On Oldham Road you have the Eagle : a real ale Sammy Smiths pub with the usual low prices and then the Cask and Feather which has morphed from a superb brewhouse to a fun pub with some real ale. Both are walkable from the railway station (also a tram stop). The easiest way to the Cask is follow the tram tracks, the quickest way to the Eagle is right at the station, left at the junction, first right into a large car park with Matalan/Argos etc. Straight across the car park and you cannot miss it.
Both are characteristic of Eccles on a bad night.
From the centre to Spotland, once the Flying Horse and Baum have been left behind, there's little of worth until you meet the Cemetery (or miss it by walking the shorter way). For those of a slower gait, the walk is not short.
From last time in the area (some time ago) the Lees pub on Sandy Lane is still open but I could be wrong. As is the Social Club past the stadium (Spotland Social Club).
There is/was the Brownhill near Falinge park but I take no notice of it so it could be a set of flats by now ... sorry.
As any of you walk, please respect this 4th world town ... you'll know what I mean by Drake Street. This was in fairly recent times a good set of shops with restaurants and good pubs.
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