The Transpennine Real Ale Trail
A day out by train, visiting eight pubs at or very close to railway stations on the line between Batley and Stalybridge.
Use these pages to explore the trail, find out more about the pubs, check train times, and familiarise yourself with the 10 commandments for the Transpennine Real Ale Trail.
Get to Batley
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Live departure information for direct trains from Manchester to Batley (departing within the next two hours) is displayed here:
Note: we only check direct trains from Manchester Victoria, Piccadilly and Oxford Road.
The 10 Commandments
These can more or less be summarised as drink (ale) responsibly and spare a thought for residents living along the route...
- Thou shalt drink real ale, not fizzy lager, nor vodka/rum and coke.
- Thou shalt wear jeans and a T-shirt, NOT a false bust, blonde wig and fishnet stockings. You may not get served.
- Thou shalt NOT consider someone's garden wall a suitable place for a wee.
- Thou shalt go to Manchester, Prague, Amsterdam or Newcastle for thou stag do. Not Marsden.
- Thou shalt NOT commit trespass on the railway. Unless you want to get arrested - or killed.
- Thou shalt honour the long-suffering - and very tolerant - residents of Slaithwaite, Mirfield, Huddersfield, and Marsden.
- Thou shalt NOT leave beer glasses on a resident's window ledge or car bonnet.
- Thou shalt NOT get blind drunk and jump in the river or canal.
- Thou shalt NOT swear nor scream abuse on the train.
- Thou shalt take all rubbish home, not leave it on a station platform or chuck it in a garden.