Kippaxpete
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Source of one of the best pub quiz questions.
Which club's football ground is closest to the River Mersey?
Which club's football ground is closest to the River Mersey?
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Take it you haven’t been there for a while mate?
One of if not the the most booming towns in the country right now, the development and investment going on at the moment is insane.
Lived here 30 years. The produce hall is alright I suppose for some interesting scran and there's a nice shop that let's you fill your own containers with cereal, fruit and nuts but apart from that it's shite.
That spiral cyclepath to bus station roof garden is laughable. Views of shopping trollies in the Mersey, no cycle path onto the A6. Barely a clear route uphill. Planning at its finest.
The Produce Hall is….fine. Another cash machine for Steve Pilling. But probably the least interesting place to eat in the town centre now.
The shop you’re talking about out is The Good Life, a decent little shop.
There’s loads of nice restaurants and cafes - have you been to Yellowhammer, the Mekong Cat, Where the Light Gets In?
Still Life Story is a wonderful shop selling homewares and stuff by local craft makers, the market is the most buzzing it’s been for probably 100 years, there’s great bars like the Cracked Actor which do nice beers from independent breweries, new offices being built bringing more money into the town, I think Stockport is great.
To go from being mostly a forgotten shell of a former booming place like Rochdale or Oldham, to being the most talked about urban regeneration story in the country in about 5 years is astounding.
I know some people don’t like gentrification though.
Feel it is a bit gentrified tbh, not sure many Brinnington or Edgeley residents are drinking in The Cracked Actor! I'd disagree with the market being booming, thought it was a terrible idea to charge entry for it, you can walk around every stall in 5 minutes. I think the makers market that tours the local areas is much better (though I think it does now go to Edgeley)
I had heard of Where the Light Comes In, not really my sort of thing but I'll check out the other 2 places you mentioned. The Greek place on Petersgate, Rozafa, is really nice
I haven’t been to Rozafa but it’s meant to be amazing. Family run for generations hasn’t it, they got one (not sure if it’s still there) by the town hall in Manchester too. I’ve been to that one and it was awesome.
Deffo check out the Mekong Cat. Their noodle bowls and summer rolls are amazing
No I really didn’t know and being in a lazy mood posting from my bed, couldn’t be bothered Googling. TMIMacheda Mark II. Implying that Zirkzee is gonna be a one-hit wonder like Macheda was all those years ago in 2009.
Unless you knew that and are making a joke. In that case, whoosh for me, lol.
No problem, you're welcome.No I really didn’t know and being in a lazy mood posting from my bed, couldn’t be bothered Googling. TMI
Thank you for telling me. Nobody beats Mr Stones!! ;-)