What is the roughest pub you have ever been to?

Also one I never got into but the Two Brass Handles pub near Salford Uni. Mate down here told me to have a drink in there I'd be fine. We were going the week after he told me to go in, it was shut down by the police as two lads walked in tied to shoot the place up, the gun jammed and they were chased out by half the pub and shot dead. Thankfully dodged out of a drink in there.

Duke of Wellington on Regent Road in Salford. Only had the pleasure of drinking in there once. One of those places you wipe your feet on the way out. Cheap pint mind, it was also a dreadful pint too.

Both pubs no longer there and the Wellington was knocked down after again being closed due to a murder in there. Loads of flats on the land it was once on.
 
The slaughtererd lamb in crickadarn

All conversation stopped, a guy playing darts landed his shot then gaped at us and some guys playing chess gave us a right stare. We introduced ourselves and sat down.

It was freezing outside so asked if they had any hot soup or coffee but were given short thrift and told to order a short or a pint or at best a cup of tea.

We ordered a cup each, and looked around and was a bit surreal. There was a pentagram on the wall complete with melted candles on either side.

The tea came and the chess blokes started telling racist jokes, my mate asked what the pentagram was about and the guy playing darts missed the board.

it went quiet again, and he came over and blamed us for him missing; the tension was palpable. I apologised for my friend if he caused offence and he said he had never missed before, Jesus Christ you could cut the atmosphere with a knife.

We made our excuses and left but the night got progressively worse.
 
Heam44 said:
What about:

Tophouse in Wingate.

Pig and Whistle on Newcastle Bigg Market.

Wild Ox in Tilery.

Would the Captain Cook in Middlesbrough be up there? Only been in a couple times.
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Top House in Wingate was a good call . Now altered and now semi-respectable

The Queens Hotel/Head in Wingate was by far the roughest pub for me. It closed a decade ago now a carpet shop .

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ThatFragranceGuy said:
The slaughtererd lamb in crickadarn

All conversation stopped, a guy playing darts landed his shot then gaped at us and some guys playing chess gave us a right stare. We introduced ourselves and sat down.

It was freezing outside so asked if they had any hot soup or coffee but were given short thrift and told to order a short or a pint or at best a cup of tea.

We ordered a cup each, and looked around and was a bit surreal. There was a pentagram on the wall complete with melted candles on either side.

The tea came and the chess blokes started telling racist jokes, my mate asked what the pentagram was about and the guy playing darts missed the board.

it went quiet again, and he came over and blamed us for him missing; the tension was palpable. I apologised for my friend if he caused offence and he said he had never missed before, Jesus Christ you could cut the atmosphere with a knife.

We made our excuses and left but the night got progressively worse.
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Remember going to Sheff Weds a few years back, mate worked with a big Weds fan (Mark) who came from Parsons Cross.

Went to a couple of the local pubs, quiet, then towards the ground and to a big sh*t looking social club. Mark walked in, greeted by the doormen (huge buggers), we followed stopped straightaway. Can't come in, home fans only. Queue of fans behind us, glaring, thought we are going to get the sh*t kicked out of us from everyone here. Mexican standoff, Sheffield style.

Mark reappears, tells the doormen they're with me, and we're allowed in. Once inside, f*ck me. Rough as. Packed. Everyone knew everyone, were related, inbred. And then two strange Boro lads turn up. Stares everywhere. Wednesday's main firm, hardmen, ***ed up hardmen, prison tattoos, place was just waiting for a spark to kick off. Was absolutely sh*tting it. Had a beer, quickly, me and my mate just looked at each other and thought we've got to get out of here.

Made our excuses, slipped out of a side door next to the bogs and quickly away.

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The Ruthsayer said:
Great thread! Locally it would be The Brown Jug in Norton and (now an Aldi) Champions on Blue Hall. A bit further afield would be the Beehive in Mackemland.
Some pubs do attract nutters, others just don’t like outsiders. In the mid 80’s, as a long-haired student (think Timotei advert!) I walked into The Portrck on a Friday evening. Hostility was palpable (or so it seemed to me). I held the door open as I was with the girlfriend (now Mrs R) and her Nan, who’s lived in the Port all her life and knew everyone. When they saw who I was with, everything changed and it was ‘where you from son?’ and how do you know E***?
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I think you mean Churchills which is now the Aldi. The Brown Jug was on Norton Road near Belle Vue Fish Shop/Swainby Road
 
The Ruthsayer said:
I’m pretty sure it was Champions before it was Churchill’s. Big estate pub just off the ring road?
And yes, that Brown Jug!
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I don't remember The Brown Jug being that bad. As a student, I delivered bread, sandwiches etc. for The Bun Shop on Norton Road and that was one place I delivered sandwiches.....
 
Probably any one of the 20 or so bars I went to in Tijuana, not that I remember much about any of them.

It wasn't so much rough because of the people in them, the majority of people were soft American teenagers, and we were just average 20-something idiots, but it was more the risk of actually being in/ around there, and more so when you left.

The whole place was just a massive risk, but it was good in a sort of adrenaline way. The problem was there was zero protection, there were no safe "outs"/ options if any crap went down, that was worrying. The worst trouble we actually had though was from the "cops" who we had to bribe numerous times or risk "going down the station".

Went to a bar in a really, really rough area of LA too, but wasn't concerned by that as it seemed a hell of a lot safer than the wrong bus I had just been on.
 
I'm remembering one particularly ropey one from when I was a kid. Overlooking the Riverside at Stockton - think it was called the Blue Mirage.
Went in with Grandad once and when I asked why there was no furniture he said it was because it got broke. That was from a man whose local was the Brown Jug
 
The Ruthsayer said:
I’m pretty sure it was Champions before it was Churchill’s. Big estate pub just off the ring road?
And yes, that Brown Jug!
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Apologies, i read your post as the Brown Jug been the pub in Bluehall - i thought Champions was a celebration of some of the clientele from Bluehall.
 
Railway mans club Hamilton.
Whole bar was caged in. Saw 3 fights in the 2 hours I was in there and it was 5pm on a Saturday.
 
A 'bar' near a homestead in the middle of nowhere, north Zambia. Crazy crazy outdoor place. I battered them all at pool and they weren't happy. All smashed on cane spirit. Crazy night.
 
KDG said:
Went a few times when i was 18/19 - It was always the place for those barred out of Zanzi Bar (which in itself took some doing), i dont think i ever walked passed the alleyway where there wasn't an incident
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Yes the dark alley leading up to the entrance def had an air of menace about.

Once it side it was a cavernous **** hole anyway.
 
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