Sign up for our What's On newsletter to keep your finger on the pulse of an ever-changing Manchester There’s a pub on its own island just a 30 minute drive from Manchester - boasting stunning views and waterways where seals and porpoises swim.
The Ferry Tavern at Penketh occupies a unique position sandwiched between the River Mersey and the Sankey St Helen's Canal. The pub sits on an island strip forged at Fiddlers Ferry when the Sankey Canal was opened in 1762, the first canal of the industrial age.
The pub originally opened that same year - and has been providing refreshments for thirsty travellers for the past 250 years.
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