Altrincham Duck

The Orange Tree dates back to 1679. It now sits back from the main A56 road through Altincham, separated from the road the the historic Old Market Place.

Standing in front of the stocks at the Old Market Place, legend has it that a man sold his wife here for a shilling and sixpence in 1823. Rumour has that the pub is also haunted!
 

As one of our regular venues for the ducks Tuesday 'quackups' we were especially proud to see the Orange Tree celebrate their 6 month anniversary recently - we spoke to Gabby about her thoughts on the last few months and ideas for the future:

How has your first 6 months been? 

"Our first 6 months have been good, getting to know our customers building trust & making friends, we are looking forward to the summer and getting involved with events and happenings in Altrincham, hopefully this will encourage even more people to wander across the road and have a look at what we've done with the place”
The refurbishment has gone down well, a fresh airy look, taking some walls back to brick were done to replace the plaster but the character of the bricks was too good to cover them back up!

Plans for the future? 

“Our most recent plans are to finish doing the beer garden and we have tasting nights coming up so keep eyes & ears out for news on those, we are have a quiz on a Thursday night which is growing, Charlie our quiz master composes a fun, eclectic quiz and banter ensues!!”

Have the changes worked?

“The refurbishment has gone down well, a fresh airy look, taking some walls back to brick were done to replace the plaster but the character of the bricks was too good to cover them back up!”
 

Have the real ales been popular? 

“We have 5 hand pumps of real ales Timothy Taylor Landlord & Copper Dragon Golden Pippin are regulars are on the bar with the other 3 being guests, we regularly have a Mobberley Fines Ales beer on the bar.
We are proud to have the opportunity to become part of Altrincham and bring The Orange Tree back up and part of the community."

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