Wednesday night: we thought we all might like to visit Knutsford, that town named after a guy who held the tide back. As it turned out he seemed also to have turned back the tide of visitors to the pubs as they were all very quiet.
But still, we started walking around in the rain, and performed first at the atmospheric Cross Keys on Bottom Street. Quite a good crowd there and very appreciative of our efforts, and the Landlord was suitably welcoming. Some good ale from a wide choice was consumed of course, in this CAMRA rated pub.
Seeing the desertion of the streets we then went to The Lord Eldon (small, cosy and warm with a nice range of real ales....) where the numbers were down but again, welcoming.
A quick performance to the very few in the bright, cheerful and TV-strewn Angel was followed by the short, wet walk to The White Bear. A really old pub, with beams to bang your heads on, which some of us felt like doing when we were ignored by some in favour of the post Champions League Football summaries on the plethora of TVs. The bar staff are great here though and very friendly, so we got away with it. More beer here of course...
Then off to the last pub for the night, the Builders. This is a tiny local, and split into two halves as you enter, but in we did enter and turned right into the lounge where a small (again!) but enthusiastic audience really seemed to appreciate The Play. Nice range of beers consumed again, lovely staff ....
We will go to many of these pubs again! But perhaps not on a wet November Wednesday night, when there is 'important' football on ITV so that everyone stays at home and doesn't go the the surprisingly wide variety of really pleasant watering holes in Knutsford. Next time we'll do a Friday......!