Best pubs in Manchester › The Castle Hotel
#1 of 20 best pubs in Manchester · Northern Quarter · M4 1LE
Best for gigs in the back room of a tiled Northern Quarter pub.
It's on 5 of the 7 Manchester pub lists we read, and Reddit recommends it 8 times. That makes it #1 on our best pubs in Manchester.
Live music · Outside seats · Dogs welcome
“In the middle of the hip Northern Quarter, the Castle is immediately recognisable from its glazed brown-tiled frontage.”
The Times ↗
“The Castle offers the full package: a wood-panelled snug, lovingly poured pints, and a backroom gig space that’s seen everything from sweaty punk sets to folk ballads.”
The Telegraph's top 500 pubs ↗
“The Castle Hotel is one of the big names on Manchester’s gig circuit.”
Confidentials ↗
“We love it here though, it’s generally a good crowd and there are usually bands performing several times a week.”
Creative Tourist ↗
“In particular, the tiled bar front is nothing short of spectacular and is considered a rare survivor from the time.”
I Love Manchester ↗
“That Castle might be my number one because they never changed their green room door code so we used to sneak in there for a seat if the pub was full.”
r/manchester ↗
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A pub scores 2 for each list or award that names it and 1 for each Reddit recommendation, up to 4. How we rank.
Typical crowd by hour from Google's busy times. Darker means busier.