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No Stuffed

Animals or

S**t music

A beer label featuring a cartoon skeleton soldier playing a guitar, with the text "Robinsons Trapper Premium British Beer" and details "Cheshire England, Alc 4.7% Vol."
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EVENTS

LED ZEPPELIN

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PEARL JAM

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JIMI HENDRIX

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ERIC CLAPTON

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METALLICA

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BLACK SABBATH

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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE

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RAMONES

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SYSTEM OF A DOWN

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MOTORHEAD

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FLEETWOOD MAC

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BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN

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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE

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LED ZEPPELIN ✦ PEARL JAM ✦ JIMI HENDRIX ✦ ERIC CLAPTON ✦ METALLICA ✦ BLACK SABBATH ✦ QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE ✦ RAMONES ✦ SYSTEM OF A DOWN ✦ MOTORHEAD ✦ FLEETWOOD MAC ✦ BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN ✦ RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE ✦

A woman with tattoos and a beaded bracelet pours draft beer from a tap into a glass at a bar.
People socializing and chatting inside a dimly lit pub or bar, with wooden beams and stained-glass windows in the background.
Group of people sitting at a bar table in a lively pub, enjoying drinks and socializing.
A man using a touchscreen voting machine in a polling station.
A young man with a beard and tattoos standing at the bottom of a stairway inside a building with red walls. Above him, a sign reads 'This Is The' with an illustration of a white swan and the text 'Established 1898.'

WE DON’T PLAY THE MATCH

Man standing outside a historical pub with wood paneling and intricate decorative details, signs for dinners and stone ales, and a vintage lantern hanging from the building.

HISTORY of the Swan Inn

The Swan has stood on Wood Street since 1898, a fixture of the city centre through more than a century of change. It's long been known for its love of rock and metal, with a jukebox that's kept the tradition alive for generations of regulars.

For decades it's been the natural starting point before a night out, sending drinkers on to Sloanes, Wilson's and later the Krazyhouse. Bikers claimed it as their own through the seventies and eighties, and it's welcomed an easygoing, unpretentious crowd ever since. New owners have recently taken over, keeping everything that makes it the Swan.

Used to spend days here back in the late 1970's. Called in for the first time in 30 years and delighted to find it had the same great rock music, brilliant beer and was still packed on a Saturday afternoon. If you like good beer this is a must.

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