Saracen’s chaos

The Saracen’s Head in Halsall had to turn customers away today because they had run out of food.
Following a busy Bank Holiday, plus chaos caused by overly ambitious lunch and night menus, the pub which opened in a blaze of glory last week was today only able to offer a small selection of sandwiches to [...]

Diabolical service at The Ship Inn

The Ship Inn in Haskayne was always a great bolt hole, out of the way enough to feel in the country but close enough to be back in Southport in 10 minutes. Good beer, great food, pleasing atmosphere. What more could one ask for?
Today was a different story, with the Southport Drinker family waiting one and [...]

Saracen’s Head bounces back

The Saracen’s Head pub in Halsall reopens on March 19 following a £330,000 refurbishment.
The canal-side pub has been taken over by old friends Dominic Dunning and Steve Winstanley who have moved to the area from Bristol after many years in the pub and restaurant trade.
As the pair were putting the finishing touches to the pub, [...]

Saracen’s Head lives again – updated

The Saracen’s Head in Halsall will reopen soon.
As previously reported, the canal-side pub near Ormskirk has been closed for some time but a spokesman for Punch Taverns, which owns the building, said: “The existing licensees are signing over the pub to new licensees.”
When I passed today, workmen were ripping much of out the old interior, [...]

Saracen’s Head closed

The Saracen’s Head pub on the banks of the Leeds/Liverpool Canal at Halsall, Ormskirk, has been closed down for a month now, windows boarded up and not a soul to be seen.
Rumours are that it may have been taken over by local millionaire Mike McComb, who’s already snapped up the Swan in Aughton and the [...]