flexible menu any time seven days from 11.00am. via hole i' the wall steps near br.27, right along Palmerston Street, right into High Street, 90m on left. Book for evening 01625−574699.
• Beasdales Restaurant; English cuisine; Open selected evenings, booking 01625-575058, via hole i' the wall steps near br.27, right along Palmerston Street, right into High Street, 100m on left.
• The Plaice; fish and chip restaurant and takeaway, via hole i' the wall steps near br.27, right along Palmerston Street, 200m beyond river bridge, on right. Closed Sunday and Monday. Chinese chippy bit further on left.
• Viceroy Restaurant; Indian cuisine; also takeaway, every evening and Sunday lunch, booking 01625-573006 / 572304, via hole i' the wall steps near br.27, right along Palmerston Street, continue to mini-roundabout, then ahead up Ingersley Road, about 300m (about ¾ mile in total).
• Bayleaf lounge bar & restaurant; Indian cuisine; also takeaway, 01625-576465. 250 metres downhill from Adelphi wharf via aqueduct steps and Grimshaw Lane. Monday-Saturday from 5.00pm, Sunday from 1.00pm.
• The Royal Oak; traditional back street pub. 01625-572567, Princess Street. 300m downhill from Adelphi wharf via aqueduct steps and Grimshaw Lane, at Henshall Road (in front of the Bayleaf), left and left again for The Royal Oak.
• Lord Clyde; Clarke Lane westwards half mile from br.29. Very good food lunch time and evenings. Book for peak times, 01625-573202.

Macclesfield

• Three Crowns, Hurdsfield; uphill 300m from br.34.
• George & Dragon, Higher Hurdsfield; uphill 500m from br.34. Food.
• *Britannia, Hurdsfield; downhill 100m from br.34.
• *Puss in Boots; canal side at br.37. Open again
• *Bridgewater Arms, Wharf, Brook Street; 50m downhill from br.37. Now Closed!
• Many pubs in Macclesfield town centre; downhill half mile from br.34, 35, 37, 40.
• Navigation 150m br.38 or 100m br.40.
• The Hollins; by br.41. Land access 300m north at br.40. No mooring. No food.

Additional information can be obtained from the iKnow Pubs in Macclesfield pages.

Sutton

One of the most popular overnight stops between br.43 and br.44 with lots of deep mooring space along the embankment with access in either direction.

• *The Olde Kings Head; Gurnett, good food lunchtime and evenings 7 days, B&B, 01625-423890; down steps at Gurnett (Sutton) Aqueduct.
• *Sutton Hall; Sutton, 200m driveway adjacent to br.44, 01260−253211; beautiful tudor building wonderfully restored 2008, pub and restaurant, very good food every session, big choice of cask ales (free house).

Oak Grove to Buglawton

• *Fool's Nook; Oak Grove br.49, 01260-253662. Good food at every session. Good cask ales. Popular overnight stop with lots of mooring space. Accident blackspot! Cross the main road with great care! Please supervise children!!
• Bosley locks; Unfortunately there are no pubs near to Bosley locks. The nearest are two located in Bosley village c.1 mile east of br.55 (turn right at traffic lights, but no path or grass verge on most of A54, therefore a very dangerous walk!). Bosley village can also be approached via br.57, just south of the Dane Aqueduct, following the public footpath eastwards across the fields to Bosley Mills over the river bridge and go straight on (don't turn with the road) through the mill yard under the railway bridge (can be rather wet) and then follow the footpath up to Bosley village (total distance about 1 mile).
• Robin Hood, Buxton Road (A54), Buglawton, Congleton (1/3 mile uphill from br.61); now REOPENED after a long period of closure! Good overnight moorings by br.61. Good food.
• Church House, Buglawton; food 01260−272466; third of a mile west from br.68.

Congleton

• *Railway (access steps from towpath under high level bridge); food; Congleton Hightown br.75.
• *Queens Head (access steps from towpath west of railway bridge); Congleton Hightown br.75.
• Beartown Tap; the Beartown Brewery tap, all cask ales; close to Congleton town centre, west of canal, access from br.68 (closest), br.75 or Dog Lane Aqueduct at least 1 mile, in Willow Street, 200m along A54 (Buxton) from Mountbatten Way. Very highly recommended for real ale aficionados.
• Lion & Swan Hotel, Bull's Head Hotel, The Blossoms and others; in Congleton town centre, west of canal, access from br.68, br.75 or Dog Lane Aqueduct at least 1 mile.
• *The Wharf (downhill); Congleton, Dog Lane Aqueduct.
• The Moss Inn (uphill); Congleton, Dog Lane Aqueduct; food.

Astbury to Ramsdell

• Egerton Arms, Astbury Village, west c.1 mile from br.79 and 80, good food, restaurant service if preferred to bar.
• Horse Shoe Inn, in the lanes to the east of the canal c.1 mile from br.80 and Watery Lane aqueduct.
• Peck's Restaurant near Great Moreton Hall; 1 mile west of br.83 and br.85. Superior quality dining. Lunches and dinners (Tues to Sat, 7 courses Thur to Sat!), Sunday Plat du Jour lunch. Famous for their pudding experience! Booking essential at this prize winning restaurant, 01260−275161.
• Globe Inn - now closed.

Kent Green, Scholar Green, Hall Green

• *Rising Sun, Kent Green; br.87, 88; food.
• Traveler's Rest, Scholar Green; 250m west of br.90, 91; food.
• Bleeding Wolf, Hall Green; 200m west of br.93, 94; good food.

Red Bull, Hardings Wood

• Red Bull; Red Bull adjacent to lock 43 T&MC, access from Macclesfield Canal via steps at Pool Stock aqueduct; good food.
• *Canal Tavern; off side at Harding's Wood junction beside lock 41 T&MC.
• *Blue Bell; specialises in real ale! Also outstanding selection of continental bottled lagers. Towpath side at Harding's Wood junction. A must for beer and lager drinkers.

Cafés

• Higher Poynton: Trading Post (01625-872277); chandlery, fuels, maps & guides, canalia, teas, ices, provisions, day boat hire.
• Higher Poynton: Coffee Tavern & General store, 150m from br.15.
• Wood Lanes; br.18: Ken's Canal Side Café-restaurant.
• Bollington Clarence Mill: Café Waterside (Tues-Sun, 10:15-5.ish) by br.26A.
• Bollington Adelphi Wharf: Bollington Wharf Leisure (01625-575811), canalside café in good weather.
• Bollington Adelphi Mill: Coffee Mill Café, in the mill during working hours.