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Real Ale Trails

Our first Chorley Real Ale Trail was launched in January 2018. It was so popular that all copies had gone in about 15 months, so an updated version was issued in July 2019, followed by the first Preston Real Ale Trail a month or so later. These also proved very popular and with stocks dwindling and some new outlets to include, by the early part of 2020 we were once again thinking about reprints of both guides. Then came lockdown and nothing could be done until things had settled down a bit, but with things seemingly back to ‘normal’, thoughts turned once again to reissuing the trails. We’re delighted to announce that new versions of the Chorley and Preston Ale Trails are now available.

The Chorley trail once again includes all the pubs serving real ale in the town centre. There are now 22 pubs within a very short distance of the bus station. Unfortunately this has meant that two excellent pubs, the MASONS ARMS and PRINCE OF WALES (Cowling) that were in the original trails are no longer included, as there simply isn’t room for them. The cover picture once again shows the iconic Astley Hall; this time post renovation. Focussing on the central area has allowed us to include a larger scale map with more details. The trail has been funded by Chorley Council,

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and we thank them, not only for this but for their support of the ‘night-time economy’ in the town whenever this has been possible. It is a shame more councils cannot show similar levels of support. The Preston trail is a bit different in that it doesn’t include all the real ale outlets in the centre, but our selected ‘best of’. Unlike the first edition, we have not split them into separate mini trails, but have simply listed them alphabetically. Again we have used a larger scale map for the centre with a couple of inset maps to allow us to include three outlying pubs that deserve inclusion. Instead of featuring the Harris Museum on the cover we have opted for the Wallace & Gromit sculpture outside the Market Hall. The sculpture was created by Peter Hodgkinson, who is Preston born and renowned for his ‘The Splash’ sculpture of Tom Finney that stands outside Deepdale.

These trails are now available from the pubs that are featured in them and online on the branch website – https://centrallancs. camra.org.uk/viewnode.php?id=64000 . Information on individual pubs is limited by space, but a QR code is included, which links to the WhatPub page for each pub, giving you all the up to date information you need. We hope you find these trails useful and any feedback would be welcomed. ADRIAN SMITH

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