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#4 of 20 best pubs in Manchester · Manchester City Centre · M1 5LE

The Britons Protection

★ 4.5 (2,589 Google reviews)

Best for an unchanged three-room interior and the city's best whisky collection.

It's on 4 of the 7 Manchester pub lists we read, and Reddit recommends it 6 times. That makes it #4 on our best pubs in Manchester.

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Outside seats · Food · Dogs welcome

What the guides say

“On the back bar is the finest whisky collection in Manchester.”

The Times ↗

“Come for the tiled corridor, with its vivid images of the Peterloo Massacre, stay for the atmosphere.”

The Telegraph's top 500 pubs ↗

“The Britons Protection pub has a place in the heart of many a Mancunian.”

Confidentials ↗

“Small on the outside, it’s surprisingly spacious on the inside.”

I Love Manchester ↗

“It's also stumbling distance from The Briton's Protection and Peveril of the Peak which are both great traditional pubs (these don't do food but are worth a visit for the drinking)…”

r/manchester ↗

Also named by r/manchester and r/manchester.

Why it's on the list

  • On 4 of 7 lists (The Times, The Telegraph's top 500 pubs, Confidentials, I Love Manchester)
  • Recommended 6 times on Reddit
  • Google 4.5★ from 2,589 reviews
  • Score 12 = 2 × 4 lists + 4 Reddit

A pub scores 2 for each list or award that names it and 1 for each Reddit recommendation, up to 4. How we rank.

When it's busy

Typical crowd by hour from Google's busy times. Darker means busier.

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