2024 round-up: Pubs and bars

Here is a rundown of some of the best drinking establishments that we’ve visited this year.

Transcript

00:00Hello and welcome to Manchester World. I'm Dirk Youssenveld and with 2024 now coming to a close,

00:04we spent a little bit of time looking back on the things that we've done in 2024 so that we can put

00:08them in a list for you and tell you some of the best places we've been. Today's topic is some of

00:12the best bars and pubs that I've been able to try out since I joined the team back in the summer.

00:16Here in Manchester there's a real community scene between all the pubs, particularly in the northern

00:20quarter but in the rest of the city too. I want to start off with Track Brewery which I was

00:23fortunate enough to go to earlier this year. They have a massive range of constantly changing beers

00:30each one sort of nicer than the last. If you head over towards the brewery when it's open there's

00:35also a great atmosphere, sometimes there's music on and such a great range of beers it really is

00:40worth a try because there is something for everyone. The Temple of Convenience is an old

00:45abandoned Victorian underground toilet and it's such a cool quirky little place. It was referenced

00:51in a song by Guy Garvey who has made no secret of his love for the place and it's a great option

00:56for after gigs if you're around the Oxford Street region. Seven Oaks is in Chinatown in

01:02Manchester and it's a brilliant cheap pub. It's sort of an old gentleman's pub, you've got pints

01:08of beer there still for under four pounds which is such a bargain in the middle of Manchester. It

01:12is pretty rare as well and the atmosphere is always great. The Fremantle is somewhere that

01:16needs no introduction really, it's one of the more popular bars in the northern quarter.

01:20The Beer Garden is famed for bringing some of the best atmosphere that you can find in the city on

01:24a night out and the staff are constantly friendly. To change that completely we want to talk about

01:29the Courts Club which has a basketball and tennis court outside that anyone could just book and have

01:35a go at as well as having drinks and relaxing outside. It is perfect for summer although they

01:39have had an ice rink there over the course of the winter. I'd recommend when the sun gets back out

01:44get yourself down there and do some activities while you're having a drink.

01:49That's all for now, those are some of the best bars and pubs that I've been able to visit this

01:52year in Manchester. Please stay tuned and we'll keep you updated on where we make it in 2025.

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