A popular East Lancashire Railway pub has been crowned Pub of the Year by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA).
The Rochdale, Oldham and Bury branch of CAMRA named The Trackside, Pub of the Year for the Bury area in recognition of its excellent service and great choice of real ale and cider.
Voting was carried out by members of the local CAMRA branch, who looked at a number of elements including the selection of real ales and ciders available at the pub, service, welcome, inclusiveness, comfort and community feeling.
The award-winning pub, located at the heritage railway’s Bury Bolton Street Station, historically has stocked a selection of regular special beers and ales from local breweries such the house ale Brightside Odin Blonde to ales from all over the country from Scotland to the Isle of Wight.
Tim Stronach, Supervisor at The Trackside, said, “After the difficult last few years we’ve come back stronger than ever, the entire Trackside team especially Thomas Jackson who runs the cellar. I could be here mentioning names all day over who deserves a shout out – the whole team work incredibly hard to deliver an excellent experience for our customers and it’s an honour to have played a part in the pub being named Bury area Pub of the Year.”
Local CAMRA Chairman, Peter Alexander commented, “I am delighted that this excellent pub has been chosen by a vote of our members. These awards are always closely contested and the exacting standards plus a great choice of real ale and cider have clearly been recognised.
The whole team at the Trackside is to be congratulated, with a special mention to Tim Stronach for his superb cellar work in ensuring beer and cider is always presented at its best. Congratulations to a very worthy winner.”
ELR Chairman, Mike Kelly, added, “The Trackside at Bury Bolton Street and Buffer Stops at Rawtenstall are an important and integral part of the heritage railway experience. Today we pay tribute to the entire Trackside team past and present, and this award is for them and recognises that they know their beers.”
You can visit the award-winning pub during your next visit to the East Lancashire Railway, for more information and to plan your day out click here.
For information on upcoming events at The Trackside, head to their Facebook page.
