Woodchats Coffee Shop, Shepherds Hall Ale House and Victoria Rooms

Chorley is full of fabulous independent businesses. Neighbours Woodchats Coffee Shop, on Chapel Street, and Shepherds Hall Ale House & Victoria Rooms are now collaborating to provide their customers with a fantastic venue, fabulous food and drink and friendly hospitality.

Shepherds Hall Ale House has won multiple CAMRA awards and has been serving sessions to stouts and everything in between since 2014. Greg and his team expanded at the end of 2021 to create the linked Victoria Rooms. The space is filled with eclectic design, artistic wall coverings, and mid-century furniture expertly upholstered by Ruth (Greg’s wife and fellow local business owner of Hutchtree Bespoke Furniture). Greg’s philosophy is to provide a quality range of wines, spirits and beers at affordable prices so that customers are able to sample and enjoy premium products.

Entertainment is varied and ranges from live bands, chilled Sunday sessions, a Wednesday quiz night and games evenings. With seating for up to 70, the friendly staff provide table service during the evening and at weekends.

The Victoria Rooms are available for private hire for birthday parties, christenings, baby showers, reunions etc. Greg is a great supporter of local business and he approached Woodchats Coffee Shop Ruth (not to be confused with his wife, Ruth!) to cater for his private hire clients. Woodchats can supply afternoon teas, buffets etc to meet with the client’s request. The latest to be delivered is an afternoon tea of British classics to 70 Unique Ladies for a charity event.

Woodchats’ menu is also available to order in Shepherds Hall Tuesday - Saturday lunchtimes. And if anyone at Woodchats would like to order wine or beer with their lunch it can be supplied by Sheps as they have off license sales.

To celebrate their 10th birthday Woodchats has just launched their new menu. It’s been updated and now has a separate vegan menu, a savoury ‘cream’ tea, and a fabulous cheese board. The cheese board features 5 selections from Dewlays - creamy Lancashire, Smoked Lancashire, Garstang White, Nicky Nook, and Chilli Lancashire, served with deluxe crackers and Woodchat’s signature Spiced Plum Chutney. At £6.50 it’s very good value!

Woodchats not only offers catering at Shepherds Hall Ale House & Victoria Rooms, they can provide catering at your house, for business meetings, for picnics etc. If you have an event, a meeting, or a gathering and you need space and or catering get in touch with Greg or Ruth.

Woodchats Coffee Shop E ruth@woodchats.co.uk F @woodchats

Shepherds Hall Ale House & Victoria Rooms E ccpabm@outlook.com F @shepshallalehouse