All change at the Stockport pub run by same family for 91 years
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA family who has run a pub in Stockport for four generations has handed over the reins to new owners. The Davenport Arms, located on Chester Road in Woodford, has been in the Hallworth family for 91 years but has now been taken over by new owners.
Landlady Yvonne Hallworth, who has worked at the pub for 42 years, said it was ‘extremely emotional’ to be leaving the pub after so long.
Also known as the Thief’s Neck, the pub is described on social media as being ‘Woodford's most famous pub’ and located in a ‘gorgeous country setting’.
On TripAdvisor, the pub has a 4.5 rating and is a recipient of a Traveller’s Choice 2023 award. READ MORE: The pretty 'three mile' village with award-winning pub, waterside café - and unusual animal attraction READ MORE: ‘I went to the charming country pub less than an hour from Manchester named the best in Britain and was blown away' Posting on social media, Yvonne said of the pub, which is operated by chain Robinsons: “The Davenport Arms has been in the Hallworth family for four generations - 91 years.
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